[Sca-cooks] Types of Wheat for Bread

Deborah Hammons mistressaldyth at gmail.com
Fri Nov 26 13:16:11 PST 2010


Jacob's 6000 Years of Bread is a great start.  If you want archeological
evidence of what wheat existed, hit Zohary.  Depends on just how specific
you want to be.  I did a paper on it some time back, and have started making
as close to specific grain bread for feasts.

Aldyth

On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Elise Fleming <alysk at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Greetings!  I'm pretty sure someone here has the information and could
> provide some links to internet articles... What type of wheat was used for
> bread during Tudor times?
>
> I know that other grains were used for various types of bread - millet,
> barley, rye, oats.  Are there any articles or web sites that tell about the
> different qualities and types of bread from grains other than wheat?
>
> What about grinding methods?  I'm guessing that grinding between stones was
> the only type used.  Metal rollers would be much, much later, right?
>
> Any links or web sites would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Asking on behalf of another,
> Alys K.
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