[Sca-cooks] Types of Wheat for Bread
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Fri Nov 26 23:44:45 PST 2010
Alys K. asked about wheat and grain processing:
<<< 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? >>>
Okay, so you are wanting info on other grains besides wheat? That wasn't how I understood your message title. Other grains were used but wheat, and specifically the finer ground and sifted wheat seems to have been almost universally preferred.
<<< What about grinding methods? I'm guessing that grinding between stones
was the only type used. Metal rollers would be much, much later, right? >>>
Yes, the metal rollers came post-period. However, even within period grinding stones varied over the years, even for the big mill stones, not including the large variety of hand querns.
The Florilegium is probably a good start on much of this. I have some promised articles on millstones and grinding but they haven't appeared yet.
Ancent-Grains-art (24K) 5/30/01 "Looking into Ancient Grains" by Mistress Christianna MacGrain.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BREADS/Ancent-Grains-art.html
boulting-msg (14K) 4/15/07 Sieving meal to get various grades of flour.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BREADS/boulting-msg.html
Bread-Hist-art (26K) 5/ 7/08 "A Treatise on Bread" by Mistress Aldyth Trefaldwyn.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BREADS/Bread-Hist-art.html
bread-msg (244K) 12/16/07 Medieval breads and grains.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BREADS/bread-msg.html
flour-msg (106K) 1/12/08 Types of flour. Sources. Period flour.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BREADS/flour-msg.html
grains-msg (119K) 4/15/10 Medieval grains. Recipes. Cooking.
(More on unground grain, but perhaps worth a look)
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BREADS/grains-msg.html
Stefan
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