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Title: Bread--the vital food, illustrated with plates on copper from authentic sources, including a glossary of bread terms, also a selected list of general and historical references to bread
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Murphy, Claudia Quigley
Subjects: Bread
Publisher: New York, C. Q. Murphy
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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eivingfamily has, is to prepare the table with a large amount of bread, takingcare to buy it at the favored bakery. It would be considered verylacking in etiquette to serve bread made at home. In the homes of the rich there are always guests and much bread isserved with the great variety of other things. * * The bread is so well made that many people prefer it to other food.The working men often breakfast on a large portion of bread. In Spain the bakeries are an essential factor of life. It can be saidthat they are artists in making bread. After one has eaten bread in European countries, one understandswhy it constitutes so large a part of the daily food. It is always good. BREAD—THE VITAL FOOD 19 With appreciation and wisdom we have adapted many of the mannersand customs of Europe. We may profitably add their habit of makingthe wholesome loaf the major part of every meal. It will greatly simplifyliving, give time for high thinking, increase good health and multiplythe bank account.
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A ROYAL PARTY OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY In the illustration of a dinner scene at court, a rare print from the fifteenthcentury, notice that the Nappe or cloth is duly laid and upon it are seen thesaltcellar, which must first be placed upon it; then the bread and then thecups. Knives are wanting-, for most people carried their own, and for thosewho failed, the servant is seen with one at his side. Forks had not yet beeninvented. The bread is in small round loaves. 20 BREAD—THE VITAL FOOD BREAD TERMS AND THEIR MEANING. Apple Bread (Eng.)—A sweet, light bread made of flour, apple juice and leaven.Apple Cake—Biscuit dougli, enriched with egg, covered with sliced apple, sugar, and cinnamon, raised and baked. Serve with coffee at breakfast or lunch.Banbury Cakes—Eich dough, with filling of currants, chopped candied peel, sugar. Serve with luncheon or tea.Black Bread (Eng.J—Bread made from wheat and other flours, usually barley.Bran Bread or Muffins—Bread to which bran is added. U

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