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ever has the music of Duke Ellington to bluegrass and vintage rock with a heavy dose
N over in their bed in the wee small hours 8 a.m. each Monday through Saturday, the music
sounded so sweet.
of Christmas tunes thrown in during the busy
While the majority of folks are turning holiday season. Hours before the doors are open at
of Sir Duke oftentimes accompanies the gentle
of the morning, Peter Rowland goes
through his daily routine of baking
“Most of my albums are either swing music or
pastries and other delicacies which will hit the clicking of the steel mixer kneading dough.
glassed-in showcase at Mulberry Market Bake rock ’n roll,” Peter said of his extensive catalog
Shop, a little slice of Heaven in Camden that he of music at the shop. “The best to cook by? Duke
and his wife, Fran, own on DeKalb Street. Ellington … every day … every day. You put on Duke
A trip inside the quaint shop is a treat for the Ellington and I can bake forever, I kid you not.”
senses. As soon as you walk through the antique Opened by the couple in 1993, the Mulberry
wooden and glass door, your olfactory sense is hit Market Bake Shop doesn’t mass produce or rush
by the smell of coffee, mixed in with freshly baked customers. Rather, the Rowlands ply their trade
muffins, rolls and breads, cookies and cinnamon with two large ovens , and customers usually
rolls crafted by hand in the back room by Peter. share a bit of banter with the person who makes
Throughout the day, customers will be greeted the goodies they will bring home.
by a smiling face, not to mention sounds from the While anyone who has tasted Mulberry’s
stereo which can range from classical and big band delicacies appreciates the Rowlands’ arrival on the
By Tom Didato

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