Susan Bohannon ordered new cookie cutters this week, an elephant and a donkey.
If it comes to it, she is fully prepared to roll out the ultimate enticement to
win over Oklahoma legislators.
Homemade cookies.
A 60ish grandmother whose day job is office manager for a child psychologist,
Bohannon is among an apparently growing number of Oklahomans seeking to
supplement their incomes with homemade baked goods.
“I’d like to be able to do this when I retire,” Bohannon said as she stirred
brownie batter in the kitchen of her home in the White City section of Tulsa.
“Lots of moms would like to do it.”
As things stand now, however, the only way to profit from homemade goodies is to
become the baking equivalent of a bootlegger. Legally, home bakers have to meet
the same prohibitively expensive standards as a commercial kitchen.
Photo Caption: Susan Bohannon would like to supplement her income by selling
homemade baked goods, so she asked her state representative to sponsor
legislation legalizing home bakeries. House Bill 2771 provides for inspecting
and licensing home bakeries with sales of $20,000 or less.
Photo Credit: STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
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