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Lots of people have written to say 'Bake Off' has inspired them to bake with their children. I feel proud about that; it's exactly what I used to do with mine.

From Mary Berry

As parents are usually working, they haven't time to teach children about cooking, and it's a wilderness. They should be given healthy recipes - some standbys so that when they leave home, they don't live on junk.

From Mary Berry

I would serve a selection of cakes, scones, and small sandwiches for afternoon tea. High tea is usually served between 5 P.M. and 6 P.M., replacing an evening meal - it is more substantial.

From Mary Berry

Making your Christmas cake in September is perfect, as too fresh a cake crumbles when cut.

From Mary Berry

I would always stand up for women, but I don't want women's rights and all that sort of thing. I love to have men around, and I suppose if you're a true feminist, you get on and do it yourself. I love it when someone says, 'I'll get your coat' or, 'I'll look after you', or offers you a seat on the bus. I'm thrilled to bits. I'm not a feminist.

From Mary Berry

'The Great British Bake Off' is family entertainment. There aren't many programmes where all ages can sit and watch from beginning to end. Everything else is violent, cruel, and noisy. We're educational without viewers realising it.

From Mary Berry

I hate Gordon Ramsay's programmes: I don't know if he's been told it makes good television.

From Mary Berry

At 17, I went away to Pau in the south of France for a few months to study domestic science - including cleaning windows with newspaper and water - while living with a Catholic family with 10 children.

From Mary Berry

The only time I'll use a microwave is to warm up a cup of coffee I've left too long before drinking.

From Mary Berry

I don't go to fancy Michelin-starred restaurants often.

From Mary Berry

Mary Berry

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