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Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
Unless I have specifically in that person's kitchen and know how clean they are BOOM... into the garbage it goes.
I do feel horrible throwing things out but I get so skeeved out.
A couple of students gave me homemade cookies/candy today which made me think of this!
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Posted 12/22/08 7:29 PM  |
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
Sure, if I knew the person well enough - I don't really need to know what their kitchen looks like, but if it wasn't like a random stranger, sure (if I like it!).
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| Posted 12/22/08 7:34 PM |
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MissJones
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
I'm with you. Really depends on the kids, but some are really gross in school, couldn't imagine their home.
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| Posted 12/22/08 7:36 PM |
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kristinel
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
I'd eat 'em.
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| Posted 12/22/08 7:50 PM |
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Arieschick29
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
my co-workers and friends- yes
my students- no. I've heard how deplorable some of their living conditions are. when b-day cupcakes go around the school I usually pass
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| Posted 12/22/08 7:59 PM |
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sami
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
NO they would be in the garbage!
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| Posted 12/22/08 8:08 PM |
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evnme
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
only if i know the person well (and how their kitchen is...)
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| Posted 12/22/08 8:10 PM |
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ArmyOfBabies
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
From family and friends, yes. Really those are the only people who would give me food!
I give a lot of homemade goodies for holidays and such, luckily my family and friends know that I take great pride in my baked goods and that even if there are dishes in the sink, my kitchen is still clean, lol!
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| Posted 12/22/08 8:30 PM |
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
NEVER from my students. Even if they say their parents made it. You just never know - sometimes parents are worse than the kids 
From co-workers - yes, I'll eat it. 
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| Posted 12/22/08 8:32 PM |
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justbeachy
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
never from students. ever.
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| Posted 12/22/08 8:34 PM |
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nyteacher13
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
Posted by LaPetiteSirène
Unless I have specifically in that person's kitchen and know how clean they are BOOM... into the garbage it goes.
I do feel horrible throwing things out but I get so skeeved out.
A couple of students gave me homemade cookies/candy today which made me think of this!
It depends on who it's from. If it's from you, let's just say, BOOM. Into la poubelle it goes...
Seriously though, it depends on who it's from. Anthony would totally be with you on this! He eats NOTHING made from anyone other than his or my family. FOOD SNOBS!!! hehehehe I don't discriminate as often.
Now I'm craving cookies that my friend Robin made me at work... I think now is a great time to have a few... xoxo
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| Posted 12/23/08 2:44 AM |
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Tabitha
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
i usually prefer not to eat homemade gifts.
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| Posted 12/23/08 6:31 AM |
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rojerono
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
I always eat things made by other people. Sometimes the idea crosses my mind that they might not be super clean, etc.. but it's usually a passing thought - very few things come between me and my holiday sweets!
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| Posted 12/23/08 6:43 AM |
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Kissy331
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
The edible gifts we get are from close family & friends, so we do eat them all. If it was from a stranger, I don't think I would eat it though.
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| Posted 12/23/08 6:48 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
wow, i never even considered not eating a homemade gift! (i am not a teacher though )
if someone from work brings something in, we all devour it.
but i can totally see how if a client brought something in, it would go right in the trash but they would never bring anything in to us, so we never have to worry
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| Posted 12/23/08 8:36 AM |
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kristinel
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
If the item is baked/boiled on the stove then the temperature alone would kill any bacteria/germs/ugly little critters one would not want to ingest. Of course, God knows what happens to them on the way from the oven to your desk.
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| Posted 12/23/08 8:38 AM |
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CrankyPants
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
Posted by kristinel
If the item is baked/boiled on the stove then the temperature alone would kill any bacteria/germs/ugly little critters one would not want to ingest.
Good point.
Me-it depends on how hungry I am.
Also-I am the reverse of most. Unless I know your kitchen is a mess or you sneezed all over them, I'll generally try your baked goods.
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| Posted 12/23/08 9:21 AM |
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Phyl
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
Right after you posted this my SIL walked in with some homemade cookies that a patient gave him at the Chiropracter's office! I looked at him and chuckled....We didn't eat any yet.
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| Posted 12/23/08 9:27 AM |
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fins
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
If I know who it is from.
A lot of people bring stuff in and put it in our kitchen at the office, if I don't know where it is from, I don't eat it.
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| Posted 12/23/08 9:30 AM |
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Beth
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
my Mom was a teacher- and never ate what people made
only if it was from a bakery or something
she used to get trays of little cookies from the bakery made for people
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| Posted 12/23/08 9:32 AM |
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anonttcer
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Re: Homemade edible gifts: Do you eat them?
Only if it's a family member or close friend...I get skeeved by some people here at work who bake.
And I'm usually not like that- I eat at restaurants and God knows what goes on in the kitchen- but if I don't see it, I don't think about it.
Problem is when I know the person- and know they are skeevy- that is when I can't do it.
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| Posted 12/23/08 9:43 AM |
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