Q.
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What
are your hours of operation?
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Monday-Wednesday
7:00 am to 5:00 pm CST, Thursday-Saturday, 7:00
am to 9:00 pm CST (closed Sundays and major
holidays).
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Q.
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How
do I get to Merridee's Breadbasket? |
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We are located just
off Main Street at 110 Fourth Ave. S. in the center
of Historic Downtown Franklin, Tennessee. For directions Click
Here. |
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Q.
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What
forms of payment do you accept?
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A.
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We
accept major credit cards, checks and cash.
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Q.
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Are
you a bakery or a restaurant?
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Both.
We are a bakery and our restaurant menu
is built around our homemade breads and desserts.
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Q.
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How
long have you been in business? |
A.
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Merridee and Tom McCray
started this business in 1981. Marilyn and Jim
Kreider purchased Merridee's Breadbasket from the
McCray family in 1994. |
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Q.
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Those
two large flags hanging in your store, where
are they from?
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A.
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Merridee
was of Swedish descent and Tom, her husband,
is of Scottish. The blue and yellow one is the
flag of Sweden and the yellow and red one is
the Scottish Lion Rampant flag.
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Q.
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How
long can your baked goods be stored?
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A.
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All
our products are preservative-free
and therefore are best enjoyed right away, but
can be refrigerated for 3-5 days. Most of our
breads, pies and coffee cakes freeze beautifully
up to 6-8 weeks. Just thaw at room temperature
and serve.
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Q.
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Are
your products available To-Go?
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A.
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Yes,
all
our products are available To-Go – from individual
lunches to pounds of chicken salad, whole quiches,
1/2 gallons of fruit tea, loaves of bread, coffee
cakes, etc. Call ahead or check out our stocked
deli case and bakery shelves/cases.
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Q.
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Do
you ship your product?
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A.
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Not
at this time. We are currently working to make
several of our products available for shipping
very soon. Please check back with us.
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Q.
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Do
you cater?
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We
do cater on a limited basis – see our catering menu.
We also suggest our boxed lunches for your business
lunch or special event.
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Q.
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How
many grains are in your Viking Bread™?
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A.
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There
are four - whole wheatberries, flaxseed, sesame
seeds and sunflower seeds. It is made
without eggs,
sugar or honey. Runners, bikers
and hikers
like
our Viking Sticks which are candy bar-size snacks
made with Viking Bread dough, dates, nuts and
raisins or apricots. They are a healthy and tasty
source of energy!
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Q.
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How
many calories are there in a fat-free cinnamon
roll?
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A.
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About
90
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