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Gifts In A Jar: Beverages

If you’re looking for an inexpensive, creative and thoughtful gift, try making a gift in a jar. Everyone loves homemade gifts! We’ll do other posts on gifts in a jar, but for now, let’s focus on beverages.

Peach Tea Mix

1 cup instant tea mix
1 box (3 ounces) peach flavored gelatin
2 cups sugar

Combine all the ingredients and mix well. Makes 3 1/2 cups of mix.
Serving instructions: Stir 2 teaspoons of tea mix into 8 ounces of hot water.

Mocha Creamer Mix

6 ounces non-dairy powdered creamer
1 cup chocolate mix for milk
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Mix all together well and store in an airtight container. Makes 2 1/2 cups creamer.
Serving Instructions: Stir 1 tablespoon of creamer into 6 ounces of hot coffee.

Hot Chocolate

8 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
1 1/2 cups non-dairy coffee creamer
3 cups instant chocolate drink mix for milk
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

In a large bowl, combine all and blend well. Makes 16 cups of mix.
Serving instructions: Combine 1/2 cup of mix with 9 ounces of boiling water. Stir well.

Hazelnut Mocha Mix

1 pkg. (1 pound, 9.6 ounces) nonfat dry milk powder
1 pkg. (16 oz.) confectioners sugar, sifted
1 pkg. (15 oz.) chocolate mix for milk
1 jar (11 oz.) non-dairy powdered creamer
2 jars (8 oz. each) hazelnut flavored non-dairy powdered creamer
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup instant coffee granules

In a very large bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Makes about 18 1/4 cups of mix.
Serving instructions: Pour six ounces of hot water over 3 T. of mocha mix. Stir until well blended.

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Seven Inexpensive Gifts

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Sometimes you want to give someone a small gift to express your appreciation or you simply don’t have extra money to buy an expensive gift but you want to give something. Here’s a few ideas for gifts that don’t cost a lot but will be appreciated by whoever the recipient is.

1. Make muffins. Line a tin (that you picked up in a yard sale, of course) with colorful tissue paper and fill it with yummy muffins.

2. Make a personalized homemade gift basket. Pick up baskets at yard sales and flea markets. Line them with pretty cloth napkins.

3. Offer a service. Print out a coupon for three car washes, a months worth of babysitting, landscaping or a foot massage.

4. Pack a picnic. Buy a red checkered table cloth (or any color) at a flea market, or use your own. Pack a large covered basket, or cooler with pasta salads, fruit, cheese, bread and crackers, leftovers and drinks.

5. Defrost one of your Once A Month Cooking Meals. Add two colorful cloth napkins and a loaf of bread.

6. If you bake, create your own cookie of the month. Print out a list in advance and make a half dozen cookies each month.

7. Frame a paint by number that you or your child created.

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