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Fourth Heating of the Oven. — This was begun 

 15 minutes after 12 o'clock, with 40 lbs. of wood ; and, 

 50 lbs. more being added at 30 minutes after i o'clock, 

 the total quantity used was 90 lbs. 



Fifth Batch. 



At a quarter before 1 2 o'clock, the proper quantity of 

 leaven was mixed with the meal, and 52 quarts, or 93 lbs. 

 27 loths, of water put into it. This mass was prepared 

 for kneading at 1 5 minutes after 4 o'clock, by the ad- 

 dition of 48 quarts, or 86 lbs. 20 loths, of water. The 

 kneading of the dough was begun at 5 o'clock ; and at 

 30 minutes after 5 it was made into loaves, 2\ lbs. of 

 salt having been previously added. 186 loaves beino- 

 made out of this dough, they were put into the oven at 

 10 minutes before 7 o'clock, and taken out again at the 

 end of I hour, when 25 loaves were weighed, and found 

 to weigh 55 lbs. 18 loths. The quantity of water used 

 in making the dough for this batch of bread was 180 lbs. 

 15 loths. 



Fifth Heating of the Oven. — The oven was begun to 

 be heated the fifth time at 15 minutes after 4 o'clock, 

 with 40 lbs. of wood, and 40 lbs. more were added at 

 6 o'clock ; so that in this heating no more than 80 lbs. 

 of wood were consumed. 



Sixth Batch. 



The meal was mixed with leaven at 30 minutes 

 after 3 o'clock, for which purpose 32 quarts, or 57 lbs. 

 24 loths, of water were used ; at 1 5 minutes after 7 o'clock, 

 this mass was prepared for kneading, by the addition of 

 44 quarts, or 79 lbs. 1 3 loths, of water, and a propor- 

 tion of salt. At 19 minutes after 9 o'clock, the doucrh 



