HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1965-04-08, Page 9th Year - No. 14
GODE1 ICH,,' QNTARIQ, ThURSDAY, APRIL 8th, 1965ti
As the junior munching
"monsters IdemoIish the `in-
evitable -,chocolate, Easter egg
.in_ 1ron-t__. .nuLeyles:pare a
pug rt--•f-o-r thee-•-0Dnifectianery._
• masterpiece it once was.
It was with the mental plc -
tures of sticky little fingers and
grubby faces V.vat I invaded thck-
privacy of Cullbert's (bakery this
week to watch die --"Vacarifice"
being prepared..For here_ in Goderich is.,ane
cif the few remaining private
bakeries that prepare confec-
tionery works appropriate `to
the season.
On entering the kitchen I
found Mel Culbert among a
pile of rabbits, ducks and -a
\sariety oaf signer animals—all
chocolate of course.
"We.. just never get around
to think 'oaf what is happening,
to thorn," mused Mel as he pre-
pared another batch of. choco-
late for the mold.
"We just keep on making
them while the demand is
• therel" he added.
The bakery uses more than
1,000 pounds of pure milk Choc-
olate during the Eater period
to meet this demand. . The
is Melted at 1 0 de-
grees—to melt all the fats—
then ,ct is ,cooled to 82 degrees
before it wispin the mold.
Next the chocolate is poured.
into molds and allowed Io_set
_g_ a t'n.u'ai e ; of .a1. ,inch`
,he11 thrickness in same cases to
.allow the confectioner to fill
thorn with candies.
"All our molds are of German
origin although we .get them
through a supplier in Toronto,"
said Mr. Culbert, "The German
coni .truve? ed milds are in great
demand and any orders for .
them have to be in 12 months
in`ad✓ance.
Aceident7-R&1e' -- -
Despite the quality of the
molds the Chocolate base pro•
-
vides a sometimes unstable ele-
ment for using in •molds. "You
could -Say ,your accident rate is
quite high" said Mr. Culbert as
lie retrieved the head from a
rarebit.
Any broken cho;4late figures
are normally melted down again
to he included in the next mold
run.
"We find the demand is al-
ways on the Increase," said Mr.
,Cu 1be i t . "List year '^e were
'completely ,sold Out by the Sat-
urday night."
Mel 'Culbert has been pre-
paring Easter eggs in Goderich
for ten years. "At one time
there were five other bakers
in tawn," he said, "but this
trade-is._pr-ett.X...1aughte
we—are the only rsROp"1•eft." • -_
The Weft,. street ''shop has
been operated as a bakery since
it \gas built by David Cantelon
in 1877. The original owner
sold out to D. J. Curry in 1902
and this was then sold to A. J.
Curry in 1931.
Mr. Culbert arrived on the
scene -in' 1942 to purchase the
husin,e.;s ,which he and his fam-
iljhave (Tented ever since.
Prior id that slate: "1 admr
at least 30 years in the baking
trade," said Mr. Culbert.
"We must admit the tradi-
tional Easter trade is good for. -
our Ihusiness," said Mr. 'Culbert
gc!ting hack to the subject.
"My wife is re-,pon-ible for all
our window d, plays at-
tract the, children passing on
the street and they drag their
parents in."
So at least one Goderich resi=
dent is 'trade harpy at the
thought of those chocolate cov-
ered digits pawing at powerless
parents.
"Well it's .x.11 business for
me," said Mr. Culbert,