What if you don't have one of those thingy's, is there another way?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 10:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Shipping Cookies I just thought of something: If you have a vacuum sealer, it might come in very handy for packing cookies to be shipped. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] Shipping Cookies > The only refinement to this method I would make would be to line the > inside of the box with a tough plastic bag large enough to hold all of > the popped corn and cookies going into it and seal the top of the > plastic bag before the box is closed. Probably the best way to do that > would be to pull another tough plastic bag down over the top of the > closed box and then seal that second plastic bag outside of the box and > then put the package in a second box for mailing. That way you have > some waterproofing of the package just in case. > > On Sat, 24 Nov 2012, Vicki wrote: > >> Sounds like a great idea to me too. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 6:51 PM >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Shipping Cookies >> >> >> > Not a problem, my Aunt wanted the Marines to be able to eat the popcorn >> > and the cookies. On Sat, 24 Nov 2012, Vicki wrote: >> > >> > > Yes, but I didn't know if you meant the shipping material called pop >> > > corn, >> > > or >> > > real pop corn that has already been popped. That's why I was >> > > questioning. >> > > Yes the real pop corn would, as you pointed out, be hard as a rock if >> > > not >> > > popped. (smiles) >> > > Thanks for responding. >> > > >> > > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" >> > > <[email protected]> >> > > To: <[email protected]> >> > > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 2:54 PM >> > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Shipping Cookies >> > > >> > > >> > > > All of the popcorn has to be popped before it goes into the box. >> > > > When >> > > > it's not popped, it's as hard as rocks and will trash everything in >> > > > the >> > > > package. On Sat, 24 Nov 2012, Vicki wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > Jude, >> > > > > >> > > > > Crazy question I know. But are you talking about shipping pop >> > > > > corn or >> > > > > real >> > > > > popped pop corn. >> > > > > >> > > > > Vicki >> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" >> > > > > <[email protected]> >> > > > > To: <[email protected]> >> > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 12:57 PM >> > > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Shipping Cookies >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > Not a problem sending food to another country. To send cookies >> > > > > > right so >> > > > > > they arrive whole pop lots of popcorn. Put a layer of popcorn >> > > > > > about >> > > > > > a >> > > > > > couple inches deep in the bottom of the box and put 1 layer of >> > > > > > cookies >> > > > > > on it. Put another inch of popcorn on top of the cookies in >> > > > > > the >> > > > > > box >> > > > > > and put the next layer of popcorn cookies on the popcorn. Try >> > > > > > to >> > > > > > have >> > > > > > at least an inch of popcorn on top of the last layer and make >> > > > > > sure >> > > > > > cookies are an inch in from the sides of the package. That's >> > > > > > how my >> > > > > > Aunt sent a package of cookies to Vietnam and those cookies >> > > > > > made it >> > > > > > to >> > > > > > the marine unit in which her cousin was serving intact. I know >> > > > > > since I >> > > > > > helped make some of those cookies and heard about the result of >> > > > > > the >> > > > > > mailing later from my Aunt. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > On Sat, 24 Nov 2012, Jeri Milton wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > Hi. We have some friends in Canada that we're going to be >> > > > > > > sending >> > > > > > > a >> > > > > > > package >> > > > > > > to. Is it alright to send homemade goodies to another >> > > > > > > country? I >> > > > > > > hope >> > > > > > > that's >> > > > > > > not a silly question, but I've never done that before. Also, >> > > > > > > if we >> > > > > > > can >> > > > > > > send >> > > > > > > cookies, then what is the best way to keep them fresh? Last >> > > > > > > year >> > > > > > > we >> > > > > > > sent >> > > > > > > homemade cookies to Nebraska, but apparently when they >> > > > > > > arrived >> > > > > > > they >> > > > > > > were a >> > > > > > > crumbled mess. I thought I packed them right, but apparently >> > > > > > > I >> > > > > > > didn't. >> > > > > > > thanks. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Jeri >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > > > Cookinginthedark mailing list >> > > > > > > [email protected] >> > > > > > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > > > jude <[email protected]> >> > > > > > Adobe fiend for failing to Flash >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > > Cookinginthedark mailing list >> > > > > > [email protected] >> > > > > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > Cookinginthedark mailing list >> > > > > [email protected] >> > > > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > jude <[email protected]> >> > > > Adobe fiend for failing to Flash >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > Cookinginthedark mailing list >> > > > [email protected] >> > > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Cookinginthedark mailing list >> > > [email protected] >> > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > jude <[email protected]> >> > Adobe fiend for failing to Flash >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Cookinginthedark mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > jude <[email protected]> > Adobe fiend for failing to Flash > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
