Tactless?…..maybe February 14, 2007
Posted by amanda in : Uncategorized , trackbacksoooo it’s a snow day and I was bored, which is proably not something a college student should admit and maybe bored is the wrong word, and really I mean restless. Lately my remedy for this kind of listless feeling is to think “what would Sylvia Plath do???” okay I know this is a scary sentiment but I mean it in the most innocent way. Generally I read or write or think about reading and writing, but today was different. In an effort to savor the relatively small amount of poetry I have left to encounter I don’t really want to read any (especially because I want to continue to dwell on the bee poems and keep them fresh for next week’s meeting). It occured to me that in her journals Plath talks about baking and how much she baked during her marriage. She found baking theraputic and I can always apprecate a suggestion like that!
So I googled “Sylvia Plath Recipes” (and believe me the irony did not escape my attention and I know how sick I am)
I found this really kind of endearing article by Kate Moses (the same author of another article I mention in an earlier post) it discusses Plath’s kind of obsessive baking pastime and includes one of her “family-recipes” which sounds kind of interesting. I think if I can succesfully clear the ice of my windshield I’ll try to make this and I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Here’s a link to the article, if you scroll down, the recipe can be found at the bottom 
http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/…
Enjoy the snow day Mary Washington!
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So, do we all good to try some of your experiment?
Hey there, I really believe that recipes comprise a narrative of sorts–and baking something Plath baked is in some ways like writing our one of her poems in your hand; you experience the creation physically. With baking, though, you get to consume the experience!! Professor Emerson