A standard gift basket

A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. giFT Internet File Transfer ( giFT) is a computer software daemon that allows several File sharing protocols to be used with a simple client having a There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard gift basket will have have a selection of both. The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market A cracker is a type of Biscuit that developed from military Hardtack and nautical ship biscuits Gourmet gift baskets are very similar to the standard gift basket, although it will include more unusual/high end fruit, and often will have good quality cheese and wine included. Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice

Sometimes a gift basket will have themes, such as Christmas, graduation, birthday, anniversary, baby shower, housewarming and Valentine's Day. Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an Academic degree or the associated ceremony Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn meaning (returning yearly known in English since c. A baby shower is a Party in which parents or expectant parents receive Gifts for their newborn or expected child A housewarming party is a Party held on the occasion of moving into a new purchased residence. Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14 Often a basket will be made to suit the recipients' needs, such as diabetic, vegan/vegetarian, gluten intolerance. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea Coeliac Gift Baskets do not need to include food and drink, although it is the most standard practice.

Common Fruit Basket Food Items

Perishables

• Apple
• Artichoke
• Avocado
• Banana
• Cheese
• Grapes
• Lychee
• Mango
• Orange
• Papaya
• Pineapple
• Pomegranate
• Strawberry

Dry, Canned or Bottled Goods

• Bread
• Champagne
• Chocolate
• Coffee
• Crackers
• Jam/Marmalade
• Liqueur
• Nuts
• Sparkling Beverage or Soft drinks
• Tea
• Wine

Non-Edibles

• Cut Flowers
• Plants
• Promotional Merchandise
• Stuffed animal
• Cash Baskets

Literature

• Phillips, Diane (2005). The apple is the pomaceous Fruit of the apple tree Species Malus domestica in the Rose family Rosaceae. The Globe Artichoke ( Cynara cardunculus) Globe Artichokes are known to have been cultivated at Naples around the middle of the 9th century and The avocado ( Persea americana) (from Nahuatl āhuacatl) also known as aguacate ( Spanish) butter pear or For the fruit see Banana. For other meanings see Banana (disambiguation. Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. For the Tokyo University supercomputer see Gravity Pipe. GRAPE, or GRA phics P rogramming E nvironment is The Lychee ( Litchi chinensis) also spelled Litchi (the US FDA spelling or Laichi and Lichu, Chinese: 荔枝 Mangoes belong to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting Trees in the Flowering plant family Anacardiaceae An orange —specifically the sweet orange —is the Citrus fruit Citrus sinensis ( syn The papaya (from Carib via Spanish) is the Fruit of the Plant Carica papaya, in the genus Carica. Pineapple ( Ananas comosus) is the common name for an edible Tropical Plant and also its Fruit It is native to the southern part of Brazil The pomegranate ( Punica granatum) is a Fruit -bearing Deciduous Shrub or small Tree growing to between five and eight metres tall Garden strawberries are a common variety of strawberry cultivated worldwide Bread is a Staple food prepared by Baking a Dough of Flour and Water. Champagne is a Sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle Secondary fermentation of Wine to effect Carbonation. Chocolate ( pronounced or /-ˈələt/ comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical Cacao tree CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom British-style marmalade is a sweet preserve with a bitter tang made from Fruit, Sugar, water and (in some commercial brands a Gelling agent A liqueur is a sweet Alcoholic beverage, often flavored with Fruits, Herbs Spices Flowers Seeds Roots Plants Nut is a general term for the large dry oily Seeds or Fruit of some Plants. Soft drink is a beverage that does not contain Alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are commonly known as soda soda pop pop, or Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Sales promotion is one of the four aspects of Promotional mix. A stuffed animal is Toy Animal sewn from Cloth, Cash usually refers to Money in the form of Currency, such as Banknotes and Coins In Bookkeeping and Finance, The Perfect Basket. Harvard Common Press. ISBN 1558322949.  

• Frazier, Shirley George (2006). How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business. Globe Pequot. ISBN 0762741775.  

External links

Gift Baskets at the Open Directory Project