Most colonial bakers used wheat and the bread was leavened. The average baker did not make fancy, designer breads. The average household consumed ordinary wheat bread, that sometimes doubled as a plate. That way, the food juices were absorbed in the bread and eaten. Wheat was not as refined and most used a type of whole wheat. The wheat was not ground as fine as the wheat today.
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November 3, 2010
Most colonial bakers used wheat and the bread was leavened. The average baker did not make fancy, designer breads. The average household consumed ordinary wheat bread, that sometimes doubled as a plate. That way, the food juices were absorbed in the bread and eaten. Wheat was not as refined and most used a type of whole wheat. The wheat was not ground as fine as the wheat today.