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The very first English law about food regulated the size of a standard loaf of bread. The Assize of Bread and Ale kept the price constant, but that price bought more or less bread depending on the price of wheat. It never was a very useful system, for bakers or bread buyers, but it survived from at least 1266 until 1836 and provides an opportunity to consider a pound of silver versus a pound of bread.
I still remember the time when, in France, the price of bread was fixed by the state (until 1986, photo taken in 1985).
@eatthispodcast oh perfect ! While I enjoy the science of bread I think cultures and traditions of breads from around our beautiful world and it’s amazing people is far more interesting . I wish you the best in this next project
@vineyardbaker Your final point is something I am right this minute thinking about for the final episode.
@eatthispodcast well if your asking 😃,I am going to think on this and get back. Off the top of my head microbes would be an excellent topic digging into. And culture of bread and bread making in individual countries .
@vineyardbaker Thanks. I’m looking forward right now to a rest. But the topic is clearly almost limitless, and I enjoy the research. What kinds of thing would you like to hear about?
Excellent podcast today, as are the entire months’ . I am going to miss your daily bread facts.. Have you considered an extension on the topic of bread?