How many Mishloach Manot do you prepare every Purim?

Gold Member Joined: Oct 09 2011 Posts: 1067

35-40
a large family, a few friends, some neighbors, teachers, my dh has a lot of ppl stepping in on purim so I need to have mm ready in case he needs to give.
I make a lot mm but I spend less then many ppl spend on just 10 mm.

Oops, I forgot to add another 9 kiddie MM or so for dd to give out.
Glad I prepared a list last year. Found lots of reminders on there like we need mini Megillahs to take to Shul, and that the first Megillah reading takes an hour long, while the rest take 30 minutes. (You know which one we'll be going to this year Smile

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I prepare about 15 adult ones plus 2-3 kiddie ones per child. Plus rebbe/teacher ones, that will be 7 of those this year.

I usually make a soup and some rolls. When I have been pressed for time in the past I've substituted soup nuts. Everyone appreciates it, and it doesn't cost much at all. I've also done rolls and dips or veggies.

I make about 10 I would say, but I always have plenty more to make more if we get more people come by. People have toned down MM in our neighborhood. A lot of people give through the tzeduka list and only to a few close friend. Everyone knows so no one is insulted.

I allow the kids to make bunches because it's their fun to enjoy giving to their friends. I buy some candy and either make or bake hamantashin (or pull the ones that come out of the community MM that we never eat!!). I'd say the kids make at least 10 each, but I don't really "count" those. As they get older if they want to give out a few nicer ones to good friends that would be fine also. Now they just give a little baggie with a lollypop and a hamantashin or something similar.
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Diamond Member Joined: Oct 08 2009 Posts: 4018

If I get anything homemade, from someone I know well, its like a treasure, I would never give it away.
Homemade stuff is rare these days, every year its less and less.
If I need to recycle for an unexpected extra, I will give away one of those premade professional ones that are a shame to unwrap, and that I get too many of and don't need. If I am left with any of them, I find someone to give them to the next day or during the week after.
I usually prepare enough, but somehow every year there is always someone that shows up unexpected, and I don't want them to walk out empty handed. What's the difference whose chocolate or wafers or wine bottles they get? We are all left with a lot more stuff than we need or want.
My children make a few of their own, for friends, neighbors and teachers.
No matter how many I make in advance, and its usually at least 25-30 (after all the possible cutting down) I always end up making a few more on the day of Purim itself. I buy extra of the things I am using, and put together as I need them. It becomes boring every year, because I usually end up doing the same year after year, and so do most of my friends and neighbors. Everyone has their "style" and they usually stick to it.

Diamond Member Joined: Oct 08 2009 Posts: 4018

Kids are the best at accepting recycled MMs. Last year at the end of the day, a kid brought one of mine a personal MM. I was all out of prepared MMs. I brought the kid over to the table, and asked him to choose the items he liked for me to make a MM for him. He was ecstatic!

If kids deliver to you, you can do the same - ask them what their family would like from the offerings and assemble on the spot. But you have to have the items out, not still in the baskets from those who delivered to you.

About 10-20 I would say, could be a bit more this year.
I actually prefer the bought and not self-baked stuff unless I know the giver's kitchen.

Executive Member Joined: Jul 13 2009 Posts: 328

I never make enough!

Gold Member Joined: Jul 02 2010 Posts: 1698

I make the least MM's that I could get away with - for the rebbis/teachers, 2 of my neighbors who help me out alot, a lonely old woman who lives near me (and doesnt get from anyone else), and 1-2 more. That's it. We made up with family and friends not to give each other.

Beginner Joined: May 19 2011 Posts: 1

it may sound crazy but between family, block, friends and students I prepare almost 100 mishloach manoth!

barbara, in life, I am the sort that takes what I can use and only then give to others.

but mishloach manos, I am going to give away either after purim, because it is too much for my family, or buy less and give away as purim goes along. and I see no reason to spend more, just for the benefit of getting everyone something that I personally bought for mishloach manos. what for?