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" I'm very keen on the family getting together around the table because you learn so much of what's going on. With a full tummy, they begin to talk to you. People now have busy lives, but once or twice a week, it's lovely to sit all around together. "

Mary Berry

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Mary Berry

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" I do not like a quiche with wet, undercooked pastry underneath, and that is that. "

Mary Berry

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" It's so comforting to have a small piece of cake. Just one slice. "

" Looking back, I don't feel that I was the most brilliant mother. I was always very good at giving my children the right food, but it was one of my regrets in life that I didn't spend more time listening to them or playing with them. "

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" I walk, and I play tennis, but mainly I watch what I eat. I eat all the things that I love, including cake. Cake is very important to me. But it's all about the size of the slice! "

Mary Berry

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" Oh, I'd never put my elbows on the table. "