Edible Gifts: Irresistible Treats for Giving from the Pantry

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Review: Yuck! This book gives both metric and US measurements, but no hint of where the recipes were tested (i.e., they may have figured out the equivalents w/o trying them, which can lead to utter failure in many cases due to the differences in flours, etc.). It says that they were developed by home economists all over the country (which country?) -- but gives no hint of their identities, whether or not the author ever tasted them, etc. No packaging directions or hints are included -- and the range of recipes includes things like pumpkin pie, which are obviously impossible to mail and awkward to transport (in other words, it seems to classify anything edible as a gift). Save your money! There are a number of wonderful books about gifts of food;...