Sweets

36. Ideally, one should send types of food that can be enjoyed during a seudah, e.g., meat, fish, wine, or mezonos foods eaten in a meal. Nevertheless, it is common custom to also send sweets, e.g., chocolate, candies, and all sorts of nosh. There is a basis for this, as the children in the home also need food suitable for them. It is not appropriate, however, to send sweets to elderly people, who have no use for them [Reason 1].