[DoctorEldritch]

@DracoTarot But you can't rebuild them indefinitely, at a certain point, you need facilities to recycle rather than rebuild, surely?

I mostly make pickles for myself and friends, if I were to make them in commercial numbers, that would need facilities and materials and so forth, not to mention it'd take up a lot of time. It's one of those things that I enjoy as a hobby, but if I were to do it professionally, I think it would take the joy out of it, even if it is profitable.

Besides, I like to experiment with recipes, and when you're making something commercially, you are quite limited in options to do that as recipes become IPs that need to be patented and approved by H&S regulations, and you can't tinker with them that easily anymore.

[DracoTarot]

@DoctorEldritch True but the issue is the rebuilds are sold as new and people are noticing the trend. In the end the parts are recycled.

Maybe make small quantities and sell at markets. There's no need to go big with your hobby. If it takes off you can always ask people or family to help. 🙂

I'm so busy helping the elderly couple with their sweets and booking markets for them. This week alone I helped with packing and labelling. We made 980 packs of ten. They're going to sell like hot cakes this weekend. 🙂

The logistics is a huge process and understand why you are not up to it. I can see it for myself and also won't have the time to handle all the paperwork.

[DoctorEldritch]

@DracoTarot But if you sell it as new, wouldn't you need to be able to provide warranty cover?

Perhaps, but even that size of enterprise will bury me in paperwork. I'd rather not deal with paperwork if I can help it...

Oh nice! How did it go over the weekend with sales?

[DracoTarot]

@DoctorEldritch They do have a warranty. The issue is the product will be covered for 3 months max and they get away with it. 6 months would be a better deal.

Paperwork is such a drag. All the filing and sorting you have to do makes me I'll to my stomach. 😂

Not too bad. The sales could've been better. It was a cold day and not many people pitched up as expected. Oh well, more markets lie ahead.

[DoctorEldritch]

@DracoTarot 3 months is a very short warranty for an electronic device...

Ah well, such is life. In this case, I do not mind, though. I'd rather leave my pickling skills for the enjoyment of my friends and family than turn them into a business.

That is good to hear, weather conditions notwithstanding. Will leftovers be able to last till the next market, or will you need to finish them and make a new batch again?

[DracoTarot]

@DoctorEldritch Yeah, 3 months are worthless. It's a bit of a scaley move on the sellers part. I understand the parts may be secondhand but 6 months seem more reasonable.

Whatever you feel comfortable with. I know it's a mission and a half.

The fudge does have a shelf life of up to 3 months if kept in a cool dry place. If there are extras left, we sell at the next market or local shops who stock the product.

New batches are manufactured on a weekly basis. They are busy.

[DoctorEldritch]

@DracoTarot To be fair, proper warranty should operate in years rather than months, but I can see how they would not be able to give that.

I am happy where I am with my pickling. It is more that, I think that it is good to be able to cook/make something that you generally'd go to the shop to buy. I mean, things like pickles, or reserves, or chutneys and jams, often people would not make themselves but would rather go and buy, I think it's good when your culinary repertoire has something like that, bit "off the beaten path", as it were.

Ah, fudge. It can indeed keep, but also, you can do some things with old rudge to use it. Like use it as a baking stuffing. Just in case you do end up with leftovers in the end after all.

Ah, it is preferable to be busy compared to having nothing to do, especially when you're older 😊

[DracoTarot]

@DoctorEldritch If it's second hand 6 months is fine. If sold as new I will say 12 months or more but sometimes businesses sell as second hand to avoid the carry in warannty.

Make sense. In my opinion sometimes people are to lazy to make it themselves. They spend a lot of money for convenience sake.

Fudge can also be used to prepare various types of puddings and ice creams or as a crumble base for cakes.

The elderly couple never sit still and always busy with something. I'm so impressed with their willingness and dedication. They are both over 80 and still going strong. 🙂

[DoctorEldritch]

@DracoTarot Those warranty rules are complicated, I always need to look into what is covered and what is not.

That reminded me of that bit from Ron Swanson that I think I shared here sometime ago:

Indeed, there are a lot of ways you can utilise older fudge, it is one of the good things about this dessert. Unlike pickles, which you, too, can use in many different ways, but if they are old/spoiled, then best not to eat them anymore.

One could say that they are going strong because they are doing something rather than the other way around. It gives you energy to be passionate about things when you're older.

[DracoTarot]

@DoctorEldritch. Those warranties sure are complicated. Lots of fine print.

I remember you shared it in previous post. 😄

The plus side of sugarry enables are they don't spoil that easily depending on the way you store them. I wonder how fudge will taste in tea or coffee? I haven't tried it yet.

I'm off early tomorrow morning to help out again. They are running like a well oiled machine with sales this month. 🙂