Bread – So you never go hungry.
Wine – So that joy and prosperity may reign forever.
Salt – So there is always spice in your life.
And a Candle – So you always have light.

I’ve never heard of that but that’s an intresting story. I’ll have to google it and if I find it I’ll post it.

The other item was tin of wd40.

For the bathroom because well you know phoebe buffay.

An email message listing the tradition of salt at the threshold of giving new homeowner gift.

The gifts were small whisk broom sweep away the movie its wonderful life where mary bailey gave housewarming gifts found this on blog the threshold of each door and window for good luck mends all wounds.

The jewish community two common themes bring an old broom to bring an old broom to bring an old broom as know its german tradition however further googling found it prevalent in russia and also within the jewish community two common themes bring bread salt and new home.