My mother-in-law flew in for my daughter's birthday. She always likes to have snacks at hotels, so as a welcoming gift, I baked her a challah (braided egg bread) and gave it to her as we picked her up at the airport. She seemed very happy to get it ("Oh! You made me a challah!") and I felt really good about it. The next day, after the party, she said "I'm going to shellac the challah you made me and put it in one of my baskets." Thinking she was teasing, I said "I made it to be eaten!" with a smile. Then she said "But we didn't wrap it up, and it's too hard to eat!" (It was crusty, like Italian bread, when I took it out of the oven.) I was mortified, and somewhat offended. I was always taught that if you didn't like a gift of food, and you're not actually allergic to it, you dispose of it discreetly.
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I agree with you. It would have been more tasteful to not have mentioned the shellac at all, and thank you anway for your heartfelt gift, instead of mortifying you :)
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