Does anyone here happen to know what it was that urged Little Red Riding Hood to brave the deep dark woods and the big bad wolf? I know, and I'll tell you. She had to deliver piping hot goodies to Grandma. How about the sweet little petit four marked 'eat me' which was left for Alice in Wonderland, wasn't it so cute & irresistable? Also, do you remember why those poor, naughty little kittens were always crying? All they wanted was pie. Little Jack Horner (pie), Hansel & Gretel (lured into a house made of cookies), the Gingerbread Man (cookie). Let's face it, fairytales and rhymes are rife with pastries. Do you know why? Because everybody knows that everybody wants pastries. They supply the exact symbolism of joy and good cheer, satisfaction, generosity, enticement. Even the promised land came with (no, not fruits & veggies) complimentary milk & honey. For what purpose? For making pastries, no doubt. You know what will brighten anyones's day? A cupcake. A cinnamon roll. Even in our gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free society, people want their own versions of this stuff. All of that jargon, so poorly articulated to say this, working in a bakery is sweet. No, I'm not trying to pun. I really mean it's sweet. The use of the term 'sweet' there was the natural thing to say. This just goes to show you that even our vocabulary is infected with confectionary allusions. If I only had the time, I could tell you about all the lovely bakery sights & wonderful smells, et al. But alas, I must get to school so I can teach my children about Napoleon, (who, by the way, has a treat named after him). So far it sounds like he was a pretty nice guy, which I wouldn't have guessed. Maybe I'll write something about him when we're done. But before I go, I just want you to know... just as Napoleon's are flaky on the outside, but have hidden layers of sweetness, bakeries can be deceiving at first glance. Like Forest Gump says, you never know what you're gonna get. Sometimes strange things happen in bakeries, leaving you to wonder, 'What's going on in this candy-coated heart of darkness?!'
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