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Re: Sympathy Meals
DIR By: STiG
Date: July 20, 2021, 9:49 pm
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> I have a friend who instead of food brings a bag of paper
towels, toilet paper, paper cups, napkins, and other necessities
so no one will need to go to the store. And in the years where
every few months someone among our friends was losing a parent,
there was a box of coffee stirrers, sugar packets, cups, etc.
that moved from house to house! It was kind of sweet, actually.
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Great idea! I'd add paper plates and disposable cutlery so
there are limited dishes to be done. Coffee to brew and tea
bags might be a good idea. And if there are small children, a
tin of hot chocolate and/or Kool-aid.
I appreciate all the ideas posted! I'll be keeping them in mind
for the future.
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Re: Sympathy Meals
DIR By: DaDancingPsych
Date: July 21, 2021, 5:02 am
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--- Quote from: STiG link ---
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> I appreciate all the ideas posted! I'll be keeping them in
mind for the future.
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Agreed! There are so many that I don't even know where to start!
;D
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Re: Sympathy Meals
DIR By: Hmmm
Date: July 21, 2021, 8:32 am
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> [quote author=Gellchom link=topic=2114.msg68436#msg68436
date=1626796990]
> I have a friend who instead of food brings a bag of paper
towels, toilet paper, paper cups, napkins, and other necessities
so no one will need to go to the store. And in the years where
every few months someone among our friends was losing a parent,
there was a box of coffee stirrers, sugar packets, cups, etc.
that moved from house to house! It was kind of sweet, actually.
>
--- End Quote ---
Great idea! I'd add paper plates and disposable cutlery so
there are limited dishes to be done. Coffee to brew and tea
bags might be a good idea. And if there are small children, a
tin of hot chocolate and/or Kool-aid.
I appreciate all the ideas posted! I'll be keeping them in mind
for the future.
[/quote]
When my brother in law passed, I was so happy to see a neighbor
drive up with a case of bottled waters and a 6 rolls of paper
towels. With so many people stopping by, we were constantly
asking if they'd like anything to drink and it was always "oh,
just water".
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Re: Sympathy Meals
DIR By: Nikko-chan
Date: July 21, 2021, 10:58 am
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> I've had a bit of a run on making meals for others - a few
older friends lost their parents, and a few younger ones had
babies. My go to is always pasta salad. Light, full of veggies
and an easy thing to eat with one hand (especially if you have a
newborn!).
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> My colleagues mother recently passed away and i delivered some
pasta salad to him on this weekend just gone. I remembered he
was vegetarian, so it was easy enough to leave the cheese
separate.
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> I'm also a fan of a fruit salad for new mums in summer -
again, easy to eat with one hand, and easy to snack on!
>
> Also, I would love to hear the Stone Soup story!
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I know the stone soup story! A man in a village wanted to make
food for himself, but he had nothing but a stone. So he washed
it real well, and placed it into the pot with some water, and
set it to boiling. Over the course of time, neighbors became
interested. "What are you making?" "Stone soup" he would answer.
'But it would be mighty fine with some
tomatoes/potatoes/celery/carrots etc" to whichever neighbor that
had asked. So the neighbors gave him the ingredients he asked
for and they were cut up and added into the pot. Then he fed the
whole village with the pot of "stone soup".
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Re: Sympathy Meals
DIR By: bopper
Date: August 3, 2021, 2:12 pm
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Having recently been in this position I suggest Grubhub or
Doordash gift cards if that is available in your area. One
receives much actual food that may or may not to be to your
liking or may not fit in your fridge. The gift card can be
saved until needed, perhaps weeks after the food has been even.
If you want real food, an "italian basket" of pasta and sauce
etc was nice as once again, I could use it when I wanted, not
before it went bad.
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