flannel cake

A big cake requires a big festival, and Augustus was happy to comply.

The Stollen was paraded through the city of Dresden, and later an appointed “Stollen girl” cut the cake.

Now, it is the most traditional and celebrated Christmas cake in Germany—and definitely not associated with fasting.

He had a special knife designed to cut the dense loaf, and a ceremony to precede cutting the cake.

The tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan.

Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.

His hat was pushed back from his forehead, the collar of his blue flannel shirt was open.

She was in a soiled dressing gown of purple flannel, with several of the buttons off.

They would feed him apples, potatoes and sometimes bits of cake that Bob's mother gave them.

A handkerchief, once red, with polka spots, contained a ragged flannel shirt and a stocking-heel tied with a piece of tape.