[Sca-cooks] Looking for a bread recipe.

[johnna holloway]

I'll do some more work on this in the morning.
I ran a quick search and did come across
http://www.williamrubel.com/bread/bread.four.html
which has a picture of the gathered sheaf of wheat from a bakery window.

Not quite what we wanted. But it's a neat site!!!

Tom Jaine does have pictures of one in his bread book and the 
instructions on making one. I toyed with the idea of making one for my 
luncheon but didn't in the end. If I had been doing the evening feast, I 
would have done several of them.

Johnnae llyn Lewis

Decker, Terry D. wrote:

> I would be interested in any reference pointing to a period source which
> describes a harvest loaf.  They have been done.  They probably were done at
> the time, but documentation is a little sparse.  It is very possible your
> source was transferring a more modern practice to period. 
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And English bakers cut and shape dough
> into harvest images (a flat loaf cut to the shape of a shock of wheat and
> scored with a razor to delineate individual stalks of wheat.  These are not
> commonly done by average people.  They are loaves prepared by bakers to
> demonstrate their skill and artistry.
> 
> Bear
>  
> 
>>I am looking for a bread recipe. I am told that people would 
>>bake a special 
>>loaf that was ornate to celebrate the harvest. Any help would be 
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Gerard
>>
>>LOL, sorry I guess this information would help. English 
>>people around 1100 
>>AD.
>>
>>Gerard