[Sca-cooks] Bread Puzzles

[Terry Decker]

It's the section entitled, "L'essai du pain blanc."

Since commercial bakers were guild members who did not discuss their 
"mysteries" with the public, there is always a question of the accuracy of 
the observer.  In this case, said observer appears to be accurately the 
weights of the ingredients in a standard measure.  That being the case, only 
the ratios matter.

As bread was the most regulated product in Europe with guilds being 
chartered by the crowns of various countries, baking was done in the 
national standard where ever one existed.  Which is why I am certain that 
the Livre de Paris is the measure being used rather than any local measure.

Bear

-----Original Message----- 
From: David Friedman

Where in the book you link to is the description of the trial we've been
discussing?

I don't think units matter much, since almost everything is in pounds,
aside from some marks which, I gather, were half a pound. What mostly
matter are the ratios.