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In early August Fort York staff had an opportunity to fire the newly restored brick bake oven. We are happy to report that all went well. After the oven was fired for a couple of hours we noticed some cracking on the outside of the oven and some steam escaping but the bricks heated beautifully. After raking the coals and ash out and testing the temperature by holding our arms in the oven and counting, we baked a Queen cake and a Prussian cake (both from John Farley, The London Art of Cookery, 1800.) Both cakes were a little scorched, but edible. This was not a bad first try. Visitors and staff certainly enjoyed the results. Both staff and volunteers have since continued to use the oven with even greater success including the baking of bread and puddings. Please look for upcoming events and cooking classes which will include the brick bake oven in the Officers’ Mess dinner kitchen. Bridget Wranich is a full-time program officer and has been with the fort since 1989. The first firing of the newly restored brick bake oven.
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