Cottage Kitchen + 3 Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Can you sell homemade vanilla extract in Illinois? ›

Cottage Food regulations do not exempt operators from other regulations. If I use alcohol to make flavor extracts like vanilla extract, may I sell those? Yes, as long as your extracts are not intended for use as a beverage. I'd like to make and sell my own Kombucha.

Illinois, like many other states, views baked goods as being okay to sell, which is why their cottage food laws might also be known as "cupcake laws." The Illinois cupcake law 2019 allows the sale of non-perishable baked goods. Sadly, only 8 out of 102 counties in Illinois allow the sale of cottage food.

In Massachusetts, you can sell cottage food at fairs, festivals, farmers markets, home, online, restaurants, retail stores, and roadside stands.

The name of the cottage food operation and unit of local government in which the cottage food operation is located. The identifying registration number provided by the local health department on the certificate of registration and the name of the municipality or county in which the registration was filed.

I estimated that a quart of my homemade extract cost me around 30 bucks to make (that's about $7.50 per 8oz bottle, as compared to the $10-20 you might expect to pay at the store).

Real vanilla contains large amounts of alcohol. If you have minors in your home or individuals who have dealt with substance abuse issues in the past, it's a good idea to take precautions and make sure they aren't tempted to misuse a product like vanilla extract.

For the most part, yes. However, some jurisdictions have strict rules on the type of food you can make and sell from your home or limit how much you can earn from an at-home kitchen. Check with your local small business association before you dive in, to fully understand the requirements.

In Massachusetts, anyone who wants to sell cottage foods must obtain a permit. In addition to complying with state regulations, you will also be required to abide by local regulations as well. Many regions follow along with the state guidelines, but there are a few that have added their own regulations as well.

Key takeaway: You can sell jam, jelly, and other homemade food products at farmers' markets, festivals, or to local stores and businesses.

Which food cannot be sold under the Cottage food law in Illinois? ›

What foods and drinks are prohibited? Prohibited Foods Include (1.5): (A) meat, poultry, fish, seafood, or shellfish. (B) dairy, except as an ingredient in a non-potentially hazardous baked good or candy, such as caramel, subject to paragraph (1.8), or as an ingredient in a baked good frosting, such as buttercream.

Illinois cottage food producers may sell a variety of homemade food so long as they are not “potentially hazardous,” which includes meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, pumpkin pies, sweet potato pies, cheesecakes, custard pies, crème pies, low-acid canned foods, sprouts, cut leafy greens, cut or pureed fresh tomato or ...

There's a list of allowed foods, and a list of not-allowed foods. Vanilla extract is not listed and primarily the foods that are on the not-allowed lists are those that require to be kept cold. The other basic ingredients in Vanilla Extract is alcohol and vanilla beans.

Regardless if you will be operating under the Cottage Food Law or the Cupcake law, almost all jurisdictions will require you to obtain a home kitchen license Illinois. Just like with all laws in the state, each county and individual municipality can add their own regulations to the law.

In vanilla extract the content of ethyl alcohol is not less than 35 percent by volume and the content of vanilla constituent, as defined in § 169.3(c), is not less than one unit per gallon.

8 § 1200.90. Section 1200.90 - Restrictions on Sale and Transfer a) A licensed person shall not sell or transfer, or permit the sale or transfer of, living plants or viable seeds to any person in the State of Illinois who does not hold a license or registration issued by the Department.