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Flour Was Everywhere in Grandma's Kitchen. The Evidence Was on One Little Face.

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Flour has gone everywhere, and the guilty party is not hard to spot. In the foreground, Miso fills the frame with his round cream face, blue eyes wide and innocent, a dusting of white powder on his nose and whiskers. Behind him, the counter tells the rest of the story: a sack of flour, a jar of oats, scattered eggs, cookie cutters and a tea towel coated in white. Ruth, in a mustard cardigan, stirs dough in a metal bowl with a wooden spoon, grinning. Harold, in a plaid shirt, lines up neat balls of dough on a baking sheet. Golden afternoon light spills through the window.

Baking days are a great time to remember which kitchen ingredients are risky for pets. Raw dough containing yeast can expand in a pet's stomach and is a well-known hazard. Chocolate, raisins, macadamia nuts and some sugar-free sweeteners are also unsafe for many animals. Plain flour is not toxic in a small dusting, but cats will lick it off their fur, so it is best to keep them off the work surface. A good habit is to give the cat a perch nearby, store ingredients out of reach, and wipe up spills before a curious tongue finds them.

The cookies will come out of the oven warm and perfect, and Miso will get a proper cat treat for his trouble. As for the flour on his nose, Ruth says it is the best decoration in the kitchen.

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