As a kid, I was introduced to the smells coming from the kitchen when the holidays came around. The various combinations of butter, cream, eggs, sugar, flour and the heat of the oven did something to the air. To breathe it in was like taking in joy. It was rich and good. Can you imagine that there once was a time when baking with such ingredients was against the law? Prior to 1480 as one came into the season of Advent, this was the law. In those days, the season of Advent......

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