Off topic: A Word About Baking

Baking success!

It may not come as a surprise that I, a blogger about books (and the owner of a Master’s degree in English), am not much of a science girl. But there is one kind of science that I love…baking! But baking, dear readers, is an exact science. And sometimes one learns that lesson the hard way. A few weeks ago, I decided to make gingersnaps, which I made last year (I have such a sweet tooth…I’m sure it makes my dentist happy). Now, the recipe I used called for baking soda. But I mistakenly added baking powder. And can we say, baking FAIL? Instead of yummy gingersnaps, I ended up with overly sweet blobs of sugar and molasses. It broke my heart. Well, yesterday, I made gingersnaps again—successfully. And, since I did everything correctly, they were scrumptious. And I was happy…as were my mom and stepdad, with whom I shared the gingersnaps. The end.