Posts by MimiFix

NY has had a cottage food law since the early 1970's. Throughout the state, wholesale within state limits is unrestricted. Retail is allowed in certain venues such as farmers' markets, crafts fairs, agricultural markets, green markets....

maritzausa, sorry but I think this is a violation of  CC's anti-spam rules.I posted once about my book and I was told it's against CC terms to request feedback or poll the community for advice/market research for any...

I agree with CWR41. With some designs, cake tiers are placed on cardboard circles that are the same width as the cakes. Many of my cakes are done like this - and using the same size makes icing the sides faster. I use the cardboard...

Quote: Originally Posted by Soprina  I spoke to all the right people before hand so i didn't get introuble and have been told by the health department if she were me and she were just starting out so start small and...

I bought that dreadful oven in 2001. It never worked right and I complained so many times they came and hauled it away. Then they told me to buy my next range from another company. I was banned from GE!

Quote: Originally Posted by BakingIrene  ... Look up the community college closest to you that offers a baking arts program.  They do continuing-education courses where you pay maybe $300 and get several...

Yes, check with your local health department. Usually the county HD is responsible for retail stores. Regardless of what the space is called (warehouse, flex space, etc) if food is produced or served, food handling rules apply.

Start baking at a high temp and drop the temp after a few minutes. For instance, start with 375 degrees F then after five minutes drop the temp to 350. 

I began as a home-based business and cultivated several strong wholesale accounts. After two years I was able to save money because of those accounts. When a small neighborhood pizza shop went out of business I rented the storefront,...

One of my students insisted that her glitzy non-toxic cupcakes were totally safe to eat. It's unfortunate, but many people think that non-toxic means edible.