What "non-perishable item" should we send to "harvest" festival?

[Hathor]

Call me unimaginative, butI just don't see how tins of beans and packets of biscuits connect with celebrating the harvest. Unless you reap your harvest in the supermarket.

Home made fudge?

No I see your point. I suppose it's a symbolic gesture as it would be a logistic nightmare if everyone brought rotting carrots and sweetcorn..

I think the fudge might disappear before it got there!

Depends who its for.

At DS's nursery they were collecting for young people in a local hostel so I gave packets of pasta, tins of tuna etc. I've worked with the client group from there and know that they wouldn't appreciate a box of parsnips and cauliflowers .

At DD's school they are doing "luxury" hampers to be given out at Xmas to families in need so I gave a tin of biscuits and some long-life Belgian chocolate puddings.

I think it will be sold to the parents and the money go to a deserving charity, so not really an issue about giving away rotting fruit or unsuitable food to elderly people.

In that case something homemade using a product thats "harvested" eg. apple pie?

oh hang on, just realised you said non-perishable . Is there a big time lapse between taking things in and it being sold then?

Like the idea of fruit pie. Might have to be Mr Kiplings though as otherwise it would be "perishable"

The crazy thing is, they are selling them on the same day, so I don't see what is wrong with some apples. Mr Kipling celebration it will be.

My fudge disappears before it even leaves the pan.
I carry out so many consistency tests throughout the process, that's why I've stopped making it. Nothing is more addictive afaik.

A mooncup?

Oh I know. It was seasonal stuff in my day

At our church they actually asked for tinned or dried food!

I did ask someone why, and was told that they think it was down to being scared of being sued by someone they gave the food to..
They feel less chance of problem food being in tins or dried etc

How sad is that...

I made up a box with dried spagetti, tined salmon, pizza bases, onions and apples in..