Mrs Herman aka Cake Lady

[Mrs Wilson]

I don't know ... but I hope to be able to have her sit and talk to us a while and tell us about her baking. I wonder if she got her talent and recipes from her mother, and how far she walks every day with that box on her head in her cute sneakers. Amazing people I have met like her, working SO hard.

Anyway no need to be mad Smith, just my way of tempting you so I get to meet you after years of reading you.

[smith744]

.............. ... but I hope to be able to have her sit and talk to us a while and tell us about her baking. ..................

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i KNOW EXACTly whatcha mean
....been many many times
with her & others
i would want to sit & chat a while

BUT,
as we all know,
''..time..'' IS money na tru

so little time to make that money
...especially when you gotta walk that loooooooooooooooong long beach front.

gotta hit it & quit it
..keep movin'
....$tick & move

reminds me of when i go-visit
some of my vendor buddies
.......all-ways gotta be cognizant of their priorities, when the tour-bus pulls-up with the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$-customers

have to put our chat on-hold

[MikeyNYC]

how much is a whole cake? looks amazing.

[Mrs Wilson]

I don't know how much. They are huge cakes to being with - like 16" diameter I would guess. But this year we are bringing group of 13 people so it will go.

Have to be careful - I made SeaSplash promise they would fill up their cake display for our group (and their bar, and the restaurant!) = so I don't want to dissuade people from eating from there. But there will be enough indulging to go around.

Here is another pic of one of my favorite beach sweets -- Cleighton (sp?) sells these out of his basket - they are so full of rum they make your mouth and throat GO NUMB! I love that - and they are very good tasting, and very moist. You can't see it in this photo - but they are made in cool molds with flower shapes so they have a lovely design as well.

[Irieonline]

It's so nice to see Miss Herman is still doing her thing and selling her delicious cakes up and down the beach. I first tried her cake 20 years ago when staying at Miss Lenas (Donaldsons Inn) and always made a point of buying cake from here a few times every trip after. Such a sweet, hard working lady who not only made cakes and walked up and down the beach selling them but I,m sure she also had a family to take care of at one time. They don't seem to make people like that nowadays, well not enough of them anyways.

[Mrs Wilson]

btw Smith I always make sure to both drum up business for vendors, and also to tip well if people spend time with us. Money is needed for badly. And so easy for (most of) us to give a bit more here and there. And buy a cool drink or something to eat. Everything helps and all of it makes people FEEL GOOD! which is the whole point right?

[JitterBug]

the pastry at the bakery in the back of times square trumps anything you can get on the beach . . . just saying . . .

[Irieonline]

I am sure and the bakery at Times Square as well as other places make wonderful baked goods. I have bought baked goods from other places in Negril and was very pleased with the product and everyone here has their favourite places for everything and likes to promote them. That is part of the reason for a message board like this I guess. Mrs Herman has been a constant on the beach in Negril for many years and has a huge following who can't wait to see her and buy cake from her every time they visit. Can't beat sitting on your porch and buying some delicious cake from such a wonderful hard working lady like her as far as I am concerned but to each their own right

[smith744]

btw Smith I always make sure to both drum up business for vendors, and also to tip well if people spend time with us. Money is needed for badly. And so easy for (most of) us to give a bit more here and there. And buy a cool drink or something to eat. Everything helps and all of it makes people FEEL GOOD! which is the whole point right?

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ummmmmmmmmmmmm

i KNOW whacha '.mean.'

but,
i won't comment
because i don't wanna mash-up this thread
with my *opinion* on this matter

let's just say, i have a different *approach*

you/me/we can chat 'bout it one day
when we meet
...do it over a couple nice cold bag-juices

:-)

[smith744]

the pastry at the bakery in the back of times square trumps anything you can get on the beach . . . just saying . . .

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i'm a Ja-pastry FREAK..!!..
..and you've made me very curious

gonna try ... try real hard... to check out that place

I'm a little worried,
because TimesSquare is a high-rent place
and
therefore the baker gotta do $omething to off-set his/her rental-cost, to maximize profit$

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but i'll check 'em out
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thanks for the heads-UP