The History of Bread, by John Ashton, Part 4

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Let’s relax with more carby goodness as we learn about naughty bakers, how flour is made, and the terrible reputations of millers. Also, charts of chemical percentages, and I mangle some Chaucer. What *can't* bread do?<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Patreon:</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Buy Me a Coffee:</span> <a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> Read “The History of Bread” at Project Gutenberg:</span> <a href= "https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53219"><span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53219</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;">Music: "Peace,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY,</span> <a href= "https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com"><span style= "