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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 20, 2010 13:38:14 GMT 12.75
We'll have both turkey and ham for Easter dinner. Looking forward to the family getting together again. Not every year I can say I look forward to family dinners, but this year I'm proud to say, is an exception. How about you folks?
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 20, 2010 13:53:40 GMT 12.75
Haven't had an Easter Sunday spread since I was a wee little lass! It's hard to have family dinners when everyone lives so far apart and is either too old to travel or has milk cows. We have a big Sunrise Service breakfast at church. Eggs, biscuits, sausage gravy, sausage links, bacon, donuts......
If the family were all closer together and I was in charge of fixing the meal, we'd have lamb and ham, succotash, collard greens, deviled eggs, pineapple upside down cake and whatever else I decide to fix or kinfolk bring.
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Post by Paws on Mar 7, 2012 13:17:07 GMT 12.75
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 7, 2012 16:00:57 GMT 12.75
Dammit, you didn't have to show me that. Fruit-nut eggs are my all time favorite Easter candy.
Trying to get things squared away so Lana, Jason and the baby can come stay a few days around Easter. Guess I'm gonna have to come up with something for Easter Dinner. Will be the first time ever I've done an Easter affair. Mike's never got into big holiday meals. When I was little, all the family was within spittin distance of each other and holidays were a huge thing. Now everyone is scattered over 8 states and most of us don't travel too well any more. I feel obligated to set an example and show the newlyweds how it's suppose to be done. They don't have a vehicle, so Mike's going to have to run down and get them then take them home again. Gonna be pretty cramped in that truck.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 7, 2012 16:32:08 GMT 12.75
While we're thinking about comatosing ourselves for Easter, here's something I haven't seen in years. (Don't go to the price page unless you'd prefer a coronary over a coma.) Granny always made each of us grandkids one. I'm not so talented. www.sugareggs.com/LargeEggs.html
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Post by Two Tales on Mar 7, 2012 16:53:26 GMT 12.75
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Post by Paws on Mar 8, 2012 1:50:39 GMT 12.75
My Grandma had those TT. Always thought they were small candy dishes. I'll be damned! There are lots of recipes on the net for candy eggs. That Vermont Store has coconut cream for sale as well as a sugar free version. Black walnut cream sure sounds terrific. I go look for recipe.......BRB! This looks passable: www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Cadbury-Creme-Eggs/?ALLSTEPS I think that this basic filling is the place to start and then append with additives and flavorings as desired. As an alternative to using a hollow molded shell for the chocolate, I think that balling the filling on a skewer or sucker stick and then diping on the chocolate resulting in a "pop" would be terrific! I may just give this a try myself! Be some great gifties for the kids at church!
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Post by Two Tales on Mar 8, 2012 16:56:45 GMT 12.75
If I remember right (and we all know how that works) Mom would hand grind black walnuts and mix it with the other stuff...it wasn't runny like the stuff in those store bought eggs..she would melt the chocolate and pour it into the mold until it was as thick as she wanted it then they would set up in the fridge..she would make the filling and fill each side then seal the halves together..the perfect candy...she made these in a bunch of different sizes some really big and some that were about half the size of a banty egg..
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Post by Paws on Mar 8, 2012 22:49:23 GMT 12.75
Talked to my commerial food guru (Constantine) and he says these would qualify as a "cottage industry" item that does not need a commercial kitchen for production for sale.
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Post by Two Tales on Mar 9, 2012 1:40:01 GMT 12.75
hell 'round here the state wants a vendor's permit for tag sales and taxes on every thing that's sold..have to be very careful or end up either shut down or fined up the wazzoo....finally got the state to back off Non-profit bake or hotdog sales..not required to have a lic food handler anymore....this applied to lemon aide stands also....
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 9, 2012 3:41:47 GMT 12.75
Talked to my commerial food guru (Constantine) and he says these would qualify as a "cottage industry" item that does not need a commercial kitchen for production for sale. That is correct. Homemade candy is exempt from licensing. Just gotta make sure it's all wrapped and labeled according to code.
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Post by Paws on Mar 9, 2012 6:32:16 GMT 12.75
Athens has a Vender's License exemption for Veterans! Got any ideas, TT, Faith?
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 9, 2012 14:16:41 GMT 12.75
I've always questioned how a county can override a state requirement for a vendors license. State revised code does not have anything in it about veteran examptions.
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Post by Paws on Mar 9, 2012 21:59:20 GMT 12.75
Do not know. update: Food is not taxed so no Vender's license is required for a street vender selling food by the State. The County exempts a street vending Veteran from the local requirement for "all" vender's to be licensed for selling or soliciting.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 10, 2012 5:11:14 GMT 12.75
Do not know. update: Food is not taxed so no Vender's license is required for a street vender selling food by the State. The County exempts a street vending Veteran from the local requirement for "all" vender's to be licensed for selling or soliciting. But if you're selling food that can be eaten on site (sandwiches, pie by the slice, ice cream sundeas, tacos) don't you have to still have a food service license and inspection certificate? I pretty sure as a cottage industry, I can sell whole fruit pies (even single serving tarts) at farmers markets, but cannot cut a pie and sell it by the slice without a food service license. Local inspector might cast a blind eye. But if the state inspector decided to pay a visit, you'd be shut down, have to pay a fine, and have all your goods confiscated. Repeat offense would mean add some jail time. Have seen it happen several times when "cottage" vendors showed up at farmers markets with home canned green beans, salsa, pickles and cream pies, or didn't have stuff labeled correctly (if at all). Even if you were just selling from home, watch out. The state inspector is on the lookout! I know as FACT that he's got several folks working undercover to weed out and report those who are selling and even giving away home butchered beef, butter, soft cheeses, canned goods, creamed pies, soup & sandwich lunches, ect. from their home. Even if there's a separate kitchen/processing room that could pass commercial standards, without that food service/production license and inspection, your ass is grass. Oh yeah...and even if you're otherwise operating legally under cottage reg's, I've heard of a couple people being dropped in on because somebody reported that they had pets "within close proximity to the production area" (aka any adjoining room of the house).
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Post by Paws on Mar 10, 2012 9:23:58 GMT 12.75
You could sell anything that qualifies for preparation as a "cottage industry" product or edible farm produce with the exception of eggs anbd dairy products I believe. You can not sell a service. You could sell a slice of pie but you could not cut a slice of pie to sell. That is of course if pie qualifies as a cottage industry product and I do not know what does or doesn't at this point
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 10, 2012 16:08:50 GMT 12.75
You could sell anything that qualifies for preparation as a "cottage industry" product or edible farm produce with the exception of eggs anbd dairy products I believe. You can not sell a service. You could sell a slice of pie but you could not cut a slice of pie to sell. That is of course if pie qualifies as a cottage industry product and I do not know what does or doesn't at this point Aren't we getting a little off track? I thought this was an Easter Dinner thread. The latest I checked up on Cottage regs was 2009. Decided this particular are isn't willing to pay a fare price to warrant my effort. ("$7 for blackberry pie!!! I can go to the store and get a whole bag of those JT lunchbox berry pies for $5." Mind you, this was a 10" heaped-full deep dish pie they complained about. Not a thin little 8". Coulda got $15 anywhere else.) Pies: YES fruit pies only. NO cream, pudding, or custard pies. This includes pecan and walnut pies. Canned goods: YES jams, jellies, preserves, fruit spreads, high acid fruit only (not including tomatoes) . NO salsas, spaghetti sauce, pickles, relishes, ketchups, mustards, chowchow, veggies, canned meat, or any other low acid contents. (Tomatoes are added to the low acid list because of the range of acidity levels in various varieties. Most popular varieties grown today are at the low end of the scale.) Homemade egg noodles are usually not allowed because of raw egg issues. However, I do not know what the current status is. Bread, rolls, cookies, candy, fudge, brownies and most pasties (unless it has a dairy/egg based filling or topping) are allowed. Labels must show the name of the product, name and full address of who made it, weight, ingredients in order of amount (complex ingredients need to have all their ingredients listed). Also no label claims can be made as to something being "healthier", "high fiber", "reduced calorie", ect unless you spend a small fortune and have samples sent off to an FDA lab for analysis. If you do that, then you'll have to include a nutrition label to back your claim. ODA and USDA labs don't count for this one.
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