Re: [CH] Making hot sauce and salsa for charity
Uncle_Dirty_Dave (xrated@ameritech.net)
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 07:46:29 -0500
> I am a professional magician and do lots of charity work(especially
> for kids). I also love to make salsas and hot sauce and have won a few
> awards(San Antonio's Salsa Showdown and Chilympiad). So here we go I have
> been approached to make salsa and the hot sauce for the Make A Wish
> Foundation for events as a fund raiser. How would I go about getting it
> bottle for them to sell? If I bottle it, what are the legal requirements for
> this as they want to put their logo on it. I know some of you bottle for
> profit, but I would love to do this for charity, if all possible. Thanks in
> advance.
There are a number of "custom canners" located all over the place. Many
huge companies have excess capacity which they fill by canning/bottling
for small or cottage industry deals like you are proposing. They also
have the pre-certified kitchens and production lines to get you through
the gummint hoo-hah. And the expertise in making your recipe tatse the
same in mass, canned, quantities as it does in your small home batches.
Labeling is a separate issue.
Check with some of your local food-processors. If they can't accomodate
they certainly can recommend another firm which can.
ENJOY!!!
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UNCLE DIRTY DAVE'S KITCHEN --
Home of Yaaaaa Hooooo Aaahhh!!! HOT SAUCE and Hardin Cider