Category: History - Other
Man, as is evidenced by his teeth, was created graminivorous, as well as carnivorous, and the earliest skull yet found possesses teeth exactly the same as modern man, the carnivorous teeth not being bigger, whilst in many cases the whole of the teeth have been worn down, as if...
As might be expected in an article of such worldwide consumption as bread, there is a considerable amount of folk-lore and sayings attendant on it. We can even find it in Shakes...
8. CHAPTER VII.When the culture of grain in Britain really commenced we cannot possibly tell, but we know that the Phœnicians traded with this island in very early times for tin. All that we r...
4. CHAPTER III.Of the bread of the ancient Hebrews we know nothing, except from their sacred books; but these contain a large store of knowledge. Their cereals seem to have consisted only of w...
11. CHAPTER X.The ordinary method of bread-making in London is as follows: The first process, when the bread is made with thick yeast, being to prepare a mixture of potatoes, yeast, and flour...
6. CHAPTER V.Agriculture has always taken a prominent part in Chinese polity, and is incorporated in their religious observances; and a deep veneration for it is inscribed on all the institu...
7. CHAPTER VI.Olaus Magnus, Archbishop of Upsala, who lived in the first half of the 16th century, has left behind him, in his _Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus_, a long and lucid accou...
5. CHAPTER IV.As an introduction to the bread of the Romans and Greeks, let us begin with the pretty myth of Demeter (or Ceres, as the Romans called her), and her daughter Persephone. Zeus, o...
9. CHAPTER VIII.In order to make bread, the first operation is to grind the corn, be it wheat, rye, barley, or oats, and we have already seen the rough methods used by primitive man and others...
10. CHAPTER IX.In old times corn mills were always important factors in manors, and a source of considerable profit to the lord of the same. All the tenants of the manor were bound by custom t...
14. CHAPTER XIII.But there is a bread which must not escape notice—a true bread—although somewhat sweet and spiced. When it was first introduced into England no one can tell, but it was well kno...
13. CHAPTER XII.Of the many breads that are not in common use, that used in the celebration of the Communion should be placed first. There seems no room for doubt that, at the Last Supper, our...
12. CHAPTER XI.We have now got the loaf made, and the next thing is to bake it; for the home-baked loaf, the oven of a kitchener or gas stove will do very well, and the heat should be about 40...
15. CHAPTER XIV.Bread riots are of comparatively modern date. In the olden days people suffered from scarcity, but they suffered without making senseless riots. There was no Free Trade in corn,...
2. CHAPTER I.Man, as is evidenced by his teeth, was created graminivorous, as well as carnivorous, and the earliest skull yet found possesses teeth exactly the same as modern man, the carniv...
3. CHAPTER II.The ancient Egyptians had as cereals three kinds of wheat—_Triticum sativa_, _zea_ and _spelta_; barley, _Hordeum vulgare_, and doura, _Holcus sorghum_, specimens of which may b...
16. c. 22) was passed on June 26, 1846, which reduced the duty on wheat to4_s._ when imported at or above 53_s._, until Feb. 1, 1849, when 1_s._ duty per quarter only was to be levied on all kinds of imported grain. This shilling was taken off on June...
1. CHAPTER I. PRE-HISTORIC BREAD 13