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Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:

> On Jun 18, 10:48*pm, Melba's Jammin' >
> wrote:
> > In article
> > >,
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> > What I meant by that is that some church kitchens (most, I'll bet)
> > aren't licensed for cooking real food;
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> Perhaps your state requires such licensing. Missouri does not for
> churches. Still, much less cooking from scratch than 15 years ago,
> which is sad. Their Thanksgiving thing at "my" church featured pre-
> cooked turkeys the past few years. Ick.
> > --
> > -Barb, Mother Superior
>
> --Bryan

Minnesota has, I believe, some stern rules for such things.
Re your church's T-day meal: It's faster and likely less stressful.
Does your church have the ability to cook however many turkeys as were
required? Would there have been enough people from the congregation to
volunteer to prepare, roast from raw, and serve the meal, sides
included? While they might also be concerning themselves with their own
family meals? Sometimes the enjoyment of a meal has less to do with
the food on the plate than with the company at the table.

The church I attend serves pie after the Thanksgiving Eve service.
First time I played, I assumed a boatload of homemade pies. Wrong.
Wrong. Way wrong. I'll bet that fully 3/5 were commercially made ‹ an
awful lot of boxes from Baker's Square and Perkins. :-)
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