Our Kitchen

Where the scones are made, and what that means for you.

Sadie May Scones are baked by hand, in small batches, in a home kitchen in Southern Oregon — not in a factory and not in a rented commercial space. Oregon has a law that makes this legal and sets the rules for it, and we would rather explain it plainly than bury it.

Oregon’s Cottage Food Exemption

Oregon allows certain low-risk foods — baked goods among them — to be made in a home kitchen and sold directly to you. That kitchen is not inspected by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, and the state requires every cottage food producer to say so, in these words:

“This product is homemade, is not prepared in an inspected food establishment, and must be stored and displayed separately if merchandised by a retailer.” Required wording — Oregon Department of Agriculture

The exemption also sets what can be made under it. Anything needing refrigeration to stay safe — cream fillings, custard fillings, cream-cheese icings — is not allowed, so every scone we sell is shelf-stable by design. That is a rule we build the recipes around, not a shortcut.

Why Oregon only

Oregon can only permit what Oregon governs. The moment a box crosses a state line it becomes a federal matter, and federal rules do not recognise cottage food exemptions at all — no Oregon licence changes that.

So we sell inside Oregon, full stop. It is a legal boundary rather than a shipping preference, and we would rather tell you that up front than take an order we cannot lawfully fill.

Allergens

Every package carries a full ingredient list and an allergen statement. Three things are worth knowing before you order:

• Every flavor contains wheat and dairy. Flour, butter and sour cream are in all three, so there is no gluten-free or dairy-free scone on the menu.
• Apple Spice contains walnuts — a tree nut.
• Everything is baked in one home kitchen with shared equipment, so we cannot promise any scone is free of contact with wheat, milk, eggs or tree nuts. If an allergy is severe, please write to us before ordering.

How they keep

Scones are best the day they arrive. After that they keep well for several days in a sealed container at room temperature, and they freeze well — wrap them, freeze them, and warm them straight from frozen. Nothing here needs refrigerating.

Questions about any of this are welcome, and they reach a person rather than a help desk. Write to nathan@sadiemayscones.com.