1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (153 page)

954 GET PAID FOR FLAVORING POPCORN.
Companies like Dale & Thomas have made small fortunes providing corn connoisseurs with tasty alternatives to Jiffy Pop. Put your palette to good use and create flavor combinations that are out of this world. Package the popped corn in decorative tins and sell them online or at local fairs.

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955 MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE.
It's not just for the French anymore. You too can create smelly, delicious cheese in your own home, and then sell it to cheese snobs. Check out recipes for various varieties on
GourmetSleuth.com
. Be careful though — a couple miscued steps and you could turn your money-making scheme into a stink bomb that destroys your house.

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956 MARKET YOUR OWN MACROBIOTIC MEALS.
A recent trend with fad-dieters is to follow suit with Gwyneth Paltrow and go macrobiotic. Unfortunately for them, this grain-heavy dietary regiment isn't the easiest thing to prepare. Fortunately for you, these types of dieters will pay anything to follow the weight-loss advice of their favorite stars. If you have a handle on making macrobiotic meals, cook them up in bulk and individually package them. Then sell them to your local macrobioticians.

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957 WORK AS A FOR-HIRE SUSHI CHEF.
There are a few types of food that are definitely harder to create on your own than others. Sushi is certainly one of them. However, if you know how to slice and wrap sushi with your own set of hocho and makisu then maybe you have what it takes to be an at-home sushi chef — charging top dollar for
very
fresh meals.

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958 SELL COOKIE DOUGH.
Make up a ton of raw cookie dough. Put it in airtight plastic bags with attractive labels, cooking instructions, and maybe a few ribbons to brighten it up. Set up a table at the next school event and post fliers in the local supermarket. People will flock to get your homemade cookies they can bake in their own ovens.

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959 PACKAGE YOUR OWN CAKE MIX.
It's simple. Put together the dry ingredient for your favorite cake in a bag with a label. Tell the buyer how many eggs and how much water to add and how long to bake and what temperature. If you want, give it a cute name: Auntie Sallie's Down Home Sinfully Delicious Cakes.

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