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When the recession comes….buy a new suit and hat

by Dan Lepard
When the recession comes….buy a new suit and hat

(from British Baker, first published July 2001)
Well, I’ve heard your comments, and a few readers will be pleased to know that the photograph above the page will soon be changing soon. Some felt that a picture of a denim clad baker in a wheat field sent the wrong impression, an alarming and somewhat puzzling response. [...]

What ever happened to our baking traditions?

by Dan Lepard
What ever happened to our baking traditions?

(from British Baker, first published July 2001)
Thought I’d test a recipe for a Christmas cake, and vary it a bit using mead to soak the fruit in. Mead. You remember, that rather sweet honey-based alcohol that became the stuff of our history. I thought its sweetness and honey notes would be good in a fruitcake, [...]