? ? ? ?  Baskets have always played an important role in history. Even in the story of biblical times Moses’ mother put him in a wicker basket and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile river.? In medieval times, bread was kept in baskets…hence the term “bread basket”. In? what was early america,? Betsy Ross pulled thread from her sewing basket, putting together the stars and stripes of the American flag. On 19th century Southern tobacco plantations, the tobacco leaves were cut and gathered in baskets in the fields. Before “paper or plastic”, baskets were? the major way people transported goods. Still in many countries today they are used for transporting goods to market.? 
? ? ? ?  Baskets have changed in popularity from the transporter of necessity and have become the? gift.? They are used as a? perfect expression of thanks and appreciation. You get them from friends and relatives, your realtor, your corporate vendor. Filled with a number of savory, gourmet food items,?  luxurious spa products, scented candles wrapped in cellophane, and topped with a beautiful bow.? 

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