tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post115662911580689277..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Stories from the Bakery #5: Perils of working on the Christian Sabbathsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156894007652695942006-08-29T19:26:00.000-04:002006-08-29T19:26:00.000-04:00Thanks V! I'll have to watch House MD now...Murf,...Thanks V! I'll have to watch House MD now...<BR/><BR/>Murf, yes, one can fudge out, two pieces does it for me<BR/><BR/>Ed, homemade bread is always better<BR/><BR/>Pia, that's not anything I put on my CV<BR/><BR/>Kenju, I didn't do any of the chemical testing, we didn't have that kind of capability.<BR/><BR/>Deana, I love Sunday afternoon naps, forget the NFL<BR/><BR/>Mal, I wasn't involved in that negotions, so I'm not sure what the settlement was, but I think they paid not only for the replacement of the product, but also our lost in production and waste of material.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156884075247842762006-08-29T16:41:00.000-04:002006-08-29T16:41:00.000-04:00having been on both ends of the customer claims pr...having been on both ends of the customer claims process I can only begin to imagine what the financial clean up was by the time it was over.<BR/><BR/>eesssshhhhmalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182913972445521943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156858114581903522006-08-29T09:28:00.000-04:002006-08-29T09:28:00.000-04:00As always, great storytelling! I would have taken...As always, great storytelling! I would have taken that as a sign that I really shouldn't be working on a Sunday! I do my best to enjoy Sundays without one bit of work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156811126406721432006-08-28T20:25:00.000-04:002006-08-28T20:25:00.000-04:00How ironic that too much iron made the bread weak!...How ironic that too much iron made the bread weak! <BR/><BR/>I guess that job was a bit like being a medical examiner.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156785506373812242006-08-28T13:18:00.000-04:002006-08-28T13:18:00.000-04:00Glad to know the supervisor who throw away more br...Glad to know the supervisor who throw away more bread than any supervisor....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156769201686757032006-08-28T08:46:00.000-04:002006-08-28T08:46:00.000-04:00Well I was going to say something about maybe you ...Well I was going to say something about maybe you learned a lesson not to work on Sunday but you beat me to the punch.<BR/><BR/>I like the honey wheat bread that is found in the store these days but do like the homemade white bread that my wife turns out at home. I just bought a loaf of sourdough bread this weekend for sandwiches. Can't wait to dig in.<BR/><BR/>Another fascinating bread story.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156762020387377832006-08-28T06:47:00.000-04:002006-08-28T06:47:00.000-04:00Can one ever be fudged out? I did have a bit of a...Can one ever be fudged out? I did have a bit of a stomach ache Saturday night but my Sunday morning, I was able to finish my peanut butter. The chocolate and chocolate macadamia nut may be brought in to feed the coworkers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156729205847793122006-08-27T21:40:00.000-04:002006-08-27T21:40:00.000-04:00what an interesting story....michele sent me.what an interesting story....<BR/><BR/>michele sent me.barbie2behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572224850124869618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156713838572224812006-08-27T17:23:00.000-04:002006-08-27T17:23:00.000-04:00A very fascinating read, Sage. It was like "House...A very fascinating read, Sage. It was like "House MD" meets Wonder bread. <BR/><BR/>I totally agree with you Sage. While it seems like an exciting job (at times), the higher you went up the job ladder, the stress factor increased exponentially. However, it does make for some very interesting stories.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again; great post!vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308061674357594371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156713681535594902006-08-27T17:21:00.000-04:002006-08-27T17:21:00.000-04:00btw, Vern, the "crap cakes" was truly a typo/Freud...btw, Vern, the "crap cakes" was truly a typo/Freudian slip. It should have been crab cakes, but since they would buy our bad products to use as filling, the crap cakes stand.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156713585676312002006-08-27T17:19:00.000-04:002006-08-27T17:19:00.000-04:00vern... interesting. When I was working at the b...vern... interesting. When I was working at the bakery, I took three weeks off the fall after I graduated from college and traveled to Japan (my parents were living there then--this was '79). I saw some white bread, but with the crust removed, as if you were making cocktail sandwiches. WHy do you need bread when you eat rice (and seaweed to hold the rice an a speck of meat and a sliver of ginger together?)<BR/><BR/>Yeah Dawn, it was a lot of bread, 24000 loaves of 1.5 pound bread, 36000 pounds of bread or 18 tons. As most of it went to feed pigs, you could change the cliche around to "The hog eaten high"<BR/><BR/>Murf, it almost seems as if this was in another life... I like good rich whole wheat bread, or maybe a sourdough rye, something chewy. Welcome back. Do you still like fudge?sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156691649286469732006-08-27T11:14:00.000-04:002006-08-27T11:14:00.000-04:00I'm still reeling over the massive numbers of loav...I'm still reeling over the massive numbers of loaves. 24,000. Holy cow.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317162641530057285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156674652634959432006-08-27T06:30:00.000-04:002006-08-27T06:30:00.000-04:00That white bread you refer to...it's here in Japan...That white bread you refer to...it's here in Japan! Entertaining post...and the "crap cakes" made me LOL ;)<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me.verniciousknidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493126794954857798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156673567436498712006-08-27T06:12:00.000-04:002006-08-27T06:12:00.000-04:00Carmi--it may sound cool, but working in there was...Carmi--it may sound cool, but working in there was hot--looking back after 25 years, I wonder how I did it.<BR/><BR/>Tim, I always thought it would be fun to work in a small bakery. We were so large that it was in some ways just a factory job.<BR/><BR/>Wordnerd, it's the same bread, but I don't think nearly as much of it is sold today as then. Personally, I can't stand white bread, especially that smooth gummy type made by a doughmaker. If I'm going to eat white bread, I want it to at least be "old fashion" which generally implies bread made in a mixer and in my opinion, higher quality.<BR/><BR/>Kontan, it was actually very stressful cause you had to have a consistant product out every day and there were a lot of things beyond your control. I got even more stressful the longer I worked there and the more responsibiity I was given.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156649423792461562006-08-26T23:30:00.000-04:002006-08-26T23:30:00.000-04:00I would have never put bakery on my list of stress...I would have never put bakery on my list of stressful jobs! Ups and downs in every job...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156645618702584882006-08-26T22:26:00.000-04:002006-08-26T22:26:00.000-04:00Fascinating story, Sage. I imagine those times ha...Fascinating story, Sage. I imagine those times had to be pretty stressful. I'm curious, though, about the white bread that was popular in the 70's & 80's...what's the difference between it and the squared top white bread sold today? I'm also curious to know if you ever got tired of the smell of baking bread -- one of my favorites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156638532622181582006-08-26T20:28:00.000-04:002006-08-26T20:28:00.000-04:00I'm glad I wasn't you even though it wasn't your f...I'm glad I wasn't you even though it wasn't your fault. That must have been an extremely agonizing experience.<BR/><BR/>Makes my little mishap with the shoofly goo and cooker seem piddley.Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1156629694314743022006-08-26T18:01:00.000-04:002006-08-26T18:01:00.000-04:00I will never look at store-bought bread in quite t...I will never look at store-bought bread in quite the same way again.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a fascinating look into a world few of us have ever had the chance to see. Cool stuff indeed!<BR/><BR/>Michele, assuming her tummy feels better, should be by momentarily.<BR/><BR/>Good to e-see you again, Sage. You're always a great read.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.com