Talk about turning lemons into lemonade!! Two Maryland sisters have parlayed their misfortune of being among hundreds of thousand of furloughed government employees into a booming business dubbed ‘Furlough Cheesecake’!!
Seems their mom gave them the idea over the Christmas holiday as she was enjoying a slice of her daughter’s cheesecake. Momz said, “‘You really can sell these.”
And the rest as they say is history.
Using their related government experience they are now selling cheesecakes for $29.98 each. The pair also got a boost from Ellen who made a $20,000 order!
Ellen Surprises Maryland's 'Furlough Cheesecake' Sisters: Two Prince George's County sisters struggling to stay afloat during the government shutdown turned their love for baking into a business: Furlough… https://t.co/mPEf20tDdC #TheResistance #ImpeachTrump #NotMyPresident pic.twitter.com/AUgN71bYcx
— Patrick (@cahulaan) January 18, 2019
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