1. prosecution (n.) 1  the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior. 2  the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant. 3  the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion.
Beginning with a single bakery opened by Godfrey Keebler Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1853, Keebler has maintained a tradition of baking cookies with care, passion, and an abundance of quality ingredients.
Wikipedia. The tradition of Girl Scout Cookie sales began in 1917, when the Mistletoe Troop from Muskogee, OK stopped kissing people and began selling simple sugar cookies in their high school cafeteria as a service project. Another fun fact: apparently Maggie Gyllenhaal was a Girl Scout in 1917.