query: when did the first easy bake oven come out

pos: Easy-Bake Oven Easy-Bake Oven The Easy-Bake Oven is a working toy oven which Kenner introduced in 1963, and which Hasbro still manufactured as of late April 2016. The original toy used an ordinary incandescent light bulb as a heat source; current versions use a true heating element. Kenner sold 500,000 Easy-Bake Ovens in the first year of production. By 1997, more than 16 million Easy-Bake Ovens (in 11 models) had been sold. The oven comes with packets of cake mix and small round pans. (Additional mixes can be purchased separately.) After water is added to the mix in the pan, it is

pos: Easy-Bake Oven pushed into the oven through a slot. After cooking, the cake is pushed out through a slot in the other end. The Easy-Bake Oven was introduced in 1963 by Kenner Products, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based toy company. The original Kenner Easy-Bake Oven was heated by two 100-watt incandescent light bulbs, came in a pale yellow or turquoise, and was designed to resemble a conventional oven. The design changed many times over the years. An updated "Premier" model, available in avocado green or red, was released in 1969, followed by a "Mod" model in yellow or light green in 1971. A more

pos: Kenner Products "updated" version was available at least as late as the mid-1960s. Kenner introduced its popular Girder and Panel building sets construction toy in 1957, the Give-a-Show projector in 1959, the Easy-Bake Oven in 1963, the Electric Mold Master also in 1963, the Spirograph drawing toy in 1966, and the Starting Lineup sports action figure collectible line in 1988. Kenner Products obtained the rights to produce Star Wars action figures and playsets for the "Star Wars" trilogy from 1976 through 1985. After Kenner acquired the license to produce "Star Wars" toys when the Mego Corporation rejected it in 1976, Kenner popularized

pos: Ronald Howes age of 83. Ronald Howes Ronald B. Howes (May 22, 1926 – February 16, 2010) was the American toy inventor, best known for his invention of the Easy-Bake Oven, which was introduced to consumers in 1963. Howes' mother died when he was born. He was raised by his German grandmother and her American husband in Over-the-Rhine, a historic neighborhood in Cincinnati. Howes' family ran a series of small grocery stores in the city during the Great Depression. Howes taught himself to read before kindergarten. He left Walnut Hills High School during World War II in order to enlist in the

pos: Ronald Howes Ronald Howes Ronald B. Howes (May 22, 1926 – February 16, 2010) was the American toy inventor, best known for his invention of the Easy-Bake Oven, which was introduced to consumers in 1963. Howes' mother died when he was born. He was raised by his German grandmother and her American husband in Over-the-Rhine, a historic neighborhood in Cincinnati. Howes' family ran a series of small grocery stores in the city during the Great Depression. Howes taught himself to read before kindergarten. He left Walnut Hills High School during World War II in order to enlist in the United States Navy.

neg: Easy-Bake Oven recent model resembled a microwave oven. The most collectible model of the Easy-Bake Oven is the one-of-a-kind model presented to the winner of the 5,000,000th Easy-Bake Oven Sweepstakes in 1972. The sweepstakes celebrated the toy oven's achievement of 5 million products sold. Kenner licensed the Easy-Bake Oven to international markets. Japan represented a significant opportunity for Kenner. The toy oven was licensed to Nakajima Corporation, which sold its version as Margaret's Cooking Oven. In 1962, Kenner created the Gooney Bird as part of its marketing efforts. The new corporate mascot was primarily used as part of the company logo, appearing

neg: Easy-Bake Oven Meal pans were larger than the Easy Bake ones, and it could bake both desserts and main courses. Also, this model featured a heating element and did not require a light bulb. In 2006, a different version of the Easy-Bake was released, featuring a stove-top warmer and a heating element. But like Hasbro's first version, it had smaller pans, and it could only bake one pan at a time. But the new front-loading Hasbro design, a substantial departure from the traditional push-through arrangement, was apparently ill-conceived, as all (approx. 985,000) such units were recalled over safety concerns and reported injuries.

neg: Easy-Bake Oven an additional 249 reported incidents included 77 burns, 16 of which were second- or third-degree in nature. On July 19th 2007, Hasbro re-issued its voluntary recall of the Easy-Bake after learning that part of a 5-year-old girl's finger had to be amputated because of a severe burn. The recall affected 985,000 ovens that had been sold between May 2006 and July 2007. Ovens sold prior to May 2006 were not part of the recall, leaving more than 25 million side-entry/light bulb models in circulation unaffected. Notes Easy-Bake Oven The Easy-Bake Oven is a working toy oven which Kenner introduced in

neg: Easy-Bake Oven oven. The Easy-Bake Oven and Snack Center was introduced in 1993. A decade after the Easy-Bake Oven and Snack Center was introduced, the Real Meal Oven was released. This oven was different from the others in being able to cook larger portions, and two of them at once, using two pans at the same time. It won the 2003 Best Toy "Parenting" magazine Toy of the Year Award. The neutral colors were more accepted across gender lines, and were favored by parents, particularly in the midst of queries and complaints over versions not being offered for male children. The Real

neg: Easy-Bake Oven The oven was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2011, the last version to use a 100-watt incandescent light bulb was replaced by a new version with a dedicated heating element, titled Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven"." The replacement was due to the availability of better alternatives to the incandescent light bulbs that heated previous versions of the Easy-Bake Oven. This rendered all models that used light bulbs as their heating elements obsolete because the company no longer offers replacement bulbs. However, some critics of the redesign indicated that halogen light bulbs emitted sufficient heat to replace

neg: Easy-Bake Oven incandescent bulbs. In 2012, Hasbro announced the premiere of a version of the Easy-Bake Oven in black and silver after executives met with McKenna Pope, a girl from New Jersey who had started a Change.org petition asking the toy maker to offer the product in gender-neutral packaging. The prototype Easy-Bake Oven was also made available in blue. The redesigned product was slated to be unveiled in February 2013, at the New York Toy Fair. After a release of a new model in May 2006, Hasbro received reports of 29 children getting their hands or fingers caught in the front-loading door,

neg: Ronald Howes He served in the South Pacific during the war before returning to Cincinnati. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati, where he had already earned some credits while in high school. Howes came up with the idea for the Easy-Bake Oven when he noticed that street vendors kept their food hot by using heat-lamps. In addition to his creation of the Easy-Bake Oven, Howes also was involved in the creation of or refinement to a number of other Kenner Toy products, including Spirograph, Give-a-Show Projector, and Close-and-Play Record Player. Howes died on February 16, 2010 at the

neg: Easy-Bake Oven including 5 reports of burns. In February 2007, Hasbro and the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a voluntary recall of the oven and advised parents to stop using the oven with children under the age of 8 and contact the company for a free retrofit kit. The kit was approved by the CPSC and consisted of a plastic grate that fit over the existing oven door. The grate allowed the oven to function as designed, but it now provided an additional barrier to keep small fingers out. Despite the retrofit program, the problems persisted. According to data from the CPSC,

neg: Easy-Bake Oven on most product packaging along with the company slogan, “It’s Kenner, It’s Fun!” The bird was also used in trade publications and advertisements with the tagline, “This bird means business!” In 1968, Kenner approached Muppet creator Jim Henson to create a Muppet version of the Gooney Bird. The bird appeared in Easy-Bake Oven commercials with child actress Barbara Price. The Gooney Bird became so popular that Henson refurbished the character as Little Bird, Big Bird's smaller counterpart, in early seasons of "Sesame Street." After Kenner became a division of Hasbro, which then closed it down, Hasbro continued to produce the

neg: Amy Yasbeck of Dorothy Louise Mary (née Murphy; 1922–1984), a homemaker, and John Anthony Yasbeck (1921–1982), a butcher and grocery store owner. Her father was of Lebanese descent, while her mother was of Irish ancestry. As a child, Yasbeck was featured on the package art for the Betty Crocker Easy-Bake Oven. Years later, in 2000, she was presented with a new Easy-Bake Oven on the show "I've Got a Secret", for which she was a regular panel member. She spent her primary and secondary years at two different Catholic schools: Summit Country Day School and Ursuline Academy. After losing both of her

neg: Holly Hobbie a toy oven similar to Kenner's Easy-Bake Oven called The Holly Hobbie Oven. It was shaped like an old-fashioned wood-powered cookstove, used an incandescent light bulb for heat, and came with packaged mixes that could also be bought separately. In 1980, Holly was featured in "The Adventures of Holly Hobbie", a novel by Richard Dubelman. In this book, Holly Hobbie is a ghost who lives in a painting from 1803. She comes out of the painting to help a descendant, Liz Dutton, find her missing father, an archaeologist who has vanished in Guatemala. Beginning in 1989 and into the 1990s,

neg: Halogen oven terms of energy use, one source claims that a halogen oven uses about "half the electricity of a conventional oven and about the same as a microwave oven". In an effort to comply with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Hasbro redesigned its Easy-Bake Oven to utilize a halogen lamp for the oven's heating element in place of its less efficient conventional incandescent heating element. Halogen oven A halogen oven, halogen convection oven, or halogen cooking pot is a type of oven that utilizes a halogen lamp as its heating element. It is used primarily for cooking. Halogen

neg: Tandoor bread holes through to let the dough rise. Once it is shaped, the dough is placed on the walls of the tandoori oven. The dough is placed onto the heated inner walls of the tandoor and allowed to bake for 37 seconds at [around] 425°C. The bread is baked until it reaches uniform thickness, develops small blisters on the top crust, and achieves a reddish-brown crust color. Tandoor bread is commonly served with meats that were also cooked in the oven like tandoori chicken, "seekh kebob", or chicken Moghlai. Meals made in the tandoori oven come out with a hint of

neg: Shrinky Dinks colored with felt-tip pens, acrylic paint, colored pencils, etc. and cut into shapes. However, oily or waxy substances (such as cheap colored pencils, crayons, or oil paint) are not suitable because they melt or burn in high heat. When heated with the Easy-Bake Oven, a conventional oven, or a heat gun, the plastic shrinks and becomes thicker and more rigid, while retaining the colored design. Although Shrinky Dinks are primarily an arts and crafts product marketed for children, many adult crafters and artists find the product to be suitable for jewelry making and other projects. Blank sheets are available in

neg: How Lily Stole Christmas supposed to. The lady tells him that the package is already on the truck headed to Poughkeepsie. Marshall runs the truck down and asks if he can have the package back. The driver says yes but that he's running behind on his route so Marshall has to ride along. Marshall gets his package, but when the driver tells him that he won't be able to deliver all of the packages in time for Christmas he decides to help out. Lily opens the package to find an Easy-Bake Oven, something she wanted since childhood, but never got because her feminist mom

neg: Tim Cordes says. In the years to come, Cordes would learn the lessons and complete the tasks asked of every other doctor-in-training. In the classroom, he used books on tape and in Braille to learn the fundamentals. He also relied heavily on a computer that could read downloaded texts and e-mails at a blistering 500 words per minute — something Cordes can easily understand but would sound like gibberish to someone accustomed to normal-paced speech. The university also provided him with a machine — “It looks a little like an Easy-Bake oven,” says Cordes — that makes raised-line drawings so he could

neg: Bobby Flay was born in New York to Bill and Dorothy Flay. He was raised on the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. He is a fourth generation Irish American and was raised Catholic, attending denominational schools. At age 8, Flay asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas, despite his father's objections; his father thought that a G.I. Joe would be more gender-appropriate. He received both toys. Flay dropped out of high school at age 17. He has said his first jobs in the restaurant industry were at a pizza parlor and Baskin-Robbins. He then took a position making salads at Joe

neg: Monica Geller school, they are very much opposites. While both characters share similar economic backgrounds, they grew up on "different ends of the high school social order," with Rachel being a popular cheerleader and Monica "deal[ing] with body and control issues due to being an overweight child and teen." Sabienna Bowman of This Was TV observed that "Monica’s struggles ultimately left her more confident than Rachel, as well as more prepared for adulthood." Among her defining qualities, Monica has had a passion for cooking ever since childhood, stemming from when she received her first Easy-Bake Oven. A chef, the character has had

neg: Aaron McCargo Jr. was born and also grew up in Camden, New Jersey, and is one of six children. He became interested in cooking at age four, when he began baking cakes in his sister's Easy-Bake Oven. He began cooking in his family's kitchen at age seven. He was encouraged by his father, Aaron McCargo, Sr., who is a fine cook, and his mother, Julia, who has a preference for food with a great deal of flavor. He first studied cooking in a home economics class at Pyne Poynt Middle School in Camden, and began cooking as a Junior Volunteer in the kitchen

neg: Paolo Zampolli Paolo Zampolli Paolo Zampolli (born March 5, 1970) is an Italian-born New York City-based businessman, diplomat and environmental advocate. Paolo Zampolli is an only child of a Milanese family. Paolo started his business career as a child as a member of his father's toy manufacturing business, . He was responsible for testing the prototypes and selecting which toys would be launched into the Italian market. Harbert biggest success was introducing to Italy the "Star War" figures and the Easy-Bake Oven (). When he was aged 18, Zampolli lost his father in a skiing accident, when he inherited control of the

neg: Self-replicating machine supported on pillars. The other machinery would be placed under the canopy. A "casting robot" would use sculpting tools and templates to make plaster molds. Plaster was selected because the molds are easy to make, can make precise parts with good surface finishes, and the plaster can be easily recycled afterward using an oven to bake the water back out. The robot would then cast most of the parts either from nonconductive molten rock (basalt) or purified metals. A carbon dioxide laser cutting and welding system was also included. A more speculative, more complex microchip fabricator was specified to produce

neg: Baking broiling or grilling, heating mainly by radiation. Another piece of equipment still used for baking is the Dutch oven. "Also called a bake kettle, bastable, bread oven, fire pan, bake oven kail pot, tin kitchen, roasting kitchen, "doufeu" (French: "gentle fire") or "feu de compagne" (French: "country oven") [it] originally replaced the cooking jack as the latest fireside cooking technology," combining "the convenience of pot-oven and hangover oven." Asian cultures have adopted steam baskets to produce the effect of baking while reducing the amount of fat needed. Eleven events occur concurrently during baking, some of which (such as starch gelatinization)

neg: Wood-fired oven wood inside the chamber). After the coals are raked out, the oven gradually cools over a period of hours or even days (in the case of a well-insulated oven). Oven temperatures may exceed 1000 degrees Fahrenheit (538 degrees Celsius). The mass of the oven acts as a 'thermal battery', which slowly releases heat over time. The retained heat in the oven may be used to bake multiple batches. Alternatively, foods requiring different temperatures can be cooked in succession as the temperature of the oven drops. Similar models of wood fired oven available today can be traced back to Ancient Greece.

neg: The Merv Griffin Show (Seinfeld) play with the toys like children. Later, Elaine joins in to play with an Easy-Bake Oven (even though the batter, according to Jerry, is 30 years old). Kramer is concerned about his "ratings" and decides to change the format of the show to "Scandals and Animals". On the "show" (still without cameras), Kramer gets Jerry to admit that he has been drugging his girlfriend. Kramer then brings out an angry Celia (who was "backstage"); she breaks up with Jerry as Kramer and Newman do their best to whip up the non-existent audience with "oohs" and "ahhs". For the Animals segment

neg: Incandescent light bulb the Easy-Bake Oven toy. Incandescent bulbs typically have short lifetimes compared with other types of lighting; around 1,000 hours for home light bulbs versus typically 10,000 hours for compact fluorescents and 30,000 hours for lighting LEDs. Incandescent bulbs have been replaced in many applications by other types of electric light, such as fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL), high-intensity discharge lamps, and light-emitting diode lamps (LED). Some jurisdictions, such as the European Union, China, Canada and United States, are in the process of phasing out the use of incandescent light bulbs while others, including Colombia,

neg: Tabun oven Tabun oven A tabun oven, or simply tabun (also transliterated taboon, from the ), is a clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom from which to stoke the fire. Built and used in biblical times as the family, neighbourhood, or village oven, tabun ovens continue to be built and used in parts of the Middle East today. Nowadays, some of the tabun ovens are also made out of metal. The taboon oven has historically been used to bake flatbreads such as taboon bread and laffa, and has been in widespread use among Arab and

neg: Rick Steiner (producer) Rick Steiner (producer) Richard Harris Steiner (November 8, 1946 – November 3, 2016) was a five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, whose hits included "The Producers", "Hairspray", and "Jersey Boys". Steiner was born in Cincinnati, to Philip Steiner, a founder of Kenner Products, the maker of the Easy-Bake Oven and Play-Doh; and Desirée (Harris) Steiner. Desirée Steiner was the daughter of Desirée Lazard, a Broadway actress, and Harry Harris, a former boxer known as the Human Hairpin. The two met in 1906 when she was appearing as Tessy Tarrytown in George M. Cohan's "Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway," at the New Amsterdam

neg: Easy Bake (song) part of the song was premiered for the rest of the world, when Jay Rock played the song on radio station Shade 45. The full song was made available the next day on the iTunes Store, as an instant gratification track for those who purchased the album. On November 25, 2015, the song was remixed with new production and a new verse by Kendrick Lamar, accompanied with a new title "Traffic Jam (Easy Bake Remix)". Easy Bake (song) "Easy Bake" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Jay Rock, taken from his second studio album "90059". It features

neg: Hasbro gender and ethnic bias in its choice of 24 images. Hasbro primarily sells toys directed at either the girl or boy markets. As such, there have been criticisms that Hasbro's toys reinforce gender stereotypes. For example, in December 2012, 13-year-old McKenna Pope started a campaign on Change.org, calling on the company to create a "boy-friendly" version of the popular Easy-Bake Oven and to feature boys on their packaging and materials. Within a week, over 30,000 people signed her petition. Hasbro was criticized for "sexist" product design when its 2015 Star Wars Monopoly board game failed to feature Rey, the female

neg: Cakes da Killa his debut mixtape "Easy Bake Oven, Vol. 1" through Stixx' Downtown Mayhem label. As an emerging artist in the LGBT hip hop genre—along with fellow artists such as Le1f, Mykki Blanco, and House of Ladosha—Bradshaw gained popularity through media interest in LGBT figures and themes in hip hop, having been written about in a Pitchfork article about said "movement". Bradshaw cites Remy Ma, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown, and Cam'ron as influences. Released for free on Mishka NYC's website, Bradshaw's second mixtape "The Eulogy" was released to overwhelming popularity when it was reviewed positively by Pitchfork. Miles Raymer of Pitchfork compared

neg: Angel food cake range from 325 to 375 °F, while baking time ranges from 30 minutes to one hour (Suas, M. 2009). If the angel food cake does not bake long enough, the foam and gel structures will not reach their full potential. In a bakery, angel food cakes could be baked in a rack oven, revolving oven, convention oven, or small deck oven. A commercial bakery may use a tunnel or traveling oven. When the cake has finished baking, it should have a golden brown color on the exposed area. The final volume will generally be two to three times larger than

neg: Lionel, LLC train was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame, along with the Easy-Bake Oven. It was the first time an electric toy had ever been inducted. That same year, Lionel made a bigger push to sell its train sets outside of hobby shops, selling them in stores such as FAO Schwarz, Macy's, and Target. By November 2006, the company had turned a US$760,000 profit on sales of US$55 million. In 2010, Lionel decided to remove RailSounds from train sets, using basic TrainSounds instead. In 2013, Lionel introduced "LionChief" Remote control trains to introduce wireless remote control to their starter

neg: Earth oven is added over everything. The food in the pit can take up to several hours to a full day to cook, regardless of the dry or wet method used. Today, many communities still use cooking pits for ceremonial or celebratory occasions, including the indigenous Fijian lovo, the Hawaiian imu, the Māori hāngi, the Mexican barbacoa, and the New England clam bake. The central Asian tandoor use the method primarily for uncovered, live-fire baking, which is a transitional design between the earth oven and the horizontal-plan masonry oven. This method is essentially a permanent earth oven made out of clay or

neg: Meeting People Is Easy bake youa Cake made of all their yeyesi wish you coould seeme dressd for the Kill.what a nastySURPRISE.unplug thephone.stop all the taps.itall comes flooding back.from poison cloud to poisoned dwarf»>what a nastydulkbhs SURPRISE.the wormsll come for you big boots Reception for "Meeting People Is Easy" was positive. The film received an average rating of 6.5/10 on Rotten Tomatoes, giving it 71% freshness. Reviewer Jessica Brandt of "theshrubbery.com" gave 5 out of 5 stars. Film critic Daniel Fletcher named "Meeting People is Easy" one of his ten favourite films. Troy Patterson, a critic for "Entertainment Weekly", gave the film a B+,

neg: Masonry oven modular ovens, all these methods are still in use. In all cases, the ovens typically go under a roof or some kind of weather protection. Perhaps the most significant change in masonry oven construction practices is insulation. Since masonry loses heat as fast (or faster) than it absorbs it, early ovens extended bake times by increasing mass. Thicker walls held more heat to bake more bread — but only up to a point. Since heat moves from high to lower temp, the outside of the oven can’t get as hot as the inside — unless you wrap it in a

neg: Earth oven world and are still commonly found in the Pacific region to date. To bake food, the fire is built, then allowed to burn down to a smoulder. The food is then placed in the oven and covered. This covered area can be used to bake bread or other various items. Steaming food in an earth oven covers a similar process. Fire-heated rocks are put into a pit and are covered with green vegetation to add moisture and large quantities of food. More green vegetation and sometimes water are then added, if more moisture is needed. Finally, a covering of earth

neg: Bachelor griller Bachelor griller A bachelor griller, mini oven or mini kitchen is a countertop kitchen appliance about the size of a microwave oven but instead can grill, bake, broil or roast food. It generally incorporates one or two heating elements at the top and bottom of the appliance, has one or two hobs () on the cooktop, or a ceramic hotplate, and may incorporate a rotisserie. It can be used to fry, bake and grill () foods. Recipes can be found at various websites. It is an alternative to reheating prepackaged meals in a microwave oven. Modern bachelor grillers have controller

neg: Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise her to go to bed. While she sleeps, her toys and stuffed animals come to life to prepare for her party. Fatty Bear searches through the house looking for ingredients with which to bake a cake. Unfortunately, it is not as easy as Fatty Bear thought - he had planned on baking the cake, but in the kitchen was a mysterious package. When he curiously inspects it, a small brown puppy pops out of it and promptly runs away, tearing the ribbon on the box. After that, Fatty Bear helps a doll named Gretchen set up for Kayla's party by

neg: Ancient Israelite cuisine ways: Initially, the dough was placed directly on the heated stones of a cooking fire or in a griddle or pan made of clay or iron (). In the time of the First Temple, two types of oven were used for baking bread: the jar oven and the pit-oven. The jar-oven was a large pottery container, narrowing into an opening toward the top; fuel was burned on the inside to heat it and the dough was pressed against the outside to bake. The pit-oven was a clay-lined excavation in the ground in which the fuel was burned and then pushed

neg: Shake 'n Bake Shake 'n Bake Shake 'n Bake, manufactured by Kraft Foods, is a flavored bread crumb-style coating for chicken and pork. The product is applied by placing raw meat pieces in a bag containing the coating, closing the bag, and shaking so the particles adhere. The coated meat is then baked in the oven. First introduced in 1965 by General Foods, it is currently marketed under the Kraft brand. Shake 'n Bake mimics the texture on the outside of fried foods and is similar to a bread crumb coating. It provides a baked alternative preparation to that of fried chicken and

neg: Easy Bake (song) Easy Bake (song) "Easy Bake" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Jay Rock, taken from his second studio album "90059". It features guest appearances from Rock's Top Dawg Entertainment label-mates Kendrick Lamar and SZA. The song, which was produced by Skhye Hutch, THANKGOD4CODY, The Antydote, Chris Calor and SmokeyGotBeatz, was released as a promotional single on August 27, 2015. The song samples "Waitin' for the Postman", as performed by Syreeta. The song was first premiered for a limited audience during a listening session for "90059" in Los Angeles on August 16, 2015. On August 26, the first

neg: Lionel Corporation Lionel Corporation Lionel Corporation was an American toy manufacturer and retailer that was in business from 1900 to 1995. Founded as an electrical novelties company, Lionel specialized in various products throughout its existence, but toy trains and model railroads were its main claim to fame. Lionel trains, produced from 1900 to 1969, drew admiration from model railroaders around the world for the solidity of their construction and the authenticity of their detail. During its peak years in the 1950s, the company sold $25 million worth of trains per year. In 2006, Lionel's electric train, along with the Easy-Bake Oven, became

neg: Dessert bar Krusteaz added a line of dessert bars to its selection of quick and easy baked goods. The U.S. Navy SEAL Guide to Fitness and Nutrition includes numerous bars in its "lightweight menus". Dessert bar Dessert bars, or simply bars or squares, are a type of American "bar cookie" that has the texture of a firm cake or softer than usual cookie. They are prepared in a pan and then baked in the oven. They are cut into squares or rectangles. They are staples of bake sales and are often made for birthdays. They are especially popular during the holidays, but

neg: Christmas Do-Over second, Kevin makes a purchase without even knowing what the gift is. He arrives at Jill's family's home to a mixed reception, welcomed only by his son Ben (Logan Grove) and Jill's Granny Conlon (Ruta Lee). Matters worsen as it is revealed that the gift he purchased for his son is an "easy bake oven." Jill's new boyfriend, Todd (David Millbern), a cardiologist, outshines him at every opportunity, dressing as Santa (which Kevin usually does every Christmas), providing Ben a better gift, and giving Jill a new car. Feeling depressed, Kevin tries to leave town, but finds his only route

neg: Smith–Harris House (East Lyme, Connecticut) interior is designed with the lines and moldings of the Greek Revival styling. The fireplace has a simple projecting mantel, and the walls are plain with plastered walls and cornice moldings. In adherence to fire code standards, the rear chimney was rebuilt, yet "accurately reproduces the large bake oven." The second floor is similar to the first floor except the rear rooms have been converted to bedrooms. Cleary believes that the boards used to finish the attic stairway and part of the attic may come from the replaced ell, which possibly was from a previous house on the site. After

neg: Earth oven bake bread but is also used to cook venison and waran. When baking bread, the wheat or barley flour is mixed with water and some salt and then placed directly into the hot sands beneath the camp fire. It is then covered again by hot coal and left to bake. This kind of bread is eaten with black tea (in the absence of labneh). The sand has to be knocked off carefully before consuming the bread. Sometimes this type of bread is also made when the family is together, because people like the taste of it. The bread is often

neg: All's Fair in Oven War the renovation will be done in three weeks, it takes two years of renovation (though nobody looks any older). Marge's kitchen is finally remodelled, for the price of $100,000. She then cooks her first dish in the kitchen, which gets rave reviews from many Springfieldians, as well as author Thomas Pynchon. At the Kwik-E-Mart, Marge encounters an advertisement for the Ovenfresh bake-off, in which the grand prize is being Ovenfresh's spokeswoman, "Auntie Ovenfresh". Under Ned Flanders's advice, she decides to enter the bake-off with her "dessert dogs" and she wins, beating Ralph's "Grilled crayon sandwich." At the bake-off, most of

neg: History of Leeds help, and placed tenants under obligation to grind corn at his mill and bake in his oven. Leeds was granted some rights of self-government and it had burgesses who were freemen. Yet the charter granted to the townspeople of Leeds only the lowest conditions needed for urban development. It did not transform the manor into a borough but established a borough within a manor. It was not coextensive with the manor but consisted of only a group of tenements within it. The new town was laid out along the line of a street, later to be called Briggate, which was

neg: Irwin Toy figures, Care Bears and the Easy-Bake Oven. In the early 1980s, the Atari Video Computer System was a success, and Irwin was the Canadian distributor. Irwin would also acquire the rights to the Sega video game brand in Canada later on. The video game sales helped fuel revenues of $100 million and growth for the company. The company also had a junior shareholders program to have children become interested in the toy company and introduce them to the stock market. The company had 350 employees at their downtown Toronto factory. 1972-1987 Ed Hurst, Jerry Inch and Bob Blakely, in charge

neg: Toy Museum of NY branches. The museum's collection pays homage to the history of toys. Established by Marlene Hochman, the museum is a traveling museum with performances, workshops and webinars. In addition to rare dolls, the museum has a collection of classics like Mr. Potato Head, the original Frisbee pie pan, G.I. Joe and, the Easy-Bake Oven. Toy Museum of NY The Toy Museum of NY is a theatrical and performance based museum which uses the museum's collection for its performances and to tell the story of societal change. It was founded in 1999 as The Doll and Toy Museum of NYC and given

neg: Suzy Homemaker to 12. The Suzy Homemaker doll became the second-most popular doll in the United States after the Barbie doll. One of Suzy Homemaker's competitors was the Easy-Bake Oven line of products. Suzy Homemaker products are today being produced and sold as nostalgia items. There are products for adults based on Suzy Homemaker, but given some contemporary humour. The trademark for Suzy Homemaker is owned by J. Lloyd International, Inc. The toy appliances and doll became much desired toys among girls from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. As this generation grew up, "Suzy Homemaker" eventually became an insult directed at

neg: National Toy Hall of Fame Play (now The Strong) in Rochester, New York, in 2002 after it outgrew its original home. Sixty-three toys have been enshrined in the National Toy Hall of Fame: This year’s nominees were: Atari Game System, Big Wheel, Easy-Bake Oven, Lite-Brite, Fisher-Price Little People, Hot Wheels, Lionel Trains, Operation Skill Game, Pez candy dispenser, rubber duck, skateboard, and Twister. Only two of the twelve nominees took their place in the hall that year. The following toys were added in 2008: The following toys were added in 2009: The following toys were added in 2010: The following toys were added in 2011:

neg: Rick Steiner (producer) Playhouse in the Park, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts. At his death, Steiner was working on a musical adaptation of the movie "Bull Durham." Rick Steiner (producer) Richard Harris Steiner (November 8, 1946 – November 3, 2016) was a five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, whose hits included "The Producers", "Hairspray", and "Jersey Boys". Steiner was born in Cincinnati, to Philip Steiner, a founder of Kenner Products, the maker of the Easy-Bake Oven and Play-Doh; and Desirée (Harris) Steiner. Desirée Steiner was the daughter of Desirée Lazard, a Broadway actress, and Harry Harris, a

neg: Yam Kim-fai is just hubris for some have never seen, let alone been in those shoes of such performers. Easy-Bake Oven in baking may have an equivalent in Cantonese opera. Cheung Wood Yau was the ready-mixed cake mix for his son, assistant director Chor Yuen in the 1956 film. Vocal style in Cantonese opera is personal, the brand, the signature, of performers, that they decide to teach/share for a fee or otherwise. Yam shared with only Loong how to use the mouth and surrounding cavities as an instrument while others learnt to sing like Yam directly or indirectly. According to herself, Yam

neg: Electric light heat lamps in fast food restaurants and toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven. Tungsten filament lamps have long been used as fast-acting thermistors in electronic circuits. Popular uses have included: A stylized depiction of a light bulb features as the logo of the Turkish AK Party. In circuit diagrams lamps usually are shown as symbols. There are two main types of symbols, these are: Electric light An electric light is a device that produces visible light from electric current. It is the most common form of artificial lighting and is essential to modern society, providing interior lighting for buildings and

neg: Christmas Do-Over better man, Kevin once again relives Christmas, as while he is doing better it is still a chance to regain Jill's love, striving to be the best he can. He practices his dancing and helps Arthur win the Christmas fair competition; he re-designs the easy bake oven into a "monster melt" that greatly impresses everyone; and he sings a song during which Todd was meant to propose. Todd withdraws like a gentleman after seeing that Kevin is indeed a good man who deserves another chance with his family. Afterwards, he and Jill have a walk, and he admits to himself

neg: Tarte flambée the 1960s. A "tarte flambée" would be used to test the heat of their wood-fired ovens. At the peak of its temperature, the oven would also have the ideal conditions in which to bake a "tarte flambée." The embers would be pushed aside to make room for the "tarte" in the middle of the oven, and the intense heat would be able to bake it in 1 or 2 minutes. The crust that forms the border of the tarte flambée would be nearly burned by the flames. The result resembles a thin pizza. Tarte flambée Tarte flambée (original name: Flammkuchen)

neg: Baked potato a long time. Small potatoes bake more quickly than large ones and therefore retain more of their vitamin C. Despite the popular misconception that potatoes are fattening, baked potatoes can be used as part of a healthy diet. Some people bake their potatoes and then scoop out the interior, leaving the skin as a shell. The white interior flesh can then be mixed with various other food items such as cheese, butter, or bacon bits. This mixture is then spooned back into the skin shells and they are replaced in the oven to warm through. In America these are known

neg: Earl Shilton and a bell was rung when the oven was hot. This was when the bread was made at home and sent to the bakers. This is probably, too, the origination of "Cake Lane." There was also a bake house in Candle Maker Alley, a small lane running between Almys Lane and the top of The Meadows, where between the World Wars, local folk would take their roasts along to be cooked in the oven. Near to the present West Street stood the old Yew Tree Farm, prior to the erection of the present Jubilee Terrace. An old malt-house once stood

neg: Convicts' Bread Oven The convicts' camp was two miles north where a dry gulch empties into Plateau Creek. Convicts' Bread Oven The Convicts' Bread Oven is a concrete oven built in 1911 in the style of Mexican adobe ovens. It was used to bake bread daily from April 1911 through July 1912 to feed 30 state prison inmates and their guards as they worked on a stretch of road in Plateau Canyon. The oven was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1974. The oven is 7 feet long, nearly 5 feet wide, 4 feet tall and sits halfway

neg: Convicts' Bread Oven Convicts' Bread Oven The Convicts' Bread Oven is a concrete oven built in 1911 in the style of Mexican adobe ovens. It was used to bake bread daily from April 1911 through July 1912 to feed 30 state prison inmates and their guards as they worked on a stretch of road in Plateau Canyon. The oven was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1974. The oven is 7 feet long, nearly 5 feet wide, 4 feet tall and sits halfway between Plateau Creek and Colorado State Highway 65 about 7 miles east of Interstate 70.

neg: Pizza sold to customers to bake in their own ovens. Some grocery stores sell fresh dough along with sauce and basic ingredients, to complete at home before baking in an oven. In restaurants, pizza can be baked in an oven with stone bricks above the heat source, an electric deck oven, a conveyor belt oven or, in the case of more expensive restaurants, a wood or coal-fired brick oven. On deck ovens, pizza can be slid into the oven on a long paddle, called a peel, and baked directly on the hot bricks or baked on a screen (a round metal

neg: Stahly–Nissley–Kuhns Farm barn, there is a shed roof addition which contains a corn crib and wagon shed. There is a windmill constructed in the 1920s, south of the barn. West of the house are three small outbuildings. They are the food drying house, the bake oven, and the smoke house. Each is a frame structure with a front gable roof and wood shingles. The food-drying house has beveled horizontal siding. There are shallow drawers for the food to be dried. The smokehouse and bake oven have vertical wood siding. All three buildings appear to be from about 1900. To the west of

neg: Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man 1765), in the form: Marking pastry or baked goods with an identifiable mark may stem from a time when households that did not own an oven of their own could have brought their items to a local baker or bake house, paying to have their items finished for a small fee. Marking the pastry would have been a way to ensure the return of the proper item. The earliest version set to music appears in 'A Christmas Box' by James Hook, published in 1796. The rhyme is often accompanied by hand-clapping between two people, a clapping game. It alternates between

neg: Dutch oven has endured for over 300 years, since at least 1710. American Dutch ovens changed over time during the colonial era. These changes included a shallower pot, legs to hold the oven above the coals, and a lid flange to keep the coals on the lid and out of the food. Paul Revere is credited with the design of the flat lid with a ridge for holding coals as well as the addition of legs to the pots. Colonists and settlers valued cast-iron cookware because of its versatility and durability. Cooks used them to boil, bake, stew, fry, and roast. The

neg: The Gingerdead Man Amos out with a hammer. Amos recovers, shoots the oven door's lock off, and saves Sarah. Brick returns. The Gingerdead Man gets Amos's pistol and opens fire. Julia and Brick manage to subdue him, and Brick eats the cookie's head. Brick is possessed by the Gingerdead Man. He is pushed into the oven and baked to death. Several months later, Betty, Sarah, and Amos are having a bake sale to raise money for the hospital, with a little help from two nurses. Two kids ask if they have any gingerbread cookies, and one of the nurses tells them that an

neg: Russian oven for smoking food, is required to slow down the cooling of the oven. The Russian oven is usually in the centre of the log hut (izba). The builders of Russian ovens are referred to as "stovemakers" ("pechniki"). Good stovemakers always had a high status among the population. A badly built Russian oven may be very difficult to repair, bake unevenly, smoke, or retain heat poorly. There are many designs for the Russian oven. For example, there is a variant with two hearths (one of the hearths is used mainly for fast cooking, the other mainly for heating in winter). In

neg: Russian oven surface of the stove is safe to touch. The oven was and is used until today for cooking and had a strong influence on the taste of Russian cuisine. Dishes where the oven is used are pancakes to bake or pies. The porridge or the pancakes prepared in such an oven may differ in taste from the same meal prepared on a modern stove or range. The process of cooking in the Russian oven can be called "languor" — holding dishes for a long period of time at a steady temperature. Foods that are believed to acquire a distinctive character

neg: Communal oven Communal oven The four banal (English: common oven) was a feudal institution in medieval France. The feudal lord (French: "seigneur") often had, among other banal rights, the duty to provide and the privilege to own all large ovens within his fief, each operated by an ovenmaster or "fournier". In exchange, personal ovens were generally outlawed and commoners were thus compelled to use the seigniorial oven to bake their bread. Such use was subject to payment, in kind or money, originally intended merely to cover the costs associated to the construction, maintenance and operation of the oven. Seigniorial ovens were masonry

neg: Reflector oven portable stove, depending on the situation in which the food is being prepared. In Colonial America this method of baking meat, fowl, quick bread, or pastries, was a very popular method for hearth cooking. A reflector oven that uses the Sun as its primary heat source is known as a solar cooker. A Reflector oven is set beside the fire to capture the radiant heat, and bake with it. It is often tin, new ones are made from aluminum. The picture with this article shows it being set directly on the coals. Reflector oven A reflector oven (sometimes known in

neg: Earth oven Earth oven An earth oven, ground oven or cooking pit is one of the most simple and ancient cooking structures. At its most basic, an earth oven is a pit in the ground used to trap heat and bake, smoke, or steam food. Earth ovens have been used in many places and cultures in the past, and the presence of such cooking pits is a key sign of human settlement often sought by archaeologists. Earth ovens remain a common tool for cooking large quantities of food where no equipment is available. They have been used in various civilizations around the

neg: Masonry oven of grain agriculture — in other words, bread (and beer — which is the likely source of the yeast used to make the first bread rise). Ancient Egyptians left drawings of bakers putting dough on a hot rock and covering it with a hot clay pot — the first “true” oven. Over time, the single-loaf ovens grew large enough to bake multiple loaves, and construction practices expanded from holes in the ground to clay pots to brick and rock domes and vaults. Masonry ovens are used in the Persian Gulf region for the preparation of the traditional khubz bread. In

neg: Bruno Catalano own art practise in 1985 and secured an oven in which he would bake his first clay figure. Later Catalano began to make big bronze sculptures. His first works were compact and conventional but the later series become increasingly expressive. In 2004 a flaw in one of his characters – a depiction of Cyrano – prompted him to dig and hollow out the chest. A new path of work ensues. An exhibition took place in Marseille in September 2013, to celebrate its status as the European Capital of Culture with ten life-size sculptures exhibited at the port of Marseille. Bruno

neg: Backe, backe Kuchen Familiar songs that use this effect are significantly stronger than that with a relatively simple three-bar song, examples like "Backe, backe Kuchen" include "" or the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The text records what was probably a common practice when composed. That is to say, the bakers after baking bread "called" with a horn to signal to the women of the neighborhood, that the residual heat of the oven could now be used to bake the women's own cakes. Also, where the bread was baked on certain days in the common village oven, there was a signal

neg: Baeckeoffe and thus not have time to cook. They would drop the pots off at the baker on Monday morning and do the laundry. When the children returned home from school they would then pick up the pot at the baker and carry it home with them. This version of the story may be closer to reality as bakers were often closed on Sundays. Baeckeoffe Baeckeoffe (English: "bake oven") is a casserole dish that is typical in the French region of Alsace, situated on the border with Germany. In the Alsatian dialect, Baeckeoffe means "baker's oven". It is a mix of

neg: Communal oven World War II. In some rural areas of France, the old communal ovens are still extant ("illustration") and are sometimes used for community celebrations. Communal oven The four banal (English: common oven) was a feudal institution in medieval France. The feudal lord (French: "seigneur") often had, among other banal rights, the duty to provide and the privilege to own all large ovens within his fief, each operated by an ovenmaster or "fournier". In exchange, personal ovens were generally outlawed and commoners were thus compelled to use the seigniorial oven to bake their bread. Such use was subject to payment, in

neg: Reflector oven Reflector oven A reflector oven (sometimes known in older cooking literature as a tin kitchen ), is a polished metal container, often made of tin. It is designed to enclose an article of food on all but one side, to cause it to bake by capturing radiant heat from an open fire, and reflecting the heat towards the food, avoiding smoke flavoring the food. In its simplest form, a reflector oven is simply a box or collar that partially surrounds the food, with an open side that faces the heat source, which is generally either a hearth fire or a

neg: Huda Beauty darker skin tone. Actually, there were tweets from darker women pointing out about Kattan's exclusion of deeper skin tones back long before Aina talked about the product on her channel. In June 2018, Huda Beauty launched a product line named "Huda Easy Bake". Some noted similarities between this product and that of Beauty Bakerie, a smaller black-owned American indie brand. Another top influencer, Jeffree Star, has criticised Huda Beauty products multiple times. In July 2018, Star alleged in a video that Huda Beauty had copied the formula of its easy bake setting powder from Beauty Bakerie. He accused Huda Beauty

neg: Communal oven ovens built on the Roman plan and were large enough to hold an entire community's ration of bread. For example, in the hamlet of Nan-sous-Thil (Côte-d'Or, France), the villagers were required to bake their bread at the "four banal", as at home they were permitted only a small oven placed under the hood of the chimneypiece, for baking ""gâteau et flan"". Those regulations sought to reduce the risk of fire where thatched cottages huddled together. The danger was real, as demonstrated in 1848 when a full quarter of the neighbouring hamlet of Thil-la-Ville was consumed by a fire that ignited

neg: Ancient Egyptian cuisine moving the grindstone back and forth, rather than with a rotating motion. The baking techniques varied over time. In the Old Kingdom, heavy pottery molds were filled with dough and then set in the embers to bake. During the Middle Kingdom tall cones were used on square hearths. In the New Kingdom a new type of a large open-topped clay oven, cylindrical in shape, was used, which was encased in thick mud bricks and mortar. Dough was then slapped on the heated inner wall and peeled off when done, similar to how a tandoor oven is used for flatbreads. Tombs

neg: Optical fiber out of the fiber core. The resulting signal strength loss is called "gap loss". APC fiber ends have low back reflection even when disconnected. In the 1990s, terminating fiber optic cables was labor-intensive. The number of parts per connector, polishing of the fibers, and the need to oven-bake the epoxy in each connector made terminating fiber optic cables difficult. Today, many connectors types are on the market that offer easier, less labor-intensive ways of terminating cables. Some of the most popular connectors are pre-polished at the factory, and include a gel inside the connector. Those two steps help save money

neg: Grant loaf to 200°C and bake the bread for 30–40 minutes. The bread should sound hollow when tapped if it is fully cooked. Return the bread to the oven (out of the tin) for a further 5–10 minutes to crisp up the base and sides. Leave to cool on a wire rack. Grant loaf A Grant loaf is a wholemeal bread, invented by accident in World War II by baker Doris Grant to encourage workers to eat well on their rations. The loaf was subsequently named after her. It is peculiar amongst breads made with a yeast in that kneading is not

neg: Cleaning agent These products must be used in a cold oven. Most new-style oven cleaners can be used in self-cleaning ovens. Oven cleaners are some of the most toxic household cleaning products available on the market. When using any oven cleaner, it is important to carefully read and follow all directions. Correct use of an oven cleaner may be reasonably safe, but incorrect use can cause poisoning. One popular oven cleaner brand in the US is "Easy-Off", sold by Reckitt Benckiser. Popular choices in the UK include "Zep Oven Brite" and "Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner". All-purpose cleansers contain mixtures of anionic and

neg: Mahmoud Dowlatabadi melt it and then toss a handful of dry grass or something into the pan and put this in the oven, so that with the smoke that would come out of the oven the neighbors might think that she was cooking a meat stew for her children that night," he told an interviewer. "Missing Soluch" was his first work translated into English. "The Colonel" is a novel about nation, history, and family, beginning on a rainy night when two policemen summon the Colonel to collect the tortured body of his daughter, a victim of the Islamic Revolution. Dowlatabadi wrote the

neg: Blaze Pizza ovens are "-wide gas-fired () unit operated at average temperatures of to " according to the company's executive chef. Since the high-temperature gas-fired pizza oven is the only piece of cooking equipment inside each of the restaurants, the same oven is also used to roast the chicken, cook the Italian sausage and meatballs, and bake some of the desserts. Blaze Pizza was founded in Pasadena, California by Rick and Elise Wetzel in 2011. The fast-fired, customizable pizza concept debuted with their first location in Irvine, California in August 2012 which was quickly followed two months later by the opening of

neg: Muffin rings Muffin rings Muffin rings are metal cookware used for oven-baking or griddle-cooking muffins or English muffins. Muffin rings are circle-shaped objects made of thin metal. The rings are about one inch high. Batter is poured into the rings, which are placed on a griddle. The griddle is then baked in an oven. The muffins and the ring are turned over midway through the baking to bake the other side of the muffin. "Dollar Monthly Magazine" in 1864 states that muffin rings were used with griddles. First the griddle was heated and greased with pork fat.An 1861 article states that once

neg: Jet Fuel Formula of "Jet Fuel Formula", suggesting that the final episodes (39 and 40) likely aired on March 31 or, perhaps, April 7. As with many subsequent Rocky and Bullwinkle adventures the title characters stumble into an absurd situation, which leads to a sequence of further absurd situations. Rocky and Bullwinkle attempt to bake a Mooseberry fudge cake using Grandma Bullwinkle's recipe, unaware that the raw cake batter is actually a revolutionary rocket fuel. While attempting to light the old-fashioned oven Bullwinkle ignites the first layer, launching the oven to the Moon. In order to retrieve the appliance they build their own

neg: The American Baking Competition of the oven, the start time for the bakers was staggered so that each bake can be judged immediately after it was baked. The bakers were each given an hour and 45 minutes. For the final challenge, the bakers were required to produce a layered dessert featuring meringue in five hours. Episode six aired on July 3, 2013. It was the semi-finals of the competition. The theme of the episode was French pastries, often called patisserie. The tarte tatin was the signature bake. The contestants were required to complete it in two hours and fifteen minutes. For the technical bake,

neg: Apt Pupil (film) science fiction film "" (1968) and the military-based comedy "1941" (1979) to create an "otherworldly pastiche". Ottman said of his approach: When you throw a cat in the oven, it's easy to have someone in the orchestra slam a hammer down on an anvil, scaring the hell out of everyone. The hard part is manipulating the story and accenting the characters. In the beginning, when Todd is laying down the rules, there's a certain repetitive thematic idea you hear. You hear the same music when Dussander is turning the tables on Todd, which makes you remember the first scene ...

neg: Baked potato scrubbed clean, washed and dried with eyes and surface blemishes removed, and basted with oil (usually olive oil) or butter and/or salt. Pricking the potato with a fork or knife allows steam to escape during the cooking process. Potatoes cooked in a microwave oven without pricking the skin might split open due to built up internal pressure from unvented steam. It takes between one and two hours to bake a large potato in a conventional oven at . Microwaving takes from six to twelve minutes depending on oven power and potato size, but does not generally produce a crisp skin.

neg: 1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash of the twenty aircraft occupants, First Lieutenant C.E. Boyce, escaped uninjured. Four men were on duty in the base bake shop near where the forward section came to rest. They immediately ran to assist. They heard cries for help from the nose section, and helped to remove eight men from the wreckage. Firefighters arrived on the scene, as did military police and spectators. When .50 caliber ammunition started to cook off, Sergeant Lewis Siqueira, who was in charge of the bake shop detail, ordered his men out of the area. Sergeant Paul P. Ramoneda started to do so, but then

neg: Masonry oven bearing insulation and provides an easy way to break contact with surrounding cold. Some earthen oven builders use a lo-cost combination of empty glass bottles surrounded by an insulative mix of clay and fine organic matter (sawdust, chaff, nut shells, etc.); as the organics burn out, they leave thousands of tiny voids in the clay, making a spongey, insulative, and firm foam-like material. To keep the top of the oven warm, masons may build walls around the oven, crib-like, to make space for a loose cover of perlite, pumice, or vermiculite. For a smaller profile and a rounder look, the

neg: Ettore DeGrazia I was pumping the organ it was high mass and, somehow or other, in the middle of the mass I quit pumping. There was no music. There were all those quivering, out-of-tune, voices. Two monks came, picked me up by the ears (and) led me down some spiral stairs- and out I went." Another time, before the family moved to Italy, DeGrazia had sculpted 'The Head of Christ', out of clay he gathered in the desert of Morenci. DeGrazia baked the 'Head of Christ' in the same oven his mother used to bake bread. This early work is now on

neg: Gabriel Tschumi ill health. A favorite of Queen Mary was this simple recipe for "Queen Mary's Cheese Biscuits" created by Chef Tschumi: "Take four oz. of grated parmesan cheese, 4 oz. of butter and 4 oz. of flour and mix into a paste on a board. Roll out thin, cut into shapes and bake on a greased tray in a medium oven for about 20 minutes. They should not be allowed to brown too greatly. At Marlborough House they were always stamped out with a round or oblong biscuit-cutter." In retirement, Tschumi went to live in Wimbledon where he wrote his memoirs,

neg: Dozen Bake Shop South Side and Squirrel Hill, and opened a new location in Oakland. The Southside location had bad parking and did not mesh well with the bar-heavy ambiance of the neighborhood. The Squirrel Hill location had no room to expand. It was hoped that the Oakland location, with easy access to Pitt and CMU, would be a better fit for the bakery. In early 2011, Dozen Bake Shop was named a Pittsburgh "city favorite" by the New York Post. A "Cupcake Truck," for mobile cupcakery was acquired. A short time later, the business, which by then had 18 to 20 employees,