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" My parents were very strict about manners and being polite to others. I brought my own children up that way, too. "

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

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

" I was brought up to believe that it's family first. Of all the people my parents knew, the family was most important. You always turn to your family, and the family supports you. We do what we can to support our young and go and see the grandchildren if they're doing plays at school and their sports events. "

" Many people think children must have chips. I don't think any household should have a deep fat fryer. "

" I'm really boring. I think about cooking all the time. I have a little book, so when I go out or see something, I jot it down and try to include it in a recipe or do a variation of it. I even have a notepad by my bed, which is usually saying we're running out of mango chutney. "

" You've got to pay an awful lot for your hotel before you get fresh orange juice. If a hotel has got proper orange juice - and you do expect it if you're abroad - I rank the hotel highly. "

" I've always collected vintage kitchenalia because it's beautifully made, and I love to see things that have been used down the ages. "

" Cooking and baking is both physical and mental therapy. "

" If you're feeling a little bit down, a bit of kneading helps. "

" I've been amazed by the success of 'The Great British Bake Off.' I've been 'rediscovered' at the age of 76. When I was asked to be a judge, I said I wanted to be myself. I didn't want to shout like some other television judges. I also said I was a very bad bread maker, so would the programme makers find someone to help on the bread scene? "

" 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. "

" I hope that I dress for my age. Because there's no need to be dowdy, is there? But I don't go with all the colours that everybody is wearing. I'm not very fond of lime green or orange, so I don't do that. I read all the fashion magazines, but most things are totally unsuitable for somebody of 79. "

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

" I do like going out and finding free food. I've done it since I was a child. Fishing prawns and shrimps from the sea is wonderful, as is picking blackberries, sloes and mushrooms. Having a guide while out looking for mushrooms is really important, though, as picking the wrong type can be quite dangerous. "

" All my grandchildren bake. On a Saturday, Annabel's boys, Louis and Toby, always bake. Louis makes a chocolate cake, Toby makes banana or lemon drizzle. They're 12 and 10, and they can do it totally on their own. My son's twin girls, Abby and Grace, are 14; they make birthday cakes and like to do it on their own with Mum out of the way. "

" I think to eat cake is very good for us, but it's the size of the slice and how often you have it. "

" I admire my fellow judge Paul Hollywood enormously, though we often argue. He believes presentation and uniformity are paramount; I'm more interested in taste. I don't mind if one bun is smaller than the others, or if there's a little pastry cracking, though I don't want a soggy bottom. "

" I was always nervous before a television show, and I still am now. But 'The Great British Bake Off' is a happy show; there is no bad language, and although we do have drama, we deal with it calmly. "

" I love a good madeira cake. Nice and simple. The most important thing is that a cake is moist. Most people overcook cakes, which dries them out. "

" So often, when somebody dies in the family, whether a child or a parent, there is no one to lean on. When something like that happens, you go into a shell, but on the other hand, it's a really good thing to talk it over and say how you feel. "

" Reluctant as I am to regard myself as a style icon, I would love to think I could inspire older women to make the most of themselves. "

" 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. "

" I can't pass a plant stall without feeling I must have one. But my greatest extravagance, I suppose, is roses. We've got masses. "

" As I was growing up, all meals, including breakfast, were family occasions, and you all sat down to eat together - and you had to finish everything as well. "

" Without doubt, without hesitation, I choose gardening over the gym. I can't stand going to the gym. It doesn't appeal to me at all. Give me gardening every time. "

" My best holidays were in Devon and Cornwall when the children were growing up. We always used to stay on farms because our children were pretty wild, and it was great going to the beach every day. We used to go to Launceston and Salcombe and all over those two counties. "

" To be able to walk out the door when you come home from a job and wander into the garden to do a bit of watering gives you time to be creative in your mind. "

" A lot of other reality shows on television can be bullying and aggressive, but we wanted 'The Bake Off' to be an antidote to that. "

" We have three and a half acres, complete with duck pond and wildflower meadow and open annually by appointment as part of the National Gardens Scheme. "

" While we're filming 'Bake Off,' I can get really cold, so I'm often holding a hot-water bottle or layered up under an anorak and a warm hat. "