Bite into bread’s history

Those amazing Egyptians, they invented bread, too. Egyptians discovered how to make yeast-leavened bread between 2000 – 3000 BC. Because of wheat’s high gluten content, the bread raised easily and wheat quickly became favoured over other grains. In 150 BC, the first bakers' guilds were formed in Rome. Roman bakeries produced a variety of breads and distributed free bread to the poor in times of need. England had a different time of it. In 1202, England created laws to regulate the price of bread and to limit bakers' profits. Many bakers were prosecuted for selling loaves that did not conform to the weights required by local laws. As a result of the bread trials in England in 1266, bakers were ordered to mark each loaf of bread. The bakers' marks were among the first trademarks ever used.

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Source: http://www.cyberspaceag.com/ kansascrops/wheat/wheathistory.htm

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