COUNTER INTELLIGENCE

I’m sure everybody remembers words of wisdom that their fathers handed down to them, gems of sage advice regarding careers, wealth, character development.

These are the things I remember my father telling me:

Clean the counter frequently as you’re cooking and be sure to wash the pots and pans as you go along. It’s a BIG MISTAKE to let a mess pile up.

If you’re going to drink coffee at all, drink it black.

You’ll never be successful until you stop biting your fingernails.

He also told me to invest in gold and to save 10 percent of every paycheck I received. These tidbits, I disregarded because by that time I’d mentally revoked his advisory license over the coffee and fingernail thing. Not a good decision on my part after all. If I’d listened to him, I wouldn’t have to be hocking desserts just to make ends meet.

But I did ultimately honor his word when it comes to counter cleanliness. Over the years I’ve tried to keep a fairly tidy kitchen. Hey, you never know who’s going to stop by for a cuppa coffee and a slice-a cake. And speaking of cake . . . .

Cakes - It’s all about comments:

“I spy something that you don’t see, and the color of it is DELICIOUS!” people say.
“You don’t have to be a sleuth to discover how wonderful this cake is!” some enthuse.
“The name’s B’Tall, Small B’Tall!” exclaimed agent 007.


Cakes – It’s all about trivial facts:

One cake will feed 12 gum shoes or 15 wiley undercover agents.
At $20.00 a cake, some say it’s cheap. We prefer “bargain.”
Dimensions don’t vary – 6 inches around – 3 layers high
To order, contact me at btall50@aol.com


Cakes – It’s all about choices:

Chocolate with white frosting (cream cheese & butter)
Chocolate with chocolate frosting (fudge chocolate)
Yellow with white frosting (cream cheese & butter)
Yellow with chocolate frosting (fudge chocolate)