An Elegant Sufficiency

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The story of the Three Bears

 

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Making my Christmas cakes today, I started with the blue silicone spatula.  It was great for scraping down the sides of the bowl, but somehow, it was way too bendy to do any mixing.

 

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So I took out the bright orange plastic spoon from the drawer.  It was stronger and that nifty little hook on the side meant that it didn’t fall into the mixture when I stopped stirring to add a bit more beaten egg.  But it was too big and too awkward to do any serious mixing.

 

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It was time to get out the old favourite; the wooden spoon with a long handle.  It was strong enough to do the mixing, the handle didn’t fall into the bowl and it was just the right spoon for the job.

 

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In no time at all, the cakes were in the oven, filling the kitchen with a delicious aroma of Christmas baking.

 

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Four hours later, the three cakes were ready to take out and are now cooling.  I must get them wrapped and ready for when Goldilocks comes to visit Winking smile