Citrus Peeler

Posted on Saturday, June 26th, 2010 at 1:55 am

Citrus Peeler

Welcome Fresh Fruit Basket by Laura Weaver

Our new neighbors have finally arrived next door. We're excited to meet them. They seem to be about our age and our kids are looking forward to playing with theirs. Lasting relationships develop quickly on our street so we're sure that our neighbors will be good friends. What better way to greet these new neighbors than with a lovely fruit basket?

Fruit baskets are the perfect memorable gift to give for his occasion. They communicate friendliness and well-being. There are many variations of containers and the selection of different delicious fruits is constrained only by your imagination.

A simple fruit basket idea would be a few red apples, a couple of green pears, and a bright yellow banana or two presented on a wooden cutting board. Add some red grapes and this appetizing combination of color speaks for itself. Wrap colorful cellophane around it and tie a matching bow to the handle of the cutting board to complete the package.

A more sizeable fruit basket could consist of a sturdy box, which can be used for other items later, filled with wrapped selections of ripe seasonal fruit. Just picture juicy oranges, sweet plums, fragrant strawberries, and tangy grapefruit. The flavorful selection of these fruits whet any appetite.

Using a wicker basket is another means of presenting the fruit for your gift. Select a white or natural-colored basket. Healthy fruits of fragrant pineapple and distinctive coconut are surrounded by exotic kiwi. Add citrus selections of oranges, lemons and limes with aromatic bananas strategically placed among them. This makes a fun, tropical fruit basket choice, which is appetizing, healthy, and eye-pleasing. Top this off with a lime-green ribbon tied in a large bow, attached to the handle to finish the packaging.

Fruit baskets can also be personalized, depending upon your preferences. We noticed a beautiful, oak wine rack being moved into their new house, so a bottle of wine could easily be added to the selections of fruit. In order to incorporate the fruit theme, a citrus peeler or a paring knife could be added, too. Candies of hard-tack or chocolate, shortbread cookies, or even nut selections of almonds and pecans would add an extra touch to the fruit basket gift, as well.

Fruit baskets are offered in a variety of containers filled with every kind of delicious fruit you can think of. No matter which container you select for the fruit and no matter which fruits you choose to fill the container, it is a lovely, flavorful, and healthy option. What a wonderful "Welcome to the Neighborhood" gift fruit baskets are!

Laura Weaver also recommends the present of a fruit basket to be a perfect housewarming gift for older friends, too.

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