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A customer at my pop-up stall asked for a cake with 'no sugar, no flour, no eggs'
This happened last Saturday at the farmer's market in Springfield. A woman came up, looked at everything, and then asked if I could make a birthday cake with those three things missing. I just stared for a second, my brain trying to figure out what would be left. I told her I could do a flourless chocolate torte, but that still has sugar and eggs. She said, 'Oh, I just saw a recipe online.' It wasn't rude, but it really showed me how little some folks know about what holds a cake together. I ended up suggesting a nice fruit tart with a nut crust, which she liked. But that moment stuck with me. How do you all handle requests that basically ask for the building blocks of baking to be gone?
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fionat555mo ago
Wow, I used to think those requests were just picky. Seeing someone ask for that really made it click how people don't know the basics. You handled it way better than I would have.
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victor6515mo ago
Yeah, I felt the same way until I saw it happen.
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kimblack5mo ago
It's funny how seeing something in person can change your whole view. I was right there with you, @fionat55, thinking folks were just being difficult. Then you watch someone struggle with a simple task because they were never shown, and it hits different. It makes you realize that what seems obvious to one person is a complete mystery to another. Patience goes a lot further than getting annoyed, even if it takes a minute to get there yourself.
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