--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > most people liked what we baked - although most of the > > > Europeans bitched if we made white bread and the Americans > > > always bitched if we made rye or pumpernickel or any dark > > > style bread so we alternated so that half of the people > > > would be satisfied at any one time. > > > > One of the reasons it's good to be back in Paris is > > the bread. As I've posted here before, there are actual > > studies (with protocols FAR more scientific than most > > of the "TM studies") that indicate that the smell of > > bread baking makes people kinder and more compassionate. > > Quick, somebody send Barry a "fresh bread" air wick. Who knows what kind of > wondrous effects it might have on his nature. Walking the Paris streets past > the bread-baking establishments there doesn't seem to be creating a lasting > effect. Perhaps a permanent air freshener scented like fresh pumpernickel > will do the trick.
I kind of like the idea in Barry's last paragraph here, that the people he doesn't like on FFL (otherwise known as "pissants") are going to try to take Michael's bread- baking experience away from him. What would we do with it once we had done so, I wonder? > > I have to agree. There is simply nothing quite like > > walking past a Parisian bakery early in the morning, on > > my way to work. The smell emanating from the bakery makes > > my day and makes me stop and grab a baguette or a pastry > > -- still warm from the oven -- and take it with me to > > enjoy over my first 28 centime cup of coffee at work. > > > > I was never a great baker, although I excel at other > > forms of cooking. So I envy you your experiences. Don't > > let any of these pissants try to take that away from you.
