Being one of 5 kids, my mother was always baking when we were growing up -- but my favorite memory is the birthday cake she made for my 4th birthday -- 3 tiers, like a wedding cake, with those rock-hard white sugary birds and roses they used to sell -- but boy oh boy was I in heaven! She always baked using a "Foley Fork" that my Dad had welded back together several times -- when my sister and I discovered that our brother has thrown "that old fork" out after Mom passed away, we almost disowned him! We both still love to bake and continue to do so for friends, family, even our dogs. Thanks Mom!

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