When I was still working for the Evil Insurance Company, I made bread three day a week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday I took out my frustrations on the dough. Bang, flip, bash! One for you, one for your stupid brother and one for your ugly little dog, too. (Oops, that’s from another story, isn’t it?)
I sent The Squire to the office every day for a month (20 working days) with a different kind of bread – white bread made with egg and honey, whole wheat, cheese and cracked pepper, fresh herbs, two-toned bread, rye, various sorts of sour dough – you name it, he had it. The girls in my carpool stopped accepting the extra loaves because their husbands wanted to know why they didn’t make bread. The Squire ended up taking the leftovers to his office, where nobody complained -ever!
After I retired, the bread making slowed down; I was no longer so frustrated, and I had discovered the joy of afternoon naps.
About ten years ago, our three daughters got together and gave me (us, really) a DAK bread machine. That machine saw Trojan duty, working long and hard, turning out countless loaves of bread.
Until yesterday.
I got it all loaded, ready to go, and the motor had jammed. The Squire and I were on our way up to the Laundromat, and there is a brand new Goodwill Super Store in the shopping center, so after we put the clothes in the washers, we wandered down the way to see what was on offer.
Came home with a very nice Corner Bakery machine. Judging from the condition of the accompanying cookbook, it was hardly even used. The Squire managed to get the makin’s out of the DAK and into the Corner Bakery and away we went.
Not bad for $7.
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So glad that you could find a bread machine for so cheap and so quickly. I miss mine and have not found one as of yet in the thrift stores or rummage sales. Happy baking!
Ah…the ole afternoon nap??? Love it. Just love it……..Wish you and I were neighbors. BREAD is my down fall. Can’t get enough of it! 🙂