– The kitchen seems whiter than usual.
– Yes, sorry about that. I was doing some cooking. Baking, in fact.
– Baking? Bread or cake?
– Here it is.
– Indeed... Bread or cake?
– It's a Victoria Sandwich.
– Of course. I see it now.
– I was thinking it must be the first one I have ever made.
– Well, for a first attempt...
– The recipe said it was fool-proof.
– Yes. You always have to watch our for recipes which say that. It has turned out – interestingly.
– You know how sponges are meant to be light and fluffy? I was thinking that perhaps it hadn't risen as much as I was expecting.
– They are probably tricky things to get right.
– I think the flour had been sitting in the cupboard for a while.
– Yes. That is always something to watch out for. So they tell me.
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