Bread and butter
Museum gives tasters on our staple foods
Visitors to Weald and Downland Living Museum in Singleton had the chance to find out all about the art of bread making during a Historic Life Weekend: Bread and Butter on April 13 and 14.
They found out there is much more to these staple food than meets the eye with answers on what were the methods used and finished bread like at different times in the past? And what might be used if wheat or other crops were poor in a particular year? How likely were you at various times to have unscrupulous producers bulking out bread with other products? When in the year was butter made and available? They enjoyed tasters and saw demonstrations across the range of buildings at the museum, including in Winkhurst Tudor kitchen and the new bakehouse opening in 2019.