Minimum Wage Hike To Hike Restauant Prices?

According to the Boston Globe, restaurants will have some decisions to make on how they will combat the federal minimum raise increase from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour. With the restaurant industry already facing hard times what will they do now? That’s a bout a 12% increase to their menu if they want to recoup the loss. Will they eliminate busing jobs and other hourly wage jobs. Will we no longer be greeted by a friendly host/hostess? Are we destine to have longer wait times because servers must now bus their own stations? What about the people who filled those jobs. What will become of them? Solutions anyone? see the article at http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/06/11/market_spotlight_restaurants_ready_for_wage_hike/

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Great Snack Recipe – Spicy Sticks N’ Stones

Spicy Sticks N’ Stones Snack

Great Super Bowl Munchies!

3 cups puffed corn cereal
2 cups crispy rice cereal

2 ½ cups small pretzels sticks
3 cups crunchy cheese flavored snacks

1 ½ cups salted mixed nuts or peanuts
3 tbsp butter or margarine

1 tbsp Captain Redbeard’s Steak Sauce
½ to ¾ tsp garlic powder

1 ½ tsp Captain Redbeard’s Sweet Heat Habanero Seasoning (more or less for desired spiciness!)

1. In a 15×11x2″ baking pan, combine the corn cereal, rice cereal, pretzel sticks and nuts.

2. In a small sauce pan, heat butter or mararine, Captain Redbeard’s Steak Sauce, Sweet Heat Seaoning and garlic powder over low heat until butter melts. Drizzle over cereal mixture, tossing to coat.

3. Bake in a 300 degree F oven for 30 minutes, stirring once or twice. Add cheese-flavored snacks, tossing to mix.

4. Spread on aluminum foil; cool. Store in an air tight container for uo to 5 days. Makes about 11 cups (22 1/2-cup servings).