When I was growing up, my elementary school used to hold various fund raisers. People would bring home baked goods to sell. My mom would make cookies and fudge -- her two most popular treats. Especially her fudge and her chocolate chip cookies.
It would also be common for people to bring home canned green beans, corn, and other vegetables for special school events, to be cooked and served.
All of this is now illegal.
Was it done for the stated excuse, health concerns?
Of course not.
It was done because corporations pushed for that legislation, so that people would have to buy store-bought vegetables and baked goods.
Big government and big business are two sides of the same coin.
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The rural schools in East Texas used to hold Halloween carnivals to raise funds. Cake walks, food auctions, country rode hay rides and squirrel stew for sale in the cafeteria. The state of Texas forced many of these rural schools to close during the mid-70's citing lack of sufficient educational tools.
make that "road".
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