Originally Posted by
PookieBear50
If I read your first post correctly, you didn't make the raisin bread before the goal unlocked, but is it possible you may have bought it in the someone's store or from the newspaper (I think I remember Stormie offering at least one of the grape-related items in my game)? If so, then that 1 would not have counted towards the goal. However, you COULD "give" it for the goal, and it would have counted (as you say it did). Also, the 1 you committed to making after the goal unlocked DID count towards the goal, making it 1/4, and then when you committed to making 2 more, those registered as well, raising the numbers to 3/4.
It would seem that the count IS registering as soon as we commit ingredients to crafting the item, since--as we cannot cancel or recall those items--we will eventually have that item available.