Pennsylvania Pie Fight: State Cracks Down on Baked Goods

Wall Street Journal ^ | April 10, 2009 | Kris Maher

[rabscuttle385]

Nanny state ping!

[Heavy Fuel]

It’s good to see the kitchen and pie laws being enforced. I’m being sarcastic of course.....Now if only they will enforce all the other laws that need to be enforced.

[43north]

So now we have pie-Nazis.

Government is truly out of control in most jurisdictions.

[Taggart_D]

This is insane.

[bamahead]

A state inspector, there for an annual checkup on the church's kitchen, spied the desserts. After it was determined that the pies were home-baked, the inspector decreed they couldn't be sold.



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[BipolarBob]

Meanwhile, rapes, murders and illegal immigrants go about their business. Don’t taze the priest, bro.

[airborne]

Next will be roadside fruit & vegetable stands.

Disgusting!

[Buck W.]

“Marge Murtha’s “farm apple” pie... “

What happened to her earmark pie?

[Ditter]

Would they be able to give the pie away or is it because it is being sold? if they could legally give the pie away I’ll bet the donations would far outstrip the $1 per slice. After all government is all about FREE PIE!

[Beagle8U]

I’ll bet her “farm apple” pie is a bigger hit than her “road apple” pie was.

[MikeGranby]

This is the sort of crap that was going on in England, and one of the reasons I left! (Nanny state, that is, not pies specifically, although come to think of it...)

[driftdiver]

So our govt can stop us from eating home made pies, but they cannot get corrupt politicians removed from office. hmmmm

[Raycpa]

Give the pies free and accept donations. Problem solved and folks get a tax deduction.

[Tribune7]

ping

[Boiling Pots]

Government gone wild, Part ten million.

Eventually this will catch up to the “eat local” crowd, which contains lots of libbies.

[Bean Counter]

[mass55th]

"Under the state's food-safety code, facilities that provide food at four or more events in a year require at least a temporary eating and drinking license, and food has to be prepared in a state-inspected kitchen. "

Pretty soon, they'll require you to have a license to cook food, and serve alcoholic beverages at your home for family get-togethers. Plus, they'll probably limit the number of people you can have in your house at one time.

[Gator113]

That pic becomes more relevant by each passing day.

I loved those movies.. little did I know we would be living them.

[JavaJumpy]

Publicity for HR 875. Change you can believe in!