Any Home Bakers Here?

[LittleMissPurdy]

This old Loaf is fine though!
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oh no......

 

[BullChick]

oh no......

Not like this!!!!!!!

 

[ronott1]

Not like this!!!!!!!
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Yuck!

 

[ronott1]

My Dad talks of his mom making meals and keeping house for 13 kids, total. She made 3 loaves of bread every day in her wood fired stove. Dessert with supper every day- cakes, bars, pies, but cookies were not for dessert.

Likely the older kids helped. That usually happens with that many kids

 

[ronott1]

View attachment 1699211 Penny, I just posted a note on BYC....trade a young hen for
one loaf of my bread. See what replies I get????? AriaView attachment 1699211

You should get some willing to barter!

Did you post on your local thread and or facebook?

 

[Aria]

That look really good, nice shape too!!
How about, 1 old hen for 2 loaves?...sorry, had to try...

LittleMissPurdy, Cannot use an old hen. NEED one that gives us
eggs. And 2 loaves. NO. Young hen for one 2 pound loaf. ha ha
Aria

 

[DigMyChicks]

View attachment 1699211 Penny, I just posted a note on BYC....trade a young hen for
one loaf of my bread. See what replies I get????? AriaView attachment 1699211

Pretty bread!

 

[N F C]

This old Loaf is fine though!
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I dunno about that BC...he looks a bit stale to me.

 

[Aria]

This is a loaf of Sourdough made with Ron's Sourdough Starter.
And I think the repeated success I have with that Bread Baking...
is the SUPER Sourdough Starter I have. Thanks, Aria

 

[wyoDreamer]

Likely the older kids helped. That usually happens with that many kids

Nope, she never wanted any help in the kitchen, she did it all the cooking herself. Her kitchen was pretty small and the wood-fired stove was pretty big. It had a hot water tank on the side of it and everything.
the older girls did help with babysitting and house cleaning when they were home. the boys helped at the farm on weekends, they lived in town because my Grandpa was a butcher. The farm was about 10 miles away from their house.