Posts by SaraReubens

When someone orders a cake or cupcakes that require a great deal of behind the scenes work and then change their mind numerous times before finally settling on what they want, do you charge them for your time that they wasted by changing...

OK, so to update on my quest for a home processor's permit. The gentleman at the Department of Agriculture said I couldn't sell cakes with a home processor's license and that it didn't even involve a home kitchen inspection, but he...

I live in Rochester and I literally JUST got off the phone with a gentleman from the Department of Agriculture and because I had said I wanted the Home Processor registration for cakes he almost wouldn't send anyone out to my house. He...

Sorry. I meant the New York State Dept of Agriculture.

I JUST got off the phone with the Dept of Agriculture in Monroe County and was informed that the Home Processor registration is not for cake businesses at all. Apparently cakes should not even be listed on the description for this...

I've just started looking into getting a Home Processor certificate for my home kitchen and I notice that something very important has changed since this discussion began. The following is copied directly from the HP information page...