The Complete Biscuit and Gingerbread Baker's Assistant
by George Read
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780217034531
Paperback|9780217034531
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1854 Excerpt: ... bad appearance of cracked edges; neither do they spring so well in the oven--that is, they are not so light, although they are to be preferred before those that are made soft, especially if the oven is not of a good heat. In this case, the biscuits will have a poor appearance, the edges being flat instead of raised, and, on the whole, they will exhibit an inferior quality. The dough mixed for biscuits to be made by machinery, should be made of a firmer consistence than that to be made by hand. The quantities I have set down under each head are the proper proportions, and must be strictly observed; that is, if I may be allowed to make the exceptions of inferior or weak flour, it will be necessary to add a little more; or, if it is rather strong--that is, if it absorbs more water than usual--the dough should be sprinkled with a little more water, so as to bring it to a proper consistence before it is mixed and pressed together; or, during the operation of braking, the surface should be moistened with a brush dipped in clean cold water, before it is folded up, after being braked out thin; but in these cases, experience alone must be your guide, as it is almost impossible to give fixed rules to meet the various qualities and strength of flour which may be brought to the market; much depends on the state of the season in which the corn is produced, the land it was grown on, its manufacture by the miller, and its age. Flour, after it is manufactured two or three months, will absorb more water than when brought fresh from the mill. OBSERVATIONS ON MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BISCUITS. When this work was first published, there was no machinery in use for the manufacture of biscuits, except that in operation at the Government Bakeries, for supplying ship biscui...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217034531 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217034535 |
| Weight | 0.31 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.21 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 86 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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