The history of bread

Alexa · 11-22-2005, 09:23 AM

I think this is interesting as a fact divers:

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c 8000 BC. At first grain was crushed by hand with pestle and mortar. In Egypt a simple grinding stone (quern) was developed. All bread was unleavened, there were no raising agents and bread was made from a mixed variety of grains. Today's equivalents are Indian chapattis and Mexican tortillas

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c 40 BC. Bread and politics. In Rome the authorities decreed that bread should be distributed free to all adult males.

See the entire article on:

http://www.bakersfederation.org.uk/antiquity.aspx

steve12553 · 02-26-2006, 10:57 PM

Just noticing that the food threads all seem to be yours (Not that there's anything wrong with that). JK that's only 2 food threads that I've seen and I can't ever complain the way I love to eat.

Alexa · 02-26-2006, 11:47 PM

It's part of my job in here, you know. :wink:

And I love to eat, too. :biggrin:

steve12553 · 02-27-2006, 01:02 AM

Nothing wrong with that. My theory is that there is nothing wrong with gluttony in moderation. I have to go my wife is cooking.

shoppillrx · 06-06-2009, 09:45 AM

good information dude
the bread which we eat everyday has such kind of hstory amazing,link is very informative.
good going

jenelia22 · 10-22-2009, 08:45 AM

Wow its very informative.I liked the history of bread.Its really very informative and I'm surprised to know all this.

Cookie Parker · 10-24-2009, 01:50 AM

What's up with free bread to the males? Man, I don't think those guys would have survived with a 21st century woman from the UK or US or Australia. What do you think?