Tests for Oven for Bread— Put a piece of jwhite
paper on the oven shelf. If this turns a pale fawn
colour in 2 or 3 minutes, the oven is right for bread —
about 350° F. Some say 410° F. when it is put in, but
this is too hot.
A brick oven is best of all, and there are no loaves so
nice as those baked in one.
Recipe for the York Brown Bread — Into a quartern
measure put : 3 tablespoonfuls sugar, 1 tablespoonful
salt, 3 oz. of yeast, 2 tablespoonfuls treacle (dark
brown), 4 tablespoonfuls melted lard or butter. Fill
the measure up with lukewarm water. Add then
3 quarts of wholewheat flour✪ York Brown Bread ; knead very well, and
allow to rise 2 or 3 hours in a warm place. Shape into
loaves, and place in warmed and greased tins. About
half fill these, and allow to rise for another J-hour.
Bake in a hot oven, but be careful not to burn, as,
owing to the treacle, the bread is apt to catch.
In this chapter I have advocated the mixing of
6 oz. of flour and a small portion of yeast by the
children. This is only in first lesson. When more
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experienced, they can then in subsequent lessons
be allowed to practise in twos and threes the mixing
of the large quantity as well. I have given the
information on flour, yeast, and substitutes for yeast,
so that at any time it can be detached and given as
a separate or complementary lesson.
CHAPTER III
THE SYLLABUS FOR CHILDREN
UNDER some education authorities a teacher is
allowed to draw up her own syllabus, and in
the hands of a skilful and sympathetic teacher
this is a privilege which cannot be too highly valued.
It is not possible to give a model syllabus which
will exactly meet the requirements of every child in
the many schools in the country. The age of the
pupils, the length of the course, the number of courses
possible during the school-life of the child, and the
length of the lessons, must be taken carefully into
consideration.
The keynote of the best syllabus is always the needs
of the neighbourhood, and is based on the probable
income of the parents of the children attending the
class.
In London a skeleton syllabus has been drawn up
based on the incomes and figures supplied in Charles
Booth’s ‘ Life and Labour of the Peopled This gives
the three standards as £2 10s., £1 18s., and £1 8s.,
and the families are supposed to include father and
mother and four children.
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SPECIMEN WEEKLY BUDGETS
Weekly Budget “A” (Income per Week, ^2 10s.)
£
s.
d.
Rent ------
0
IO
6
Fuel and light - - - -
0
2
6
Food ------
1
2
6
Father’s pocket money and travel-
ling expenses -
0
3
6
Insurance, etc. -
0
2
6
Clothing
0
3
6
Cleaning materials -
0
1
0
Reserve fund - - - -
0
4
0
Number in family, 6.
10
0
Weekly Budget “B” (Income per Week, £1 18s.)
£
s.
d.
Rent ------
0
8
0
Fuel and light - - - -
0
2
0
Food
Father’s pocket money and travel-
0
19
0
ling expenses -
0
2
6
Insurance, etc. -
0
2
0
Clothing -
0
2
6
Cleaning materials -
0
0
6
Reserve fund -
0
1
6
Number in family, 6.
£1
18
0
Weekly Budget “ C ” (Income per Week, £1
£
s.
d.
Rent
0
6
O
Fuel and light -
0
2 _
0
Food ------
Father’s pocket money and travel-
0
12
0
ling expenses -
0
2
6
Insurance, etc. -
0
2
0
Clothing ------
0
2
0
Cleaning materials -
0
0
6
Reserve fund - - - - -
0
1
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Presented as published in 1908. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Tests for Oven for Bread— Put a piece of white paper on the oven shelf. If this turns a pale fawn colour in 2 or 3 minutes, the oven is right for bread — about 350° F. Some say 410° F. when it is put in, but this is too hot.
A brick oven is best of all, and there are no loaves so nice as those baked in one.
Recipe for the York Brown Bread — Into a quartern measure put : 3 tablespoonfuls sugar, 1 tablespoonful salt, 3 oz. of yeast, 2 tablespoonfuls treacle (dark brown), 4 tablespoonfuls melted lard or butter. Fill the measure up with lukewarm water. Add then 3 quarts of wholewheat flour ; knead very well, and allow to rise 2 or 3 hours in a warm place. Shape into loaves, and place in warmed and greased tins. About half fill these, and allow to rise for another J-hour. Bake in a hot oven, but be careful not to burn, as, owing to the treacle, the bread is apt to catch.
In this chapter I have advocated the mixing of 6 oz. of flour and a small portion of yeast by the children. This is only in first lesson. When more
experienced, they can then in subsequent lessons be allowed to practise in twos and threes the mixing of the large quantity as well. I have given the information on flour, yeast, and substitutes for yeast, so that at any time it can be detached and given as a separate or complementary lesson.
CHAPTER III
UNDER some education authorities a teacher is allowed to draw up her own syllabus, and in the hands of a skilful and sympathetic teacher this is a privilege which cannot be too highly valued. It is not possible to give a model syllabus which will exactly meet the requirements of every child in the many schools in the country. The age of the pupils, the length of the course, the number of courses possible during the school-life of the child, and the length of the lessons, must be taken carefully into consideration.
The keynote of the best syllabus is always the needs of the neighbourhood, and is based on the probable income of the parents of the children attending the class.
In London a skeleton syllabus has been drawn up based on the incomes and figures supplied in Charles Booth’s ‘ Life and Labour of the Peopled This gives the three standards as £2 10s., £1 18s., and £1 8s., and the families are supposed to include father and mother and four children.
SPECIMEN WEEKLY BUDGETS Weekly Budget “A” (Income per Week, ^2 10s.)
£
s.
d.
Rent ------
IO
Fuel and light - - - -
Food ------
Father’s pocket money and travelling expenses -
Insurance, etc. -
Clothing
Cleaning materials -
Reserve fund - - - -
Number in family, 6.
Weekly Budget “B” (Income per Week, £1 18s.)
£
s.
d.
Rent ------
Fuel and light - - - -
Food
Father’s pocket money and travel-
ling expenses -
Insurance, etc. -
Clothing -
Cleaning materials -
Reserve fund -
Number in family, 6.
£1
Weekly Budget “ C ” (Income per Week, £1
£
s.
d.
Rent
O
Fuel and light -
2 _
Food ------
Father’s pocket money and travel-
ling expenses -
Insurance, etc. -
Clothing ------
Cleaning materials -
Reserve fund - - - - -
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York Brown Bread