Do I need to start being tight and stop being generous ?

mum2kathryn

It might just be my pregnancy hormones, but I burst into tears reading people offering to send money. So glad the school is going to let you cook the rolls there and pay for the ingredients - you'll be giving twice over by teaching the kids how to make the rolls themselves.
Some of my clearest memories from primary school are of when we did cooking - making scrambled egg when we were doing a project about farms and I was in the chicken group!

willow_girl

Just to say I'm so pleased for you Frogga

:T CONGRATULATIONS :T

odds-n-sods

Good for you frogga!

For those who suggested she start up a business, it isn't worth it most of the time with baking. People just don't want to pay more than for a packet of rich tea biscuits - for the same number of homemade ones!

Also, home kitchens arent' suitable for commercial work. The ovens are too small, the counter tops and floors need to be easily washable (many aren't) when you have to wash everything down each day x 2. you have to have a second sink just for handwashing, and if you have a loo right off the kitchen you wont' get certification as you have to have 2 doors between the kitchen and the loo.

I looked into it- I make fab cookies - and unless i built and designed my home kitchen to accomodate all that, I would have to look into a commercial space. Even at the cheapest I could find I'd have to make 6,000 cookies a month to break even and I still wouldn't have drawn a wage.

The only exception to this seems to be wedding cakes, but you have to have the training in the floral sugar decorations etc that brides want.

winkle1

great result! and some great ideas from everyone, i absolutley LOVE this thread. told my boyf about it too and he wants to see the pics!

mrbadexample

frogga wrote: »

I have got photos of the croc bread but I dont know how to put it on the compuyer. If one of you could send me an idiot proof , step by step guide I'll have a go , then at least you can all see what we've been talking about!! It's a real photo not one on a digtal camera xx

It's a real photo eh? Have you got a scanner? If you can get it onto the PC, then you can get it onto here.

celyn90

Awwahhh, well done frogga! I agree with the other posters, offering your time as well as your skill is one of the greatest and most generous things you can do. You'll have a lot of happy kids on your hands!

frogga

Desparate to put a photo on here!!! Asking mrbadexample for help xx

mrbadexample

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with the utmost pleasure I have the honour of presenting a picture of this most fabulous loaf of bread, as created by frogga:



If I hadn't seen the proof, I wouldn't have thought it possible! :T:T

whitewing

We three think it's wonderful, and even better than imagined!!

frogga

Yipppeeeeeee , you did it , thanks SO MUCH mrbadexample ~ you are a real computer wizzo , unlike me !!!!:T :T :T

What do you think guys? I am a fraud really as it wasn't my idea, I saw it in a bakery window and just copied it!! Can you see the gingerbread men in his mouth ?