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utes after 4 o'clock, with 2 2o|- lbs. of pine-wood, which 

 was in full flame 15 minutes after 5 o'clock. At 8 

 minutes after 8 o'clock, 51 lbs. more of wood were 

 added; 12 minutes after 11 o'clock, 32 lbs. more were 

 put into the oven; 51 lbs. at i o'clock, and 12 lbs. more 

 at 30 minutes after 2 o'clock: so that 366 lbs. 16 loths 

 of wood were used for the first heatins:. 



Second Batch. 



At 20 minutes after 1 1 o'clock, the proper quantity 

 of leaven was mixed with the meal, and 44 quarts, or 

 79 lbs. 25 loths, of water added to it. At 10 minutes 

 after 3 o'clock, the meal was prepared for kneading, by- 

 adding to it 52 quarts, or 93 lbs. 27 loths, of water. 



At 30 minutes after 5 o'clock, the kneading of the 

 dough was begun, 2\ lbs. of salt having been previ- 

 ously added. At 1 5 minutes after 6 o'clock, the dough 

 was kneaded a second time, and formed into 186 loaves, 

 which were put into the oven at 15 minutes after 

 7 o'clock, and taken out again 9 minutes after 8 o'clock, 

 when 25 loaves being immediately weighed were found 

 to weigh 55 lbs. 4 loths. Water used in making the 

 second dough 173 lbs. 8 loths. 



Second Heating of the Oven. — This was begun 20 

 minutes after 4 o'clock in the morning, with 543- lbs. of 

 wood; 20 lbs. were added 10 minutes after 5 o'clock, 

 and 60 lbs. more 6 minutes after 6 o'clock : so that the 

 second heating of the oven required 134 lbs. 16 loths of 

 wood. 



Third Batch. 



At 20 minutes after 3 o'clock, the proper quantity 

 of leaven was mixed with the meal, and 48 quarts, or 

 86 lbs. 20 loths, of water were put to it. 



