4 oz (Mason) jelly jars sound great for this job. Or, if you want to get slightly fancier, I ordered 350 1.5 oz hex jars from this site for the honey favors @ my sisters wedding a year and a half ago. I was very pleased with the service and pricing. There is no minimum order. Perhaps the 4 or 6 oz hex jars would work for you? The solid lids might be slightly more elegant than canning jars. You planning on tying a ribbon with a hang tag around the final version? Maybe with a poem or contents or serving suggestions? We did that, plus see-through printed labels on the front... you can also use a circle of fabric (tied by a ribbon) to either cover the lid or the whole jar...

Wow you guys are great. This thread has more responses than any I have had on GW. I thank all for your responses, and will keep all the info. It means more to hear personal experiences and what has worked &/or others tips. He is starting on supplements, but as most of us know they get old real quick. He has lost 70 lbs over the last couple of months. I am not going to save him my desire is to support him as long as possible so he hopefully dies at home with dignity rather than go into an institution. Anyway, I have been around so much cancer the last 6 years I thought I would share my thoughts also. Maybe another poor soul will someday be in the same boat & these posts can benefit them. Lindac: your shake idea is great. He has been eating mainly ice cream for the last couple of months, so adding the extra calories would be great. He has refused chemo, but I agree on the acidic stuff. I have helped another friend with meals and cancer, and the tomato stuff always causes indigestion. Fresh tomatoes seem to be less of a problem. Orange juice is a definite no sometimes apple juice helps. The Mexican food sounds good. I tried making cheese taquitoes (sp) yesterday with fresh tortillas from a tortilleria, but they flopped. I think I need to use the rolled ones. ginger_st_thomas: Great site. It will keep me busy for some time. The Individual Cheese Pies, Macaroni and Cheese, & Creamy Potato Salad will be at the top of the list. I cook by feel, & the recipes give me tips on how to add extra calories. He eats peanut butter, so the snack spread might work. woodie2: I really like your overnight breakfast casserole. I was making a meal for two people with cancer last night. Sometimes helping people with cancer gets tiring, & an easy meal helps the helper. The bacon bread is also a nice finger food, & the rice bake looks nice and different. Potpie: I find your post especially interesting, as my friend also has lung cancer. As I am sure you know, it is a particularly bad cancer, & your fil is lucky to be around. I will try the caramel apple idea. You also make an important point. When cooking for cancer, be prepared to have your dishes tossed out or not eaten as these individuals can be picky &/or too sick to eat certain things. The helper should not get upset about this, & not be offended. It is just part of the role of a helper. Daisyduckworth, I am so sorry to hear about your friend. What you describe your friend experiencing lies further down my friends path. He can eat a little now, but he has been warned his eating will be eventually affected. It is or can be part of living with cancer. Sometimes you work yourself to the bone hoping to see that unique recovery only to see death. You are so very right about letting him decide. Success in helping a person with cancer, in my opinion, is being there for that person in whatever manner possible so they write that last chapter. Your cutting up fruit is a very good tip. Sometimes people with cancer will not eat whole fruit, but having something cut up appeals to them. Lisbet, I think the brand you spoke of is down the street from me. I am going to check it out. It would be a break from the supplements if he likes it. I like the idea that he could take it with decreased renal function, as my friend has that problem. I will check this one with his dietitian, however. Potpie, medicinal marijuana is legal in California, although the state and federal government are always arguing as to whether it is legal. I agree, when living with cancer it is time to break the rules. Lindac again. Daisyduckworth makes a very important point. Sometimes the path is as the doctor predicts sometimes you never know the time the outcome etc. Sometimes the suffering is a long path, sometimes people that should completely go into remission suddenly die; sometimes those that are expected to die beat the odds. I have seen people recover, but I personally do not like the word "cured." It can come back, & I do not want to jinx any good fortune, nor add any more to the wounds of those who have lost loved ones to cancer. Having said all that, here is my very bland egg roll recipe: 2 carrots diced ½ head napa cabbage ½ onion 10 or so mushrooms Vegetarian oyster sauce I used a tad of msg on one batch, but its use is up to the user. I sauté all ingredients in order of cooking time & add them to the dish. I then stuff the egg roll, seal it with cornstarch liquid & fry it. It takes about 45 minutes for a small batch. It is not a sophisticated recipe but it worked. Here are some of the other things I have found to be helpful if that person can eat it. Hard boiled eggs. Easy to prepare, grab & eat. Cabbage dishes are another good idea, as well as sauerkraut. Good for digestion. Cooked popcorn can be less upsetting than microwave popcorn. Broccoli, broccoli, broccoli. Fresh fruits and snacks always available. High fiber cereals and a variety of liquids available for constipation. Oatmeal, if tolerated for a bland meal. Supplemental vitamins and digestive enzymes if possible. These people need all the help they can get. Consider decreasing the meat. If they are losing weight, one may need to break the rules & add more meat. Last tip break the rules now & then. Remember stubbornness can be annoying, but sometimes it provides the fight that can result in more time. Please keep adding your comments and tips if you think of more. Baci

Hi Roger..... Good to hear from you. The moving south thing never worked out. The devil is always in the details. It's too bad it all fell through....my plants would have loved the heat and sun. Me....not so much. Yep....I bit the bullet, spent some good money and bought me an Adenium socotranum. It's about 18"-20" tall and has three, nice branches growing towards the top end, about 2/3 up from the base. Wish the base was fatter, but it's still a young plant. I suspect the original stem was cut, a few years back, to induce branching. It's a nicely grown plant, and seems to be doing fairly well after the stress from the bare-root shipping. But now, my problem is keeping it alive until next summer. I really didn't think it through when I bought the plant -which I bought strictly on an impulse. I'm not sorry I bought it...I'm just sorry I don't live in a hot, sunny desert. But you know how it is. I just had to have it. I figured it's now or never. Reading that this plant takes forever to grow and flower, at my age, I doubt I'll get to see it flower....or even produce a fat caudex the size of a pineapple. Should've bought one 40 years ago. Someone is going to inherit a nice specimen, hopefully. I'll figure something out to keep this plant alive. Triumphs and failures are part of growing plants. Don't ask how i know this. Thanks for getting in touch. Stay well, and best regards, from the "Wuhan-Flu Capital of the USA".....New York City.

I know this an old post and the convo is now about turquoise nipples which is more interesting than nail polish anyway, but about this... niece says go for white. That's a firm NO. It looks cute on 20somethings but not me. Hmmm, I am 63 and I only wear white on my toes. I kept trying other colors but always went back to white. Now, it's a very soft white. I don't like stark white on my toes. Color is Essie Marshmallow and salons almost never have it so I bring my own. Just a thought if you want to try a white some time. I do my own fingernails because I am never happy when I get them done. I do a better job. However, before vacations I get a gel manicure so I don't have to worry about chipping and bringing my own supplies. I found a product on the big A to remove gel polish at home. It's a steamer. You put acetone in it (I use regular nail polish remover) and put your fingers in the finger slots for 5-10 minutes. The gel comes right off without a lot of scraping. And unlike before I had this thing, it does not destroy my nails.