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Mrs B
Posted 10/22/2009 23:27 (#895694 - in reply to #895183)
Subject: Re: Making brownies/ cookies last awhile


Highland Center, in Southeast Iowa

Soldiers in a war zone don't have much access to fresh eggs, shortening or an oven.

From my husband, who was on the receiving end of a lot of care packages in Iraq, a stable cookie, such as a gingersnap seemed to work best. Sugar cookies usually didn't do quite as well.  Package in a stiff container....candy tin or similar, then pack in a shipping box of choice, cushioning the container well within the box. Boxes tend to be damaged in shipping, letting contaminants in, so sealing up the food itself air-tight is a very good idea, whether you use a vacuum bag or tape of some type on the candy tin.


The flat-rate cartons from the post office work very well for care packages overseas. Weight is not a consideration.....whatever you can fit in the box ships for one flat rate, and is pretty reasonable.

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