On Mar 17, 9:50*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> > On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
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> >>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.
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> >>Thanks for all your ideas.
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> > 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, especially not for people I
> > barely know. *Just last week aquaintences gifted me a two pound bag of
> > coffee beans from their native land, Colombia. *The next day I put
> > some in my coffee grinder so they'd be reqdy for me to try. *I gotta
> > say, I was very disappointed, they produced a pot of coffee that
> > tasted awful, after a few sips it went down the drain. *I tried them
> > again the next morning, but still they produced the most scuzzy brew,
> > I dumped it. *The beans are still in my grinder only because I'm still
> > trying to decide if I'll toss them in my composter or in the trash,
> > it's still too mucky outside to get to my composter. *This was a gift
> > for no occasion, but I would never consider giving coffee as a wedding
> > gift... maybe you should have given a nice burr grinder, they are not
> > very pricy, certainly would have cost less than the discombobulated
> > assortment you bought. *Maybe it's still not too late. *I didn't reply
> > to be mean, you made the post so must have wanted opinions so I gave
> > my honest opinion, I'm sure most will give you their disingenuous atta
> > girl.
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> I don't drink coffee at all. *And I quit giving it as a gift because the
> fancy stuff we drink here in the Seattle area is not the stuff people seem
> to want elsewhere. *Outside of this area, the people I know who drink
> coffee, drink the stuff in a can from the grocery store. *Here, people are
> very picky. *We have those little huts on almost every corner. *Placing an
> order can be quite an ordeal because of all the options available.
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> I would also most likely not use anything from Penzeys because they put
> things in their spice mixes that I don't want in there. *Like dairy in the
> Taco seasoning.

So, what would YOU have given?