September 1, 2010 - 6:57am
Bread from 1918
Here you will find a Government issued Bread book from October 1918 titled "Victory Breads". It's just a few pages with some WWI info in there.
http://www.archive.org/stream/victorybreads00unit#page/n1/mode/2up
JP
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Interesting. Overnight methods and sponge methods given.
I have spent a lot of time studying World War II, but Have to admit I don't know very much about World War I. The 10 day supply of wheat left prior to harvest is a very interesting item. Can you imagine our society being that close to being out of any important commodity today? It is quite an eye opener. I have never heard about that statistic before. Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. I hope we never see that again!
Paul
That's fascinating since I collect old recipes. What intrigues me is the terms "sirup" and "fat". I also like the use of molasses in some of their rolls. It's too bad we can't see the whole book. Would have loved to seen more!