"If baking is any labour at all, it's a labour of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation."
Regina Bret
"Baking day was the very best time,
It's a favourite memory of mine.
Smells in the kitchen, bread and cakes,
And even more delicious bakes."
www.bonnie-day.co.uk
INTRODUCTION
This week's Cognitive Stimulation Therapy session focuses on 'The Kitchen', because it was 'National Baking Week' 14th-20th October and 'The Great British Bake Off' final is on 15th November. You could also use this session for 'World Baking Day' on 17th May.
Ahead of time, we asked members to bake something to bring to the group, or bring a slice of their favourite cake or biscuit. We went around the room and looked at (and tasted) members' contributions. (Caution to follow food handling guidelines.)
To start the main theme of this session, we asked:
- Does anyone enjoy cooking or baking?
- If so what are members' signature bakes?
- What are people's favourite baked goods generally?
IDIOMS
Next we thought about idioms to do with the kitchen and asked members to complete them, y way of a shout out:
Too many cooks spoil - THE BROTH
A watched pot - NEVER BOILS
A woman's place is in - THE KITCHEN (controversial)
Everything but the kitchen - SINK
If you can't stand the heat, get out - OF THE KITCHEN
Cooking on - GAS
Cut and - DRIED
Flash in the- PAN
Hall baked - IDEA
Living on a knife - EDGE
Handed to you on a - PLATE
Cook the - BOOKS
To curry - FAVOUR
To grill - SOMEONE
Out of the frying pan and into - THE FIRE
Simmer - DOWN
Turn up the - HEAT
It’s no use crying over - SPILT MILK
It all boils - DOWN TO
Know your - ONIONS
Piece of - CAKE
Bring home the - BACON
Cheap as - CHIPS
It's not my cup - OF TEA
He's got a finger in - EVERY PIE
The pot calling the kettle - BLACK
Take it with a pinch - OF SALT
As useful as a chocolate - TEAPOT
Have your cake and - EAT IT
First singalong ...
'If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked A Cake', Gracie Fields - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=honSSKeXME8
LYRICS
Come in!
Well, well, well. Look who's here.
I haven't seen you in many
A year.
If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake, baked a cake, baked a cake
If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake
Howdya do, howdya do, howdya do?
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd a-hired a band, grandest band in the land
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd a-hired a band
And spread the welcome mat for you
Oh, I don't know where you came from
'Cause I don't know where you've been
But it really doesn't matter
Grab a chair and fill your platter
And dig, dig, dig right in
If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake, hired a band, goodness sake!
If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake
Howdya do, howdya do, howdya do?
If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake, baked a cake, baked a cake
If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake
Howdya do, howdya do, howdya do?
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd a-hired a band, grandest band in the land
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd a-hired a band
Spread the welcome mat for you
Oh, I don't know where you came from
'Cause I don't know where you've been
But it really doesn't matter
Grab a chair and fill your platter
And dig, dig, dig right in
If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake, hired a band, goodness sake! If I knew you were comin' I'd've baked a cake Howdya do, howdya do, howdya do? Howdya do, howdya do, howdya do? Howdya do-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
MUSIC & PICTURE QUIZ
ROUND 1. Cakes
If appropriate (bearing in mind members' histories), you could start this round by asking members about their wedding cakes.
How many tiers were there?
What type of cake was it?
Did anyone save the top tier for their first baby?
 | Name the cake? Who makes 'exceedingly good cakes'? |
 | Name the cake? On what would you bake them? What date is 'St. David's Day'? |
 | Name the cake? What powder is used to make it? |
 | Name the bake?
In 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland', who stole the tarts?
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 | Name the cake?
Which liqueur is made from cherries?
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 | Name the cake? Which nut is a big part of the bake? |
 | Name the cake? What type of flour would you use in making this cake? |
 | Name the cake? What is the outside layer? |
 | Name the cake? What does "Dunking" mean? ('Dunkin' ******' is America's favourite baked goods chain.) |
 | Name the cake? If you took out the fruit, what would it be called? |
Which of these cakes was voted number one in the UK (According to 'The Independent')?
Which French Queen (the last) said "Let them eat cake!" ("Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!"), when told about the starving peasants outside the Palace Of Versailles during the 'French Revolution' in 1789?
Ad break ...
(Before watching) Name the characters?
Song break ...
'MacArthur Park', Donna Summer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV1oafB3grM
Which actor originally had a top 10 hit with this song in 1968?
PS. Does anyone know what the heck this song is all about???
LYRICS
Spring was never waiting for us, girl It ran one step ahead As we followed in the dance Between the parted pages and were pressed In love's hot, fevered iron Like a striped pair of pants
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down Someone left the cake out in the rain I don't think that I can take it 'Cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again Oh no!
I recall the yellow cotton dress Foaming like a wave On the ground around your knees The birds, like tender babies in your hands And the old men playing checkers by the trees
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down Someone left the cake out in the rain I don't think that I can take it 'Cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again Oh no!
There will be another song for me For I will sing it There will be another dream for me Someone will bring it I will drink the wine while it is warm And never let you catch me looking at the sun And after all the loves of my life After all the loves of my life You'll still be the one
I will take my life into my hands and I will use it I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it I will have the things that I desire And my passion flow like rivers through the sky And after all the loves of my life Oh, after all the loves of my life I'll be thinking of you And wondering why
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down Someone left the cake out in the rain I don't think that I can take it 'Cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh no! Oh no No Oh no!
ROUND 2. Biscuits
You could start this round by asking which members enjoy dunking biscuits in their tea or coffee?
Which is the best biscuit to dunk with?
If the biscuit falls into the drink, do you retrieve it, drink it with the soggy biscuit in it, or make a fresh cup?
 | Name the biscuit? Are there any nuts in them? |
 | Name the biscuit? Are they flavoured with tea? |
 | Name the biscuit? In which country of the UK (and city) was McVitie's founded in 1830?
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 | Name the biscuit? Which country is it associated with? |
 | Name the biscuit, or cake?? Complete the advertising slogan ... "Full moon, half moon .... ." |
 | Name the bake? What is the main ingredient? |
 | Name the biscuit?
Name the fabric on which they are resting?
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 | Name the biscuit? Where did they originate? |
 | Name the biscuit? How many days are there until Christmas?
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 | Name the biscuit? What would you serve with them? |
Which of these biscuits was voted number one in the UK?
Name the TV chefs?
What did the lady on the left always caution against?
Ad break ...
(Before watching) Name the character?
(PS Mary would NOT be happy!)
Name some different types of sugar?
LYRICS
Sugar,
Oh, Honey Honey.
You are my candy girl,
and you got me wanting you.
Honey,
Oh, Sugar, Sugar.
You are my candy girl
and you got me wanting you.
I just can't believe the loveliness of loving you.
(I just can't believe it's true).
I just can't believe the wonder of this feeling too.
(I just can't believe it's true).
Sugar,
Oh, Honey Honey.
You are my candy girl,
and you got me wanting you.
Honey,
Oh, Sugar, Sugar.
You are my candy girl
and you got me wanting you.
When I kissed you girl,
I knew how sweet a kiss could be.
(I know how sweet a kiss can be)
Like the summer sunshine
pour your sweetness over me.
(Pour your sweetness over me).
Oh pour little sugar on me honey (sugar)
Pour little sugar on me baby (honey honey)
When you make love so sweet (Yeah Yeah Yeah.)
Pour little sugar on me (oh yeah)
Pour little sugar on me honey
Pour little sugar on me baby
I'm gonna make love so sweet (hey hey hey)
Pour little sugar on me honey.
Ah sugar.
Oh honey, honey.
You are my candy, girl,
and you got me wanting you.
Oh honey (honey, honey, sugar, sugar)
Sugar, sugar
You are my candy girl.
ROUND 3. Identify the bread
You could start this round by asking members how they like their toast - white, brown, lots of butter or just a thin layer?
What is you favourite topping - marmalade, jam, beans on toast etc?
 | Name the bread?
Which culture or tradition does it come from?
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 | Name the bread? What is its name slang for? |
 | Name the bread? What is French for 'some bread'? |
 | Name the bread? If this kind of dough was baked with chocolate inside of it, what would it be called? |
 | Name the bread? On which day would you serve them? A bonus point if you can sing the song ... |
 | Name the bread? On which date might you eat one of these with a frankfurter, onions and tomato ketchup inside? |
 | Name this bread? Which country is it associated with (it was mentioned above)? |
 | Name this bread side dish? Which spice and herb flavour are the topping for this bread? |
 | Name this bread dish? Which country is it most associated with? What is the number 1 in the UK? |
 | Name the bread? Who is known as 'The Girl From Tiger Bay'? |
Which brand of bread was voted number 1 in the UK?
Here she is. Pictured with who?
Name the 1964 movie? Here is the track - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn2oPN1cDQg
Thinking of colours and fingers, if a chef cuts themselves whilst doing prep, what colour plaster should they wear and why?
Ad break ...
(Before watching) Name the bread from the advert?
What was the advertising slogan?
(Afterward) What music was played during the advert?
Song break ...
'Baker Street', Gerry Rafferty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo6aKnRnBxM
Which three people lived at 221b Baker Street?
LYRICS
Winding your way down on Baker Street Light in your head and dead on your feet Well, another crazy day You'll drink the night away And forget about ev'rything
This city desert makes you feel so cold It's got so many people, but it's got no soul And it's taken you so long To find out you were wrong When you thought it held everything
You used to think that it was so easy You used to say that it was so easy But you're tryin', you're tryin' now Another year and then you'd be happy Just one more year and then you'd be happy But you're cryin', you're cryin' now
Way down the street there's a light in his place He opens the door, he's got that look on his face And he asks you where you've been You tell him who you've seen And you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buying some land He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands And then he'll settle down In some quiet little town And forget about ev'rything
But you know he'll always keep movin' You know he's never gonna stop movin' 'Cause he's rollin', he's the rolling stone When you wake up, it's a new mornin' The sun is shinin', it's a new mornin' You're goin', you're goin' home
ROUND 4. Identify the kitchen appliance (reminiscence)
You could start this round by asking which members remember these things, either in their family home or their grandparents houses?
- Gas over with pilot light and eye level grill
- Housecoats
- Larders
 | Name the item? Describe how it worked? |
 | Name the item? What did we used to weigh things in, i.e. before kgs and mls? |
 | Name the item? What was important to do before using it? |
 | Name the item? What would you remove with the sharp end? |
 | Name the item? What substance was solidified in it? |
 | Name the item? What would you usually use it with? |
 | Name the item? Which cream would thicken to soft peaks? |
 | Name the item? What would you usually set in it? |
 | Name the item? How would you put the drink? |
 | Name the item? Name the flower after which they were named? |
Ad break ...
(Before watching) What brand of tea were they advertising?
'I Want To Make It With You', Bread - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xou2PzPuRu0
Name the lead singer and songwriter with 'Bread'?
What is the word 'Bread' slang for?
LYRICS
Hey, have you ever tried Really reaching out for the other side? I may be climbing on rainbows But baby, here goes
Dreams, they're for those who sleep Life is for us to keep And if you're wondering what this song is leading to I want to make it with you I really think that we could make it, girl
No, you don't know me well In every little thing only time will tell But you believe the things that I do And we'll see it through
Life can be short or long Love can be right or wrong And if I chose the one I'd like to help me through I'd like to make it with you I really think that we could make it, girl
Baby, you know that dreams, they're for those who sleep Life, it's for us to keep And if I chose the one I'd like to help me through I'd like to make it with you I really think that we could make it, girl
Round 5. School Dinners & Breaks
Name the biscuit? Which 1968 musical movie had a character in it called 'The Artful Dodger'?
Name the biscuit? What flavour are they?
Name the biscuit? Have they got any smaller since we were children, or have our hands got bigger?
Name the biscuit? There is a type of whisky also with this name, where did it originate?
Name the biscuit? Do the ingredients contain any egg?
Name the pudding? What is the name of the raw hard meat fat which this desert is made with?
Name the pudding? What cold cake is it similar or equal to?
Name the pudding? Which company manufactures most if not all of the syrup in the UK?
Name the pudding? Which fruit is sprinkled throughout the bake?
Song break ...
'Three Wheels On My Wagon', The New Christy Minstrels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1pFTSQfmhU
Which native American Indians were chasing the wagon?
LYRICS
Three wheels on my wagon And I'm still rolling along The Cherokees are chasing me Arrows fly Right on by But I'm singing a happy song
I'm singing a higgity, haggity, hoggety, high Pioneers, they never say die A mile up the road there's a hidden cave And we can watch those Cherokees Go galloping by
"George, they're catching up to us!" "Get back in the wagon woman!"
Two wheels on my wagon And I'm still rolling along Them Cherokees are after me Flaming spears Burn my ears But I'm singing a happy song
I'm singing a higgity, haggity hoggety, high Pioneers, they never say die Half a mile up the road there's a hidden cave And we can watch those Cherokees Go galloping by
"Duh, Paw? Are you sure this is the right road?" "Will you hush up? You and your maps!"
One wheel on my wagon And I'm still rolling along Them Cherokees after me I'm all in flames At the reins But I'm singing a happy song
I'm singing a higgity, haggity hoggety, high Pioneers, they never say die Right around that turn there's a hidden cave And we can watch those Cherokees Go galloping by
"George? Should I get the bag of beads and trinkets?" "Woman, I know what I'm doing!"
No wheels on my wagon So I'm not rolling along The Cherokees captured me They look mad Things look bad But I'm singing a happy song
"C'mon all you Cherokees, sing along with me!" Higgity, haggity hoggety, high Pioneers, they never say die Higgity, haggity hoggety, high Pioneers, they never say die Higgity, haggity hoggety, high
Who was the winner of 2015 'Bake Off'? (She now has her own TV show.)
Final singalong ...
'Yummy Yummy Yummy', Ohio Express - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozqfOzqMvlQ
Ask members to try and rub their tummies and pat their heads at the same time. Who can do it?
LYRICS
Yummy, yummy, yummy, I've got love in my tummy And I feel like a-lovin you Love, you're such a sweet thing, good enough to eat thing And that's just a-what I'm gonna do
Ooh, love to hold ya Ooh, love to kiss ya Ooh, love I love it so
Ooh love, you're sweeter Sweeter than sugar Ooh love, I won't let you go
Yummy, yummy, yummy, I've got love in my tummy And as silly as it may seem The lovin' that you're giving is what keeps me livin' And your love is like peaches and cream
Kind-a like sugar Kind-a like spices Kind-a like, like what you do
Kind-a sounds funny But, I love honey And honey, I love you
Yummy, yummy, yummy, I've got love in my tummy That your love can satisfy Love, you're such a sweet thing, good enough to eat thing And sweet thing, that ain't no lie
I love to hold ya I love to kiss ya Oh love, I love it so
Oh love, you're sweeter Sweeter than sugar Oh love, I won't let you go
Sweet thing Yummy, yummy Sweet thing
Sweet thing Yummy, yummy Sweet thing
PRACTICAL ACTIVITY
You could have the group pickle some onions in time for Christmas. Here a recipe from Sarsons.
INGREDIENTS
600ml Sarson's Malt vinegar
500g small pickling onions
25g table salt
100g granulated sugar
10 peppercorns
2tsp mustard seeds
1tsp coriander seeds
2 bay leaves
METHOD
Put the onions in a large bowl and tip over a kettle of boiling water. Leave for 20 seconds then pour into a colander, return to the bowl and pour over lots of very cold water. The skins should now peel off very easily.
Once peeled, layer in a bowl and sprinkle each layer with salt. Cover and leave overnight or up to 24 hrs.
Meanwhile pour the vinegar and sugar into a large saucepan with the peppercorns, mustard seeds and bay leaves. Put the lid on the pan, bring to the boil then remove from the heat and set aside to allow the spices to infuse.
The following day rinse the onions well and pat dry.
Pack the onions into sterilised Kilner® Jars then use a jug to pour over the vinegar, including the mustard, peppercorns and bay, completely covering the onions. Seal and allow to mature for 6 weeks.
REFRESHMENTS
You could indulge in a Cream Tea. This one is Devonian, as the jam is on top.
ANSWERS
Round 1.
French Fancies / Mr Kipling
Welsh Cakes / Griddle or Bakestone / 1st March
Chocolate Cake / Cocoa Powder
Jam Tarts / The Knave Of Hearts - "The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!"
Black Forest Gateau / Kirsch
Carrot Cake / Walnuts
Victoria Sponge / Self Raising Flour
Battenburg / Marzipan
Donuts / Dipping your biscuit in a cup of tea to soften it
Lemon Drizzle Cake / Madeira Sponge
According to an 'Independent' 2019 survey, 'The UK’s Favourite Cakes' were:
Lemon drizzle, 40 per cent
Chocolate fudge cake, 38 per cent
Carrot cake, 37 per cent
Chocolate brownie, 36 per cent
Victoria sponge, 35 per cent
Chocolate muffin, 31 per cent
Sticky toffee pudding, 29 per cent
Coffee and walnut cake, 28 per cent
Black forest gateau, 26 per cent
Blueberry muffin, 26 per cent
Marie Antoinette
'The Homepride Men'
Richard Harris
Round 2.
Ginger Nuts / No - They were given this name because of their hard shell which crunches when you bite into them.
Rich Tea / No
Chocolate Digestive / Scotland (Edinburgh)
Garibaldi / Italy
Jaffa Cakes / "Full moon, half moon TOTAL ECLIPSE"
Flapjacks / Oats
Shortbread / Tartan
Oreo / New York
Gingerbread Men / *
Ritz Crackers / Cheese
According to a 2020 poll by Perspectus Global, the 'UK's Top 10 Biscuits' were:
1. Chocolate Digestive
2. Chocolate Hobnob
3. Custard Cream
4. Shortbread
5. Jaffa Cake
6. Chocolate Chip Cookie
7. Digestive
8. Ginger Nut
9. Chocolate Bourbon
10. Chocolate Fingers
Mary Berry / Paul Hollywood & Prue Leith / 'A Soggy Bottom'
'Pilsbury Dough Boy'
Sugar cubes, demerara, granulated, icing sugar, cane sugar, molasses, syrup etc
Round 3.
Bagel / Jewish-Judaism
Crumpet / An attractive woman
French Stick / "Du pain"
Croissants / Pain au chocolat
Hot Cross Buns / Easter Sunday -
"Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns!
If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons.
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns!"
Finger Rolls / Frankfurter or Weiner (Hot Dog) with fried onions, tomato ketchup & mustard
Brioche / France
Garlic Bread / Garlic & Parsley
Pizza / Italy
Shirley Bassey
Blue
'Hovis' / 'The New World Symphony', Dvorak
Sherlock Holmes, Doctor John Watson & Mrs Hudson
Round 4.
Meat Grinder / *
Weighing Scales / Pounds & Ounces
Rolling Pin / You would flour it
Potato Peeler / Eyes
Chip Pan / Lard
Scoop / Mashed Potato or Ice Cream
Whisk / Double
Jelly Moulds / Jelly , Blancmange or Savoury Jellied Dish
Tea Cosy / Tea Strainer
Rubber Gloves / Marigolds
Brooke Bond 'PG Tips'
David Gates
Money
Round 5.
Jammie Dodgers / 'Oliver'
Pink Wafers / Vanilla
Wagon Wheels / 'Burtons' say they are the same size, it's just our hands were smaller
Bourbon / Kentucky
Custard Cream / No
Spotted Dick / Suet
Jam Roly Poly / Swiss Roll
Treacle Pudding / 'Tate & Lyle'
Bread & Butter Pudding / Raisins
Cherokees
Nadiya Hussein
Aw how lovely to hear from you. Thanks so much x
As usual your information is interesting, thought provoking and a complete joy to share with others. You put so much hard work into these sessions, I am so grateful...Thankyou