Commodity Pricing

Oil, Butter, Sugar and Wheat.

Say what you will, but there seems to be no really good reason for the sudden 10% jump in butter pricing. With The Corn for Fuel debacle continuing, I somewhat understand the egg price holding high.

The wheat price is dropping due to the plentiful crop plantings (thank you), but with the same weather, why are canola prices shooting up?

Can someone with a free moment and the excessive tax dollars that this small business is charged, take a look at these staple items and help not only the small business bakers, but the general public gain a clearer understanding of why we are not able to feed our families as well as 1 year ago.

We will continue to use only the best products around and keep our standards above the corporate and less ethical bakers. We are true to our business model and love what we do. Our passion for the better foods that enrich our tables, lives and friends compel us to continue.

We would love to hear from anyone.

Thanks and . . . Go Dodgers

Scone of the Month...Club

Due to popular demand, and the underlying idea from the start of Mrs. AppleTree.com, we finaly got around to adding a Scone of the Month . . . Club. Out best selling items are our tea scones, but for some strange reason we all thought the breads would be better online sellers.
Shows you how much we know about the internet....
We are just here to make the best breads and scones. We'll leave it up to all you folks out there to decide which one you prefer best.

Uncle Paul says that our gift to the world is the Cranberry Orange Tea Scones. I think its the Maple Walnut, others still disagree with me. Hard lessons to learn is that what you think may be the best thing ever, may not be appreciated by all. I have to thank Chef Charles Crossley for that revelation, too late into my career to save me, but a devastating realization nonetheless. That's a story for another time.

So, take a look if you have time. Consider passing along this valuable information tho those in need of a quality sugar fix, or a recurring gift for the upcoming holiday season. It works out great for families and smaller offices that need to be reminded that you exist on a monthly basis.

Thanks a GOOD EATING!

Bakery Questions

Welcome to our Bakery Blog. We hope you will visit often to see what is new and help us find the answers to odd and interesting cooking and baking issues

We have been cooking and baking for some time and will do our best to answer all legitimate cooking and baking questions.

Mrs. AppleTree is a family owned and operated Bakery located in Glendale, CA. specializing in high quality sweet breads and scones for an exclusive market. We do however ship worldwide from our website at www.mrsappletree.com

Our cooking history comes from running restaurants all over the western United States. Developing menus, wine lists, specialty drinks for our bars and desserts, of course.

After travelling enough we decided to get back to our roots and do what makes us happy. Be with our family and share the great food traditions with others. From the bakery we can create and share memories of the days when everything tasted great and we didn't worry too much about a second piece of that awesome cake or lemon curd cookies that grandma made.

More Tomorrow