Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

bake sales

English answer:

sales of baked products

Added to glossary by Nasima Sarwar
Nov 3, 2004 03:12
19 yrs ago
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English term

bake sales

English Other Marketing / Market Research
as in 'bake sales and auctions to raise funds'

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Bake Sales


Bake sales have long been one of the most popular ways of raising funds for schools, religious organizations and social clubs. They can be great moneymakers because there is little or no actual capital required. All of the baked goods are usually donated.

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http://baking.about.com/cs/hintsandtips/a/bakesales.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree SenQ
11 mins
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agree Deborah Workman : Yes, people contribute cakes, cookies, candies, usually homemade, for the school/organization/club to sell.
14 mins
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agree Gayle Wallimann : Yes Maria, and Deborah added what was missing from the explanation.
48 mins
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agree Java Cafe : Deborah actually explains this better for those who may not even be fammilar with the concept of "bake sales." What if someone does not not what baking is? Or sales is? This is a translation forum. Why assume any level of prior (cultural) knowledge?
1 hr
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agree German Hernandez : agree
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agree RHELLER : been there, done that :-)
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agree KathyT
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agree Aisha Maniar : we also call them cake sales in the UK (although, of course, other food is sold too)
5 hrs
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agree mrrobkoc
7 hrs
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agree nlingua
13 hrs
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agree Orla Ryan
18 hrs
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agree Nizamettin Yigit
1 day 18 hrs
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sale of donated cakes, cookies, pies, etc.

bake sales

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Bake Sales
Profitable Fund Raisers
Bake sales have long been one of the most popular ways of raising funds for schools, religious organizations and social clubs. They can be great moneymakers because there is little or no actual capital required. All of the baked goods are usually donated. Bake sales are also known community social events. People enjoy getting together over a common goal. Whether it’s the people behind or in front of the table, they just love to mix and mingle at a bake sale. Here are several points to hosting a successful bake sale for your organization.

The Bestseller List.
Banana and Pumpkin Breads
Brownies, such as Mint
Candy, such as Buckeyes
Sweet Popcorn, such as Amaretto Caramel Corn
Chocolate Cake, such as Chocolate Celebration Cake
Cookies, such as Ginger Crackles
Cupcakes, such as Chocolate Surprise
Muffins, such as Cinnamon-Pecan
Pies, such as Strawberry-Rhubarb
Pound Cake, such as an 7-Up Pound Cake

http://baking.about.com/cs/hintsandtips/a/bakesales.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree Orla Ryan
16 hrs
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agree Refugio
1 day 1 hr
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agree Java Cafe
1 day 19 hrs
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