Breakfast Gift Basket

Contents

• tea for one teapot
• Earl Grey tea bags (24)
• passion fruit tea bags (24)
• peppermint tea bags (24)
• tea bag wallet with 4 tea bags
• cappuccino mix in a bag
• clover honey
• Morello cherry fruit spread
• honey in 5# jars from a local beekeeper*

Directions:

1. *I poured some honey in a clean jar which was sterilized in my dishwasher. I put some Saran Wrap over the top, screwed the lid on tightly. Finally I taped the neck of the jar closed and sewed a jar topper out of scrap fabric.
2. Some time ago I purchased a package of new chef's aprons which I always keep on hand for whenever I'm baking or cooking. So I added one in the gift basket.
3. I purchased a new tea for one teapot from a website and attached the following label:
   Warm your teapot:
   While the water is heating, fill your teapot with hot tap water to preheat it. This prevents cracking that can occur when boiling water is placed in a room temperature teapot, and it helps the brewed tea maintain the proper temperature. Discard the water once the pot is warm.

My husband and I buy foods in bulk to keep on hand for emergencies, so we don't have go grocery shopping every week.

I bought the basket from a garage sale this summer and added a ribbon. The only items that I had to buy was the teapot, and the tea bags. Total cost for making the basket was about $20.00 or less.

By Marge W. from Sanborn, NY

By MCW