A JUDGE ON BAKING CAKES.

Southern Cross, Volume 3, Issue 3, 20 April 1895, Page 9

A JUDGE ON BAKING CAKES.

At Whitechapel County Court before J.udge Bacon, Hannah Solomon claimed 5s 6d for.the value' of, a cake and baking dish,spoiled by defendant, Isaac Weidel, ~a baker and ioner-Plaintiff.saidAhat,on,-the last Briday in. December she made a ligM- cake, which she took to ■ defendant’s shop to be baked. When it was returned to her it was burned to a cinder. 'She asked bi.m,.wbat be' was t going to. do and he offered,,.her , 41 b. of , flour. , . As she had used 81b., besides .other Ingredients and baking powder, she'was hot satisfied I .' : I. .'Judge Bacon —-Only one p.a.cket.of bakiug powder ? ‘ It was not a , very light, c.ake... , ... .. ( v;w . . wasij But it’s' like a brick now- It would do to scrub a .hearthstone,; oßut when I made-itl put in yeast; ■ as. well, four ounces of it. ■ . Judge Bacon .—Baking powder an d yeast both P .That.,,wouldj,.spoil ;any cake. : ,,, j .

Witp^ss;,fn^ot ; at aIL *use ’bothrV.-./f TmU j., ■■O-.1-i'K 'Munviv.ii-‘ _|. Judge'Bacon.—Nbnselised ' =, Plaintiff .—lt ain’t nonsense;' ‘ 1 -T’ve made cakes jfpi- tlie and I ; think I : plight;.. 7ip/, know (laughter), What on ■ f earth. do s'. men know about these things’? (Boars of laughter) ■’ •’ Defendant said that when the ’cake was brought to Mm he _ told plaiptiff that • he' was' going out andhad Shoftiaah in his bakehouse, and if he took it in she would -have to-look after it.. Plaintiff.—That’s not true. I went to the Cambridge: that nighjtfwith my daughter’s young man. (More laughter): ■■■ ... ■■■•,■ I Defendant.—Next' morning, when • . ■' , . ( O'" v she came for it and found it burned, she made a great row, she spat in my face and .said she would . ruin my business (laughter). : . : . ■•.■ m Judge Bacon found for plaintiff and added that the cake must be returned to defendant. It was his property now. Plaintiff;—He’s welcome to it;; I’m sure. He had better stick it in big shop window. It will let people see what a fine baker he is. It.yvould make a good foundation for a; synagogue. —Liverpool Post.