The History of Baking

Kayla Cobb
Mr. Jenkins
Honors English 11
30 April 2009
Live Interaction

Summary:
I interviewed a women named Margaret who has worked at Cakes and Things for eight years under the watchful eye of Louise, the store owner. Louise has been in the baking business for over thirty years and has loved every minute of it. After I interviewed Margaret Walker at Cakes and Things I looked around the bakery at the different baked items. I was allowed to view Margaret decorate a strawberry that was covered in chocolate to look like a tuxedo.

Response:
I watched the detail that it took to decorate a strawberry that way. It took different tools to place the chocolate in such a pattern. The live interaction showed how technology has changed over the years, completely transforming the baking world. It showed how baking is truly an art form and not something to just make some food to eat. The way the food looks has a lot to do with why people want to buy it. Centuries ago people just baked bread to eat it for survival, they did not care what it looked like. Now that there are such creative ways to bake and decorate, people are attracted to buy those foods instead of the ones that do not look good.

Citation:
We are located in the Village In Lorna Shopping Center3309 Lorna Road Suite 2Hoover, Alabama 35216