Wow, this is good to know. I didn't even know that people take food on the plane. I guess they would instead of sending it.

lucky for me i won't be bringing back food - but i guess that it all makes sense right? i think that it's extreme when we have to resort to finding out what foods are 'ok' for the plane ride.

who brings leftovers on the plane?? weird!

my thoughts exactly lawchick

I agree lawchick - very weird. Are people planning on making a turkey sandwich on the plane?

"Could someone pass the gravy to 11F"

security never lets me take any food through! they took my apple last time!

This is so ridiculous. "Too gel-like"? I understand the need for security, but honestly I don't think anyone's going to use mashed potatoes to build bombs. I wonder how many terrorists board planes everyday and instead they're worrying about pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes.

I guess it pretty much goes without saying that gravy is no go. Oh man, next to stuffing, gravy is my favorite thing.

A lot of pie fillings are kind of gel-like. I wouldn't be too sure they'd let pie through.

You know something's seriously amiss when mom's apple pie can be considered a threat.

hmm.. i have never taken anything except crackers in a plane... i didnt think you can take food... where do you put it?

Last time my bf went back to CA without me he brought me back some sprinkles cupcakes(the thing i miss most about CA) and he had a really hard time getting them past security

idk- i put a 15lb smoked brisket in carry-on once. they did a lot of screening at security though- i guess people don't come through with a slab of meat everyday

as for the gravy, just put it in 3oz containers. problem solved.

I always travel with cakes. My mom bakes them for the diff relatives that I visit.

My mom always bring me lots of food when she visits and give me stuff to take back when I visit. Stuff I can't get where I live. Mostly stuff that can be packed frozen in sealed boxes and bags. Not as carry ons. It tends to be very cold in the luggage compartment, so the stuff would still be frozen after the ride in the plane.

She also loves to take her own food onto planes, since she's vegetarian and not a fan of veggie plane food. Nothing smelly, of course.

But then, I live somewhere where there's very little agriculture so you can bring all kinds of foodstuffs here and customs doesn't care.

I imagine cakes would be tricky. How do you keep them from getting smushed? Would you have to be really careful to keep them upright?

Hmm... I wonder if you can freeze pie (the already done, leftover kind, that is) and rebake them later? Would it ruin the pie?

Hmmm i never thought people brought back leftovers on the plane.

Never knew people did this