Just one observation on this thread. What are the liability issues invovled in preparing your own foods and serving those to the public, especially to school kids? I know that it is the policy of the Denver Public schools, for instance, that no home prepared cookies or foods are permitted to be served in school other than that which the kids bring in for their own lunches. When parents have been asked to provide foods they have to be commercial brands and in unopened containers. When I was at Colonial Williamsburg the foodways programs there were not permitted to let the public taste any of the foods that they prepared in their demonstrations on account of liability concerns - even though visitors even offered to pay for a taste. So I think that a distinction has to be made between the legalities of preparing a period foodway and serving it among re-enactors or staff and preparing a period foodway for consumption for the public or even a segment of the public. One case of food poisioning, however remote the possibility, could literally ruin an institution overnight. Of course in conservation we encourage the use of "faux foods" for use exhibits and historic buildings - and we had great fun manufacturing period foods with synthetic materials! (a great intern project by the way!) Cheers! Dave David Harvey Artifacts 2930 South Birch Street Denver, CO 80222 303-300-5257 [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).