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Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:25 pm
by Laura Ingalls
I am guessing that it is now about 10:30 pm?
And yes, please feel free to bump my thread!
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:11 pm
by Marvin D.
Actually, at the time of posting, I think it would've been 11:30, since I think they're an hour ahead of us
Do you love your avatar?
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:23 pm
by Sunshine
Marvin D. wrote:Actually, at the time of posting, I think it would've been 11:30, since I think they're an hour ahead of us
According to Google, I thought it would have been about 1:30 a.m. at the time of posting. But I consider you to be more reliable than Google.
How many days ahead can you bake things for farmer's market, and still consider it fresh? =)
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:49 pm
by Laura Ingalls
Marvin D. wrote:Actually, at the time of posting, I think it would've been 11:30, since I think they're an hour ahead of us
Do you love your avatar?
Aw, close enough.
I think it's cute, but I will probably change it back to a picture of Laura soon.
Sunshine wrote:How many days ahead can you bake things for farmer's market, and still consider it fresh? =)
It depends on what it is.
My candies last for weeks. For example, I normally would make fudges on a Wednesday before a Saturday market, and I feel comfortable selling that for 3 market days, which would make it just over 2 weeks old on the last day IF it doesn't sell out before then. The next week after that, I would take any leftover fudge and cut it up to give away free with any purchase. I know from that that it is still good even that week later.
Cheesecakes I make on Thursday nights. Cheesecake is best if it sits
at least 24 hours before eating. If I bake it Thursday evening, it has time to chill overnight, then I can cut and package the slices on Friday.
Everything else I make on Friday.
All cookies, cupcakes, muffins, pies, etc. Some people have expected me to have made everything on Saturday morning....they don't understand how much time goes into the amount of food I make. The oven is on usually on from 6 am Friday until 1:30-2 in the afternoon, then everything has to cool, be weighed, packaged, labeled, and then packed up in boxes to transport. I don't usually finish up the last preparations until 8-9 at night. As it is I get up at 5 am on Saturdays just to get to the market on time, so it's just not possible for me to do it that morning.
Last week, I had a lady call me after supper on Friday to order 2 pies for Saturday. Uhhhhhhh....no. Too late.
If I have leftovers, I freeze some things to take out for dessert when we have company. Catspaw and JF had some of my cheesecake from the freezer.
Cookies and such I save to send to Watson's work on Monday, and I sell it for a reduced price, usually about half off. Muffins and cupcakes leftover we can take to church for our potluck snacktime.
*stops talking about market*
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:41 am
by Marvin D.
Laura, I'm going to become your neighbor, all right?
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 11:42 am
by Laura Ingalls
Okay!
My closest neighbor has only gotten 1 pie so far, so I'm not sure you'll get any benefits from being my neighbor.
Maybe you can smell the baking wafting through the windows on Friday.
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 10:43 am
by Sunshine
Do you ever sell things over the internet (seeing that you've shipped fudge in the mail before)?
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 6:36 pm
by Laura Ingalls
I haven't, simply because I haven't set up any payment system on my website, and because I'm really not certain how to deal with the tax situation for out-of-area purchases.
Plus most of my fresh baked goods wouldn't last very well with shipping, although it's true that fudge and other candy would probably do fine.
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:14 pm
by Tea Ess
How long have you been baking?
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 8:14 pm
by Laura Ingalls
Perhaps 4-5 years old in that picture, not sure if that was my first foray into baking or not.
I was in my mid teens when I took my first cake decorating classes.
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 6:59 pm
by Tikvah
Who is the person in your avatar?
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 7:10 pm
by American Eagle
Tikvah wrote:Who is the person in your avatar?
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 7:22 pm
by Laura Ingalls
Tikvah wrote:Who is the person in your avatar?
It's Laura Ingalls, naturally.
Played by Melissa Glibert in the 70s/80s TV show. I have several avatars of her, in various ages.
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:37 pm
by Tikvah
Ah. I guessed it was an actor who played Laura, but I wasn't sure.
Is the TV series like the books?
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:51 am
by Laura Ingalls
Well, it's based on the series, but as with all adaptions, they did take quite a few liberties.
I enjoy each one for what they are! I actually want to read the books again, as it's been quite a long time since I read them.
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:43 pm
by Carrie Ingalls
Would you disown me if I had never actually read the Little House books?
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:33 am
by Marvin D.
I would!
. .buuut you're not asking me.
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:05 pm
by Laura Ingalls
Carrie Ingalls wrote:Would you disown me if I had never actually read the Little House books?
*disowns Carrie*
You need to at least borrow them from the library and see what you think!
LHOP FTW!
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:24 pm
by Carrie Ingalls
Laura Ingalls wrote:Carrie Ingalls wrote:Would you disown me if I had never actually read the Little House books?
*disowns Carrie*
You need to at least borrow them from the library and see what you think!
LHOP FTW!
IF! I said
IF!
Re: Questions for Half Pint
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 10:26 am
by Laura Ingalls
American Eagle wrote:Laura, I give you six years to get married.
Okay. Done.