I know people think I invented the Victoria sandwich, but I'm really not that old. Mary Berry More Quotes by Mary Berry More Quotes From Mary Berry Cooking and baking is both physical and mental therapy. Mary Berry mental baking therapy cooking It's so comforting to have a small piece of cake. Just one slice. Mary Berry small just just-one cake I think baking is very rewarding, and if you follow a good recipe, you will get success. Mary Berry good think you success All my grandchildren bake. On a Saturday, Annabel's boys, Louis and Toby, always bake. Louis makes a chocolate cake, Toby makes banana or lemon drizzle. They're 12 and 10, and they can do it totally on their own. My son's twin girls, Abby and Grace, are 14; they make birthday cakes and like to do it on their own with Mum out of the way. Mary Berry cake grace birthday son Having children is the greatest thing that can happen to you as a husband and wife. They are infuriating at times when they're little, but on the whole, they're such a joy. I don't think I was the most brilliant mother when they were young. I had quite a bit of help because I was working and I enjoyed my work. Mary Berry wife mother work children Some of my fondest memories are holidays by the seaside. Mary Berry holidays some memories When I was paralysed by polio at 13, I went into an isolation hospital and couldn't sit up, so I only took liquid food from spouted cups which the masked nurses would bring in and feed to me. I saw my parents only through glass; we couldn't touch. Mary Berry hospital parents me food The very best hotel I've stayed in is the Intercontinental on Park Lane. We went there for the Chelsea Flower Show a few years ago, and it was sheer luxury. Everybody had a smile on their face. I came home and changed all my pillows because the hotel ones were so beautiful. Mary Berry best smile flower beautiful I am not great at computers. If I were to try shopping through Google, I'd end up with 33 vests. Mary Berry i-am computers great shopping Making your Christmas cake in September is perfect, as too fresh a cake crumbles when cut. Mary Berry your cake christmas perfect I honestly think there shouldn't be sugared drinks. All my grandchildren drink water all through the day. I've just had them to stay, and at breakfast, they have water. They don't even know what sugary drinks are. Mary Berry day think water breakfast My favourite TV show is... 'Downton Abbey.' The characters are wonderful, and the style is created so beautifully on screen. Everything from the table settings to the linen seem perfect to me. While I'm watching it, I'm in a totally different world. Mary Berry me style perfect world It helps to have a happy home life to keep up alongside your career. Mary Berry your home happy life I hope that I dress for my age. Because there's no need to be dowdy, is there? But I don't go with all the colours that everybody is wearing. I'm not very fond of lime green or orange, so I don't do that. I read all the fashion magazines, but most things are totally unsuitable for somebody of 79. Mary Berry dress green hope age I can't pass a plant stall without feeling I must have one. But my greatest extravagance, I suppose, is roses. We've got masses. Mary Berry roses without feeling plant I usually wear only a bit of pink lippy, but for TV, they add a few extra lashes to brighten my eyes and some colour to my face, as without it, I look pale and uninteresting. Mary Berry pink face eyes look I mainly cook British food with a few things I've had on my holidays. I went to the Canary Islands a few years ago, and we had all sorts of different mushrooms on brioche with pancetta on top, and it was delicious. I had it most days for lunch, so I thought, 'I'll do that when I get back,' and now it's in my cookbook, an absolute favourite. Mary Berry holidays thought lunch food I've always collected vintage kitchenalia because it's beautifully made, and I love to see things that have been used down the ages. Mary Berry down see vintage love I've been amazed by the success of 'The Great British Bake Off.' I've been 'rediscovered' at the age of 76. When I was asked to be a judge, I said I wanted to be myself. I didn't want to shout like some other television judges. I also said I was a very bad bread maker, so would the programme makers find someone to help on the bread scene? Mary Berry great myself age success When I started, you had cochineal food colouring that would turn things pink, but you could never make it red. Now, red is no problem - and if you look at supermarket bakery sections since 'Bake Off' began, you can get everything. Mary Berry look you red food
