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George Shirley wrote:
> Dave Bell wrote:
>> George Shirley wrote:
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>>> We're having a problem at the Farmer's Market with a person who
>>> insists on trying to sell cakes and bread in a jar

>>
>>
>> ? Were these the kind of gift jar mixes? I was imagining cake, baked
>> in a jar!
>>
>> Dave

> Nope, cake baked in a jar. Probably wouldn't kill you if you did it and
> then ate the cake but you don't know when she baked the cake in a jar.
> The young lady was fairly typical of some folks, "my grandma did it and
> it didn't kill any of us so why can't I do it."


Yeah, I use that argument, myself. Mom always set the leftover turkey in
the garage, covered with foil, and this was in California, only 50
miles north of San Francisco. NEVER did we get sick from it...
However, for sale, even in a Farmers' Market, there are good reasons to
stick to the process.

Dave