Baking (was: Re: SC - beer bread recipe (was re: small feasts))

[Par Leijonhufvud]

On Tue, 14 Oct 1997, Decker, Terry D. wrote:

> into period.  Brewing and baking were ongoing activities about the
> manors and probably remained that way through the period we recreate.

Recent historical records (19th century and onwards to modern times in
Finland) describe how a continous sourdough culture was maintained in the
wooden baking trough. Enough yeast-containing dough always remained in the
trough, and subsequently "restarted" each time baking was done. 

/UlfR

- --
Par Leijonhufvud                  par.leijonhufvud at labtek.ki.se 
"If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried." 

============================================================================

To be removed from the SCA-Cooks mailing list, please send a message to
Majordomo at Ansteorra.ORG with the message body of "unsubscribe SCA-Cooks".

============================================================================