When I make spaghetti, I use a mix of spices that I add to my sauce, such as garlic powder, oregano, basil, crushed chilies, and sugar. I poured about one tablespoon full of each into a baggie and zip-locked it closed. Then I bought a small Christmas tin at the dollar store and put the baggie inside.
For cooking instructions, I cut out a section of old Christmas card and wrote the spaghetti preparation on one side. After punching one hole in the recipe card, I tied it with Christmas ribbon around the can to give as a gift.
Source: I found this idea in the Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book from the library.
By Patricia Mabel from Maple Falls, WA
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Love your idea! You can go one step further by making a small gift basket that also contains the correct amount of pasta, tomato sauce/paste and maybe even a small can of grated Parmesan cheese :-)
I love the Gooseberry Friends books. I have one hardcover one for holidays and several booklets I purchased at a discount resale store. And, like you, I have referred to at least one of them to share information here on ThriftyFun (attributed it to them, like you did too).
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