Spice Up Your Mishloach Manot

February 11, 2004 at 9:37:44p.m.

* These days, giving all Israeli products is probably the best thing you could do, since you’d be supporting the Israeli economy (matanot l’evyonim as well as mishloach manot?)

* Make everything in your package the same color.

* Use “miniature” sizes of things – tiny M&Ms, mini-cupcakes, etc.

* My pregnant niece actually gave out packages of all the foods she had cravings for!

* Tie every item to a word in the Megillah (this gives you a great reason to give beer – for Shushan ha-BIRAH, of course…).

* Last year I got raves – and tremendous thanks – for sending out packages that were 100% kosher for Passover! That way there’s no big rush to get rid of everything immediately – and you don’t have to worry about your own leftovers either.

DW