Community ovens are a centuries-old tradition worldwide. There are actually records going back to the 12th century when home ovens were not 1 . The community ovens were places where people chatted together while their food was 2 .
Fast forward to today, Brickyard Bakery has 3 the unique approach. It 4 to bake cakes for customers and provides them with a warm place to stay while their cakes, which 5 take four or more hours to bake, are in the oven. It's reported that due to the increasing cost of fuel, many individuals cannot 6 to leave their ovens on that long.
Owner Ed Hamilton-Trewhitt told the BBC, "We've 7 the idea of a community oven from ancient times. People can 8 their cake base (胚) at home. But 9 being baked in their own ovens, it can be 10 to our bakery for a large amount of baking."
"It struck me that if one was 11 about the energy costs of baking the Christmas cake, there would be lots more out there 12 the same situation," he added. "In the big picture, it costs me so little but makes a massive 13 . "
The response to this attempt has been so 14 that Hamilton-Trewhitt has provided the 15 until right before Christmas. After all, that's what being a good neighbor is all about.
