The Most Beautiful Freezer in the World: Notes on Baking at the South Pole
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A professional baker abandoned her New York City life to work at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, where she spent three months producing daily bread, pastries, and desserts for up to 150 researchers and support staff in extreme Antarctic conditions. Working eleven-hour overnight shifts for $13 an hour, she battled expired ingredients dating back decades, petroleum-scented flour, and the psychological toll of isolation while maintaining her culinary standards in what she called "the Most Beautiful Freezer in the World."
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