Upside-down cake Pineapple upside-down cake: shows how to solve a problem by viewing it as an opportunity. Can’t bake in an oven? Use a frying pan on stove-top. No fresh fruit? Use canned. Too dated to work now? This retro classic has comeback & now has a National Day on 20 April. Flip things over…
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Exchange Most transactions now occur with no monetary exchange. Statistics only measure activities with money value, so these barter deals get omitted. Example: “Free” apps for smartphones. They aren’t really free; we get them in exchange for giving up personal data or accepting advertisements Guessed the Word? Series 41 (7/9) …
Lent Spring-time fasts (Lent) and feasts (Mothering Sunday) offer business opportunities. Hot cross buns remain Britain’s most popular seasonal bake since medieval times (5th to 15th c), although the cross was originally slashed into the dough, rather than piped on. Simnel cake, with 11 marzipan balls on top, links to when folks made a pilgrimage…