What is in a care package?

Send her a box of condoms.

Well Edward your question requires a two part answer.

1. The CARE Package was the original unit of aid distributed by the humanitarian organization CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere). Although "CARE Package" is a registered trademark, the term has since been widely adopted as a generic term for a parcel of food or supplies sent for relief or comfort purposes.

The first CARE Packages contained:

one pound of beef in broth

one pound of steak and kidneys

8 ounces of liver loaf

8 ounces of corned beef

12 ounces of luncheon loaf (like Spam)

8 ounces of bacon

2 pounds of margarine

one pound of lard

one pound of fruit preserves

one pound of honey

one pound of raisins

one pound of chocolate

2 pounds of sugar

8 ounces of egg powder

2 pounds of whole-milk powder

2 pounds of coffee

Later CARE Packages included food for different cultural diets as well as non-food items including tools, blankets, school supplies, and medicine.

2. Now you can order them from sites like http://www.carepackages.com/ But a care package is whatever you think will make the person happy. I send my son -who is in the army - homemade brownies, comic books, socks, candy, corn pops, rice krispie treats, pictures, anything i think will make him feel better.

Use your judgement and send things that show you care.