On 1/27/2013 6:00 PM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:00:52 -0600, "Polly Esther"
> > wrote:
>
>> I know I can do a net search and I will - but I am about to ship pralines to
>> the hospital in Landstuhl for our wounded military. There's room in the box
>> for cookies but most cookie recipes don't have or need much of a 'keeping'
>> life. Anyone have a suggestion for a tough cookie? Polly
>
> Depends on what you mean by 'best'.<g> I got a tin of rum balls in
> 1969 that had been tossed and turned across the ocean and sat on a hot
> [temperature-wise] LZ for several hours before I got to them.
>
> The fumes nearly took out a squad of Marines.<g>
>
> Go for home-made flavor over ship-ability. This is one case where
> presentation doesn't matter. First it is the thought-- next it is
> taste-- No matter how small the crumb, it will not be wasted.
>
> Jim
>
Hear hear! No one could have said it any better. Thanks, Jim.

Jill