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Mail-Order Pies: An Expensive Slice Of Nostalgia For Which Many Will Pay

An employee at Grand Traverse Pie Co. in Michigan makes cherry pies. The company has been shipping pies since 1998, when people still had to phone in their orders. Beryl Striewski/Grand Traverse Pie Co. hide caption

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Beryl Striewski/Grand Traverse Pie Co.

The Salt

Mail-Order Pies: An Expensive Slice Of Nostalgia For Which Many Will Pay

It can cost more to ship a pie than the price of the pie itself, and causes bakers a lot of headaches. So why does business boom over the holidays? Well, that's personal.

Saturday

Kinky Cakes: Inside The World Of Adult Bakeries

Sweet n' Nasty molds hundreds of adult chocolates in house, including these handcuffs and keys — which are used to top bachelorettes' cakes or sold on their own with the phrase, "Eat your way out!" Courtesy of Sweet n' Nasty Bakery hide caption

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Courtesy of Sweet n' Nasty Bakery

The Salt

Kinky Cakes: Inside The World Of Adult Bakeries

Bachelorette parties aren't the only source of business for bakers who specialize in racy confections. Think divorces, vasectomies, breast implants, military deployments and even funerals.