Once upon a time a woman walked from store or shop to shop buying her groceries for the week or day. Stores were smaller back then. They didn't have a Super Walmart around the corner. The grocery existed, yes. And there was where you bought your dry and canned goods, some had meats (and a butcher!) But there was always the second or third store to go to. One of those places was the neighborhood bakery. Back in the 1940s, because of the war, there was a bunch of rationing going on. And even the bakeries were effected by it. But they made it through and then came mass baking (around 1960s) and we began to see these sweet family-owned places begin to close. Oh, some survived and are landmarks even today. But for the most part, the neighborhood bakery has been replaced with a focus on certain things like cupcakes and cookies.
This section is my "bakery" section. In it you'll find a variety of recipes that were passed on, found, or invented by yours truly.
~¤✩✷❀COOKIES❀✷✩¤~
~¤✩✷❀CUSTARDS & PUDDINGS❀✷✩¤~
~¤✩✷❀CAKES & CUPCAKES❀✷✩¤~
~¤✩✷❀MUFFINS & BISCUITS❀✷✩¤~
~¤✩✷❀PIES & TARTS❀✷✩¤~
~¤✩✷❀QUICK BREADS❀✷✩¤~
~¤✩✷❀YEASTY GOODS❀✷✩¤~
~¤✩✷❀CANDIES❀✷✩¤~
~¤✩✷❀BROWNIES & BARS❀✷✩¤~
~¤✩✷❀PUFFS & PASTRIES❀✷✩¤~
One year I decided to make a winter wonderland scene for the children in the church. I wanted it to be 100% edible. Below is a photo of it:
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I used ice cream cones for the smaller trees and constructed the larger one from layered cookies. The snowmen were Mexican Wedding cookies and the pond is Isomalt. The base? A giant chocolate chip cookie! |
