Make Homemade Gifts

Make as many gifts as you can. There's no need to spend days on this. Try making up bottles of your favourite salad dressing. Use any suitable old bottle which you've washed and soaked the label off. Add
a new label with something exclusive sounding eg My Very Own Secret Recipe and you're done.

Or make your own Peppermint Stick Cocoa.  Put it in a jar that you've thoroughly cleaned and it is an excellent gift. (Recipe below.)

Other quick gifts of this type are flavoured oils - try chilli flakes, peppercorns and herbs as the flavouring. A good use for all those dried herbs languishing at the back of your cupboard!
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Peppermint Stick Cocoa Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup powdered milk
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy


Preparation

Layer powdered milk, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, chocolate chips, and peppermint candy.

Note:
This mix will fill a 1-quart jar (12 servings), but if your containers are different sizes, just keep the ratio of ingredients constant. On the back of the tag, write: "Mix contents in a large bowl. For each serving, place 1/3 cup cocoa mix in a mug and stir in 1 cup boiling water. Store remaining mix in airtight container."

-Allrecipes.com