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    By the discovery of fire, man was able to cook food and settle into communities. Breads were made by cooking corn into a pulp. Later, finer forms of bread like cakes were created. Ancient Egyptian wall paintings from 1175 BC show a court baker preparing different cakes and breads to use for animal sacrifices. Greek culture advanced the art of baking with various pastries made for festive occasions. Roman culture spread Greek influences, making flat cakes, tarts, and pies. Baking became a respected occupation for men in Rome, and the craft spread north with Roman mercenaries.

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    Pastry Manual – History of Baking

    The History of Baking

    By the discovery of fire man acquired heat and light and the ability to cook.
    This laid the foundation of his future existence.
    The next step was the discovery of grasses that yielded seeds. Man began to settle in
    communities. By using heat corn could be turned into a pulp which was then turned
    into bread.
    It was not until much later that discoveries yielded the knowledge needed to created
    finer forms of bread – CAKES.

    Ancient Egypt
    A painted panel dating from 1175 BC shows the Court Baker from Rameses the III
    preparing several kinds of cakes and also breads. Animal shaped moulds were used
    for producing sacrificial bread. Cakes of the appropriate animal shape were used for
    sacrifices as the poorer population could not afford live animals.
    An incentive for the creation of new confectionery was provided by the rich of those
    times, who made extensive sacrifices to ensure a good afterlife. As many as 16
    different bakery products are know to have existed in the old kingdom.

    Ancient Greece
    Long before the Egyptian culture passed its peaks, the art of baking gained a foothold
    in Greece. Greater use was made of confectionery products at all times of the day and
    especially on festive occasions. Aristophanes ( 450-385 BC) repeatedly mentioned a
    wide variety of bakers ware in his works.
    Encris – A fritter out of buckwheat flour and honey.
    Dispyrus – A flat cake soaked in wine and eaten hot.
    Trion – A tart filled with grapes and almonds

    The Roman Empire


    Greek culture penetrated Roman territory. Festivities in the Roman Empire where
    extravagant and sometimes ran riot. They made Flour Confectionery ( Dulciarus), flat
    cheese cakes, cream or custard tarts. The favourite was Artocreas, a tasty pie.
    While all baking previously had been done by women as there domestic duty, the
    bakers trade began to be a respected occupation for men in Rome. In Rome we find
    traces of a pastry makers craft guild as early as the fourth century AD, proving that
    the sweet already had quite a large market.
    Through the movement of the roman mercenaries northwards, the art of baking also
    move up.

    In Asia the Chinese a long time ago made Biscuits, Dried Compote etc and other
    sweet treats. Centuries later cane sugar from Asia began its advance, first to the
    Mediterranean countries and later it was brought to the northern countries by clever
    merchants. In about 700 BC flour confectionery sweetened with sugar was on sale in
    Egyptian markets.

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