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Sourdough in literature
Kenneth:
Shakespeare's lifelong friend, who was a witness to, and benificiary of his will, was Hamnet Sadler (sometimes spelled Hamlet) a Stratford baker. The Bard must have been aware of his friend's experiments with Wonderbread when he wrote: "Most lazar-like, with vile and loathsome crust" (Hamlet, I/5) There is also a passage in Troilus and Cressida indicating that He must have spent some time watching the baker: PANDARUS Well, I have told you enough of this: for my part, I'll not meddle nor make no further. He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding. TROILUS Have I not tarried? PANDARUS Ay, the grinding; but you must tarry the bolting. TROILUS Have I not tarried? PANDARUS Ay, the bolting, but you must tarry the leavening. TROILUS Still have I tarried. PANDARUS Ay, to the leavening; but here's yet in the word 'hereafter' the kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven and the baking; nay, you must stay the cooling too, or you may chance to burn your lips. And in the same play he notes the frustrations of dealing with sourdough: "Speak then, thou vinewedst leaven, speak: I will beat thee into handsomeness" (II/1) And before someone accuses me of taking these out of context like some fundamentalist preacher, he also said: "The devil can cite scripture for his purpose." Cheers Graham |
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Sourdough in literature
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:23:28 GMT, "graham" > wrote:
>Kenneth: >Shakespeare's lifelong friend, who was a witness to, and benificiary of his >will, was Hamnet Sadler (sometimes spelled Hamlet) a Stratford baker. The >Bard must have been aware of his friend's experiments with Wonderbread when >he wrote: > >"Most lazar-like, with vile and loathsome crust" (Hamlet, I/5) > >There is also a passage in Troilus and Cressida indicating that He must have >spent some time watching the baker: > >PANDARUS Well, I have told you enough of this: for my part, I'll not >meddle nor make no further. He that will have a cake out of the wheat must >needs tarry the grinding. > >TROILUS Have I not tarried? > >PANDARUS Ay, the grinding; but you must tarry the bolting. > >TROILUS Have I not tarried? > >PANDARUS Ay, the bolting, but you must tarry the leavening. > >TROILUS Still have I tarried. > >PANDARUS Ay, to the leavening; but here's yet in the word 'hereafter' the >kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven and the baking; >nay, you must stay the cooling too, or you may chance to burn your lips. > > > >And in the same play he notes the frustrations of dealing with sourdough: > > > >"Speak then, thou vinewedst leaven, speak: I will beat thee into >handsomeness" (II/1) > > > >And before someone accuses me of taking these out of context like some >fundamentalist preacher, he also said: > > > >"The devil can cite scripture for his purpose." > > > >Cheers > >Graham > > Hi Graham, No such accusation from me... Those are great. Sincere thanks, -- Kenneth If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS." |
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