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Thanksgiving Pies
Sell pies such as pumpkin, sweet potato, apple, or pecan, during the Thanksgiving season.
Instructions
Purchase pies from a wholesaler, or make your own. Ideally, find a wholesaler who will give you a discount on the price or even donate the pies to you. Whether you bake the pies yourself or purchase them, price them about $4-$5 above what it costs to procure each pie.
Set up a booth to take orders for your pies a week or two in advance, or distribute flyers at your school and or church announcing your Thanksgiving pie sale. Have your pies ready for pickup the day before Thanksgiving, or you can even deliver them and charge a small delivery fee.
What You Will Need:
Volunteers
Ask friends and family to help out with taking orders, making the pies or picking them up from the bakery, and delivery.
People to People Flyers
Download your itinerary and program flyer to display at the booth when you take orders, or supply copies with the pies when they are picked up/delivered.
Success Story
Maggie McQuone, a Student Ambassador from Connecticut, sold pies for Thanksgiving and was able to raise $500 for her People to People journey. Here are a couple of pie recipes that Maggie used.
Pie Recipes
Pumpkin Pie Recipe:
1 (9 in.) unbaked pie shell
1 (16 oz.) can of pumpkin
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. ginger
½ tsp. nutmeg
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine ingredients in large bowl, pour into shell and bake 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking 35-40 until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool completely before wrapping with plastic wrap.
Apple Pie Recipe:
1 (9 in.) pie plate, buttered
5 or 6 apples cut up
¾ c. butter, melted
1 c. flour
½ c. chopped nuts
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. sugar
1 c. sugar
1 egg
Pinch of salt
Put apples in pie plate and sprinkle with cinnamon and 1 tbsp. sugar. In a bowl mix 1 c. sugar, flour and butter. Blend in unbeaten egg, pinch of salt and nuts. Mix well and pour over apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Let cool completely before wrapping with saran wrap.
Be sure to be safe and sanitary when making the pies.
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