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  Giving a gift of food has probably been around since humankind began to give presents. The emotion of love has long been associated with an expression of sweets such as chocolates or candy. Sweet food gifts offer a warmth that many other gifts do not. While giving a gift of sweet food may seem simple, sweet food gifts have any number of variations.
  
  

Chocolates and Candy

• The standby for a sweet food gift is to head to the store to buy a fancy box of chocolates. Sometimes little thought goes into a sweet food gift of chocolates. If you know the person you wish to buy a gift for loves chocolate, try something a little different. Make a batch of fudge using extra ingredients you know will be appreciated such as nuts and marshmallows. Buy a colorful plastic container with a lid. Divide the fudge into candy-sized chunks and wrap carefully in foil. Nestle the wrapped fudge into the plastic container and snap on the lid. Add a large bow with a card in which you express how you feel. You express your feelings not only with the fudge itself, but also with the time you took to create something special just for the recipient. The recipient also receives a reusable container.
  
  You can also buy a brownie mix along with all the supplies necessary for making the sweet food. You can buy pretzels and almond bark. This is an easy candy to make. Soften the almond bard in the microwave or on the stove, dip in the pretzels or lay out the pretzels on a non-stick surface and pour softened candy over them. Let cool. Your gift can include an evening together making the sweet food. If the recipient has sensitivities to chocolate or candy ingredients, find gluten or sugar-free products the recipient can enjoy. Buy several selections, wrap, put into a box. Put the box into a larger and a larger box. On the largest box, add a bow and a card saying, "Sometimes the sweetest things take time to find and enjoy."
  
  

Fruit Basket

• Fruit can also be a sweet food gift. While you can purchase baskets of fruit already made up and have them sent, you can also put together a special basket of sweet food fruits for that special someone. Find a basket that will sit flat and have room for the fruits you wish to include. Include fruits favored by the recipient. Consider fruits that don't spoil quickly. Consider fruits that may be new to the recipient. You may decide on a color scheme such as red with apples, cherries, raspberries. Wrap a ribbon around the basket and add a card. If you want a gift that keeps on giving all year long, you can order fruit to be sent once a month for three, six or every month all year long. Organic Bouquet and Cherry Moon Farms as well as other businesses offer this sweet food fruit service.
  
  

Syrup, Cake and Pie

• Other sweet food gifts include a gift of several pancake syrup flavors along with all the fixings to make pancakes. Place everything in a mixing bowl or in a skillet. Wrap together and present. Include honey in a basket of flowers decorated with butterflies. You can also make a cake with a special message in the frosting or a pie favored by the recipient.