Farmer's Market: Week 2—June 11, 2012

Today's market started out much slower than last week's...not necessarily at my table, though. I just mean in general. It could have been because of the threatening weather, which did end up showering us with a mild sprinkle here or there. But there just weren't as many people milling about at 3:00 as there were last week. Overall though, throughout the day, my sales were pretty steady, at least until about 5:00. They usually dwindle at that time anyway, so that was no surprise. But the good news is that I sold all but three items. And that's even better news for Jack, who is ever so happy when there are leftovers to be enjoyed.


Anyway, I saw most of the same faces from last week, along with a few new ones, and a few regulars from last year that weren't able to make it last week. This year, I decided to see how my blueberry sour cream pound cake would sell if I brought one each week. So far, I'm two for two, so I guess I'll keep making it until there doesn't seem to be any interest in it. I only made one pie this week, which seemed to be the right number. It sold, but I may not have been able to sell another. There are two other vendors that sell pies, so that's a lot of hefty competition. And it's a pricey investment if it doesn't sell, so I'm ok selling one pie a week, as long as it's selling. The people that buy my pie love my pie, so I'm glad I'm able to make them happy with it.


I had two potential customers ask if I had anything sugar-free. I currently don't make anything sugar-free, but I did look around back in early May for some recipes that might fit my brand. I need to get back to that quest, because I told one of those people that I would try to make him something for next week. The challenge is on!


I had a few people tell me that the fortunes stuck to the fortune cookies last week. I felt so bad, and I did explain to them that I made them a little differently this week (in other words, I placed the fortune more towards the outer edge of the cookie this time so it didn't get stuck in the folds). Hopefully I'll win back some customers that bought them and were turned off by that. They really are a fabulous cookie!


So that's about all I have to report for now. Maybe next week's cookie of the week will be something sugarless... who knows. We'll have to wait and see. Until then, have a yummy day!