City says man who gives away homemade goods is breaking the law

MANCHESTER, N.H. (WMUR) - A food canning hobby has gotten one New Hampshire man into a pickle.

Daniel Mowery has been giving away his homemade goods for decades, but city officials now say he’s breaking the law.

Mowery’s goods include jellies, tomatoes and bread and butter pickles. He cans it all and pays for supplies himself.

Then he gives it all away for free.

“We were brought up poor, so our family always canned. Everything came out of the garden, and that’s the way it was,” Mowery said.

The Manchester Health Department sent Mowery a cease-and-desist letter last week.

“It’s not worthy to put on TV, put it that way. I was not happy,” Mowery said.

It said he needs a permit to keep canning and distributing food, and his kitchen needs to be commercially licensed.

“This is one of the