On 3/10/2013 8:16 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 3/10/2013 9:28 AM, Tara wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:22:33 -0500, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>
>>> My classic "beer bread" recipe is 3 cups of self-rising flour, 2
>>> tablespoons (more or less to taste) of sugar and a can of beer. Stir it
>>> together and place in a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 until golden.
>>> Allow to cool before slicing.
>>>
>>> This is a nice dense bread that goes well with a bowl of chili or stew.
>>
>> This is a very nice bread. It smells so good while it is baking. I saw
>> a lady at a craft fair making a killing selling beer bread mix. She
>> offered delicious free samples then sold baggies of the dry ingredients
>> for a pretty penny. Her booth was crowded. It looked like a sizable
>> profit margin for a baggie of flour and sugar.
>>
>> Tara
>>
>
> I like this idea. My guess is that you could sell a bag of this mix for
> about $3.00 and make a couple of bucks off of each bag. I'll file that
> one away!

I've seen bags of it going for as high as $7 in fancy "tourist junque"
shops. Perhaps the printing costs and cutsie packaging are high ;-)

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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