| Fruit baskets are ideal gifts for anyone | | | | other fruit related items that are |
| for all holidays and special occasions. | | | | readily available are dried fruits, |
| You can create beautiful fruit gift | | | | fruit flavored tea, jams, jellies, fruit |
| baskets for a group of people or for | | | | salsa, fruit vinegar, candied pineapple, |
| that one special person. And, they are | | | | apple crisps, and fruit flavored candy. |
| practical as well as delicious. | | | | A small box of chocolate covered |
| If you've never made a gift basket, a | | | | cherries or fruit filled cookies are |
| fruit basket is a good place to start. | | | | also nice additions. |
| You can't make a mistake when choosing | | | | The best fruits to include are bright |
| items to include in your basket. When | | | | red or green apples, oranges or |
| designing other theme gift baskets, the | | | | tangerines, and pears that are not yet |
| colors and sizes of gifts can be | | | | ripe. Bananas look really nice, but |
| confusing. However, all fruits look | | | | choose the ones that are not quite ripe. |
| wonderful together. | | | | My favorite fruits to use for a |
| Start by selecting a white or natural | | | | decorative touch are grapes. At the |
| colored wicker basket. A basket with | | | | last minute, scatter a few small bunches |
| handles are easier to carry if you are | | | | of both red and green grapes amongst the |
| traveling a distance. Place straw or | | | | other fruits. |
| shredded brown paper in the empty basket | | | | Another decorative touch is to place a |
| before arranging the fruit and other | | | | terry or tea towel with a fruit theme |
| items you have chosen. | | | | under the fruit. A fruit scented candle |
| In addition to fresh fruit, there are | | | | is a wonderful gift item to finish off |
| many other fruit related items you can | | | | your beautiful gift basket. |
| add to give your basket more variety. I | | | | is dedicated to making your own gift |
| particularly like to scatter unshelled | | | | baskets, including holiday, wine, and |
| mixed nuts in with the fruit. Some | | | | fruit baskets. |