Not a Teaching Blog, but a Food Rant

I grew up in downtown Victoria. I have fond memories of stopping at the Dutch Bakery as a child to get a treat with my parents. But, especially recently, my memories are better than the actual product. My main complaint is with their whipped cream and butter cream icing. These are both inferior. The whipped cream is not very creamy, and the butter cream, I'm pretty sure, isn't made with butter, but lard, and this makes it too thick. So, my family has a story that we refer to as the un-tellable story. We have memories of delcious black forest cakes from the Dutch Bakery. For my parents birthday, they purchased one of the $20 smallish cakes. It was hideous and disappointing. The cake was so dry. There was no whipped cream. And, to top it all off, the 2nd day, the box was FILLED with fruit flies. My mom, being abrasive when upset, called and complained. She was told, "That's how we make it and have always made it. Don't order it again." Now, we know this isn't how they always made it. I called back, sucked up all the sweetest I could muster, and told the women I think they forgot to put the whipped cream in. She invited me to bring it back it. I did, but was informed that it was fine, and I would not be getting full refund (despite the fruit flies and the fact that she had already thrown it out). They gave me a $10 store credit, which I figured was better than nothing. Here's my point. A blackforest cake has a formula. The formula includes whipped cream, chocolate cake, and cherries. When I buy a black forest cake, I expect these things. The rude manager told us that using the butter cream/lard combo instead of whipped cream is just how they do theirs. If you ask me to make you chocolate chip cookies, and I make oatmeal raisin, and then you complain, I can't tell you, "Well, that's how I make my chocolate chip cookies!" That is ridiculous! Give it a different name. Now, let's never speak this story again. This all being said, I still will stop in here for a treat. The Porcupines are my favorite since the Eclairs have gone down hill.