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29/07/2008, 0:47 Jo Joined on 06/08/2006 86, Vienne. Posts 277 Re: Baking & selling pies  Jura wrote: Hi Tony! I have to tell you about a guy who sells his cheese and eggs in our village on Sunday mornings. He arrives early at the square in a small car filled to the brim with dogs and sets up a few tables. He has a grey beard that reaches down past his chest and never ever uses gloves when serving. Despite the fact that all the eggs he sells taste like eggs should taste - with lovely yellow yolks and whites that do not spread all watery-like in the frying pan - the shells are all liberally covered in chook poo, though I now ignore this. His eggs are a dream to cook and eat. His cheeses are very popular too, however I do not like chevre. He also serves everyone with an omnipresent fag dangling from his lips. I wonder what the EU nobs would make of him!     I was always told just to wipe chicken eggs to get the poo off as washing them made the shell porous, allowing bacteria in. I clean my hens out first thing in the morning every day, keeps the eggs nice and clean!! Love all, trust a few, do harm to no-one.    Report

30/07/2008, 13:45 Frederick Joined on 27/05/2008 South Vendee / Dorset Posts 159 Re: Baking & selling pies This thread reminds me of lunches in Sweeney and Todds in Reading years ago....they did some great pies and the place was always busy...If you could supply pies to some bars on a small scale and work up from there  you might do alright ...nothing better than a big steak and oyster pie  with a large glass of red..... or a pint of real ale . Would it be possible to find somebody .... a bar owner perhaps... who would come to an arrangement and let you  make them on their premises at first to see how it works out ?    Report

10/08/2008, 18:34 splishsplash Joined on 25/06/2006 Posts 26 Re: Baking & selling pies That's a thought, thanks for the suggestion.    Report

12/08/2008, 19:45 Quarmby Joined on 24/03/2008 Posts 42 Re: Baking & selling pies Mrs Bridges, the fat cook in Upstairs Downstairs, was always making Pies. Whenever you saw her she was rolling out the pastry for a Pie, or filling a Pie, or taking a Pie out of the oven. Yet you never saw anyone eating a Pie. What happened to them all?    Report

02/09/2008, 8:14 Lehaut Joined on 23/08/2004 Normandy Posts 27 Re: Baking & selling pies A local French friend started making speciality jams for the local markets here.  All his fruit etc has to be bought from registered producers to prove "traceability" - he cannot accept gifts of fruit from our garden, for example, to keep his costs down! His jams have to be made in premises that are allowed to do bulk cooking.  To this end, we (the local council) allow him to hire our village hall to make his jam in it.  This has an industrial type kitchen and meets the requirements.  He pays a very nominal charge for half a days hire and actual costs for the gas, electricity and water. This has avoided him making a large initial outlay to buys his own gear. Might be worth asking for the same permission in your village if the facility exists.        Report

10/09/2008, 19:14 splishsplash Joined on 25/06/2006 Posts 26 Re: Baking & selling pies Thank you for this suggestion. It's something worth asking about.    Report

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