On Mar 17, 6:32*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
> > wrote:
> >Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
> >Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
> >in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
> >'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
> >chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
> >too.
>
> >Thanks for all your ideas.
>
> A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
> seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
> folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. *I really don't see any
> connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
> seperate gifts for a grab bag. *Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
> never give comestibles as a wedding gift,

How many septuagenarian engaged couples do you know?

People combining two households seldom look around and say: "We need
more junk around here." But they do wake up and say, "I'll go put the
coffee on." And ground coffee would be stale by the time they opened
the second bag.

You just know brokelyn buys Chock Full O'Nuts or whatever dreck is on
sale.