PAET II 

 MICEOBES OF THE HOME 



CHAPTER XXIII 



THE MICROBE OF BREAD 



CERTAIN species of microbes render good service, 

 the world over, in the home. This service is es- 

 sential. In the present state of civilization, no 

 home can be well furnished without it. 



One of these is the microbe of bread. It is rep- 

 resented in Fig. 55. It multiplies by Budding, as 

 seen in Fig. 56. 



Now, mix flour with water, or with milk, or with 

 both water and milk, into dough. Bake it im- 

 mediately. Or, let it stand a while, and then bake 

 it. In either case the result will be the same, - 

 a hard, indigestible loaf, unfit for any human 

 stomach. 



But before mixing, as before, put into the water, 

 milk, or both water and milk, as the case may be, 

 a proper amount of baker's yeast. Let the dough 

 stand a proper length of time at a temperature of 

 eighty degrees. Then bake it. The bread is light, 

 agreeable to the taste, nourishing and wholesome. 



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