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A Homely Ceremony

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“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight…

[Breadmaking is] one of those almost hypnotic businesses, like a dance from some ancient ceremony. It leaves you filled with one of the world’s sweetest smells… there is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of
meditation in a music-throbbing chapel. that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making bread.”

~ MFK Fisher The Art of Eating

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6 responses to “A Homely Ceremony”

  1. Charla Avatar
    Charla

    Yum! Like others say, I can smell it from here! Do you make a variety of bread?

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      I love bread baking, Charla and yes, I make many different kinds. Have a great day!

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  2. explorenewness Avatar
    explorenewness

    Well written, MFK Fisher. And I agree! Also, very nice photo, Terry! Yum!

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      Thanks, Lenore! Have a fab day!

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  3. annemariedemyen Avatar
    annemariedemyen

    So true Terry – and just like the smell of frozen laundry, fresh from the line, it is a smell that is easily evoked for a lifetime.

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    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      Yes! Frozen sheets once thawed … I can smell those to this day and that was from my childhood. Have a great day, Anne!

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