--- title: "3 Baking Quotes By Martine Bailey" description: "3 Baking quotes by Martine Bailey. Plus more from Martine Bailey and more Baking sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/martine-bailey-22087_baking_so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five_1568210.jpg" --- > [“So on Christmas morning I was up at five o'clock, making the fire as bright as a furnace, baking minc'd pies and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five-o-clock-making-the-fire-as/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/martine-bailey-22087_baking_so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five_1568210.jpg) > [“That's how it is for us servants. No one pays you much heed; mostly you're invisible as furniture. Yet you overhear a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/that-s-how-it-is-for-us-servants-no-one-pays-you-much-heed-mostly-you/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/303/martine-bailey-22087_baking_that-s-how-it-is-for-us-servants-no-one_2092169.jpg) > [“That baking day was the third day Mrs G had shut herself away in the stillroom, dosing herself with medicinal waters. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/that-baking-day-was-the-third-day-mrs-g-had-shut-herself-away-in-the/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/martine-bailey-22087_baking_that-baking-day-was-the-third-day-mrs-g_3167935.jpg) ## Other authors on Baking - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-diana-abujaber-29192.jpg) Diana Abu-Jaber 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/diana-abu-jaber/) - [John Whaite 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/john-whaite/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christina-tosi-23802.jpg) Christina Tosi 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/christina-tosi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sandra-lee-82945.jpg) Sandra Lee 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/sandra-lee/) - [Kate Lebo 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/kate-lebo/) ## More by Martine Bailey > [“Look, I fetched some Fat Hen for you.' Jem offered me a bunch of wilting greens. I reached for the plants, rubbed the leaves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/look-i-fetched-some-fat-hen-for-you-jem-offered-me-a-bunch-of-wilting/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“Around me shone the kitchen I'd worked in each day: the copper pans hung neatly, the scratched wooden table and neat blue plates set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/around-me-shone-the-kitchen-i-d-worked-in-each-day-the-copper-pans/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“It was almost Christmas, and Renzo was preparing all the delicacies Florentines must eat at the festival: roast eels, goose, fancy cakes with marzipan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/it-was-almost-christmas-and-renzo-was-preparing-all-the-delicacies/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“Sal and Henry return with a gust of warm garden air and I settle down to create miniature roses from sugarpaste using tiny ivory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/sal-and-henry-return-with-a-gust-of-warm-garden-air-and-i-settle-down/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“There was a new smell in the air at Lyons, of sun-baked southern stuffs, of strong red vinegar, and spikes of rosemary. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/there-was-a-new-smell-in-the-air-at-lyons-of-sun-baked-southern/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“Signor Renzo's lodge stood on a grassy knoll near the crest of the hill. It was a modest place, just a low stone hut,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/signor-renzo-s-lodge-stood-on-a-grassy-knoll-near-the-crest-of-the/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“The Cocoa-Nut Tree at Covent Garden? Why it's the finest confectioner in the capital and sells bonbons, macaroons, candied fruits, and ices,' I said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/the-cocoa-nut-tree-at-covent-garden-why-it-s-the-finest-confectioner/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“While Mr Loveday aired my lady's sheets, I set to scratching up a supper. With not even time to change from my own damp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/while-mr-loveday-aired-my-lady-s-sheets-i-set-to-scratching-up-a/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“On December the twenty-third, the park was hazy from clammy mists that muted and softened all color and distance. Michael had not set off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/on-december-the-twenty-third-the-park-was-hazy-from-clammy-mists-that/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“Every cook knows it's a rare day when you have all the parts of the perfect dish. But that day back at Mawton I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/every-cook-knows-it-s-a-rare-day-when-you-have-all-the-parts-of-the/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“I was thrown together with Florence, or 'Florawns' as she was called, a pert girl of nineteen who worked in our kitchen and was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/i-was-thrown-together-with-florence-or-florawns-as-she-was-called-a/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“I'd give me two eyes for a slice of apple pie." She was brain-cracked, but spoke for them all. Then Tabby Jones joined in,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/i-d-give-me-two-eyes-for-a-slice-of-apple-pie-she-was-brain-cracked/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“So on Christmas morning I was up at five o'clock, making the fire as bright as a furnace, baking minc'd pies and boiling plum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five-o-clock-making-the-fire-as/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“So what are you after, eh? Side of beef? Some chops?' 'Aye, sir. Whatever you fancy.' He licked his lips and listed his favorite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/so-what-are-you-after-eh-side-of-beef-some-chops-aye-sir-whatever-you/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) > [“I continued my explorations in a cobbled yard overlooked by broken doors and cracked windows. Pushing open a swollen door into a storeroom, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/i-continued-my-explorations-in-a-cobbled-yard-overlooked-by-broken/) [Martine Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martine-bailey/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/martine-bailey/#itemlist", "name": "3 Baking Quotes By Martine Bailey", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“So on Christmas morning I was up at five o'clock, making the fire as bright as a furnace, baking minc'd pies and boiling plum puddings the size of Medici cannonballs, and setting three sides of roast beef to turn on the spits. Soon I breathed again that steam that tells the soul it is Christmas, and all the year' work done, and time for feasting; the smell of oranges, sugarplums and cloves, all mingled with roasting meats.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martine Bailey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five-o-clock-making-the-fire-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/martine-bailey-22087_baking_so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five_1568210.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/martine-bailey-22087_baking_so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five_1568210.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/martine-bailey-22087_baking_so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five_1568210.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So on Christmas morning I was up at five o'clock, making the fire as bright as a furnace, baking minc'd pies…” — Martine Bailey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“That's how it is for us servants. No one pays you much heed; mostly you're invisible as furniture. Yet you overhear a conversation here, and add a little gossip there. A writing desk lies open and you cannot help but read a paper. Then you find something, something you should not have found...”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martine Bailey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/that-s-how-it-is-for-us-servants-no-one-pays-you-much-heed-mostly-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/303/martine-bailey-22087_baking_that-s-how-it-is-for-us-servants-no-one_2092169.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/303/martine-bailey-22087_baking_that-s-how-it-is-for-us-servants-no-one_2092169.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/303/martine-bailey-22087_baking_that-s-how-it-is-for-us-servants-no-one_2092169.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's how it is for us servants. No one pays you much heed; mostly you're invisible as furniture. Yet you…” — Martine Bailey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“That baking day was the third day Mrs G had shut herself away in the stillroom, dosing herself with medicinal waters. As I rolled the pastry I lived out a fancy I had nourished, since the first apple blossom pinked in May- the making of the perfect dish. Next day was All Hallows Eve, or Souling Night as we called it, and all our neighbors would gather for Old Ned's cider and Mrs Garland's Soul Cakes. After the stablemen acted out the Souling play, the unmarried maids would have a lark, guessing their husband's name from apple pairings thrown over their shoulders. So what better night, I thought, for Jem to announce our wedding? At the ripe age of twenty-two years, the uncertainties of maidenhood were soon to pass me by. Crimping my tarts, I passed into that forgetfulness that is a most delightful way of being. My fingers scattered flour and my elbows spun the rolling pin along the slab. Unrolling before my eyes were scenes of triumph: of me and Jem leading a cheery procession to the chapel, posies of flowers in my hand and pinned to Jem's blue jacket. In my head I turned over the makings of my Bride Cake that sat in secret in the larder- ah, wouldn't that be the richest, most hotly spiced delight? And all the bitter maidens who put it underneath their pillows would be sorrowing to think that Jem was finally taken, bound and married off to me.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martine Bailey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martine-bailey/that-baking-day-was-the-third-day-mrs-g-had-shut-herself-away-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/martine-bailey-22087_baking_that-baking-day-was-the-third-day-mrs-g_3167935.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/martine-bailey-22087_baking_that-baking-day-was-the-third-day-mrs-g_3167935.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/martine-bailey-22087_baking_that-baking-day-was-the-third-day-mrs-g_3167935.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That baking day was the third day Mrs G had shut herself away in the stillroom, dosing herself with…” — Martine Bailey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/martine-bailey/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/martine-bailey/", "name": "Baking Quotes by Martine Bailey", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/martine-bailey/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/martine-bailey-22087_baking_so-on-christmas-morning-i-was-up-at-five_1568210.jpg" }, "description": "3 Baking quotes by Martine Bailey. Plus more from Martine Bailey and more Baking sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/martine-bailey/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/martine-bailey/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Baking", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Martine Bailey", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/martine-bailey/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```