Inexpensive Idea for CHRISTMAS!!!

An expensive Christmas gift idea: go to your local Cash & Carry store (restaurant supply store, or find a similar restaurant supply store in your area). You can grab Davinci or Torani Sugar Free or Regular Coffee Syrups in a myriad of different flavors. They make great Christmas baskets and are between $3.20 to $4 per bottle. You can grab a bottle, put in some club soda in the basket and you have just given an "Italian soda gift basket" for an inexpensive price. You can also make a "coffee basket" by grabbing a great-flavored syrup and then adding some decaffeinated or regular coffee in a bag, and then grab an inexpensive mug from say Walgreen's and you have a beautiful, inexpensive coffee basket gift, all for under $12 or so (Example: $3.33 for some Sugar Free Butter Rum Coffee Syrup, grab a bag of Millstone coffee for $5 and a $3 mug from Walgreens = around $12 coffee-lovers Christmas basket). Example No. 2: Grab 2, 1 liter club sodas ($2), and 1 Syrup (say in Sugar-free or regular Black Cherry) and put bows on with a recipe card attached. Recipe for Italian club sodas: In this order (otherwise it coagulates or clumps up or over-fizzes) is to put in the syrup, about 1 ounce or 3-4 Tablespoons worth in a 12-ounce glass and then add club soda (leave some room at the top), mix with a spoon and then add a splash of cream at the top (optional) and stir lightly. Add ice at the end (a few ice cubes).

The bottles are full-sized and half or less of the price that grocery stores sell them for, plus you get a HUGE selection of sugar free (sweetened with Splenda) or regular flavors from Butter Rum, Almond Roca, Pumpkin Pie, Sugar Free Strawberry, Sugar Free Toasted Marshmallow, Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookie and so on!