What a wonderful treat. I LOVE homemade bread and want to build one
of these one day, so thank you very much for the link. I'll have to
print it out tomorrow.
Connie
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Dirtcheapbuilder-Charmaine
<tms@...> wrote:
>
> Subject: Quebec Earth Oven book to d/l free
>
> This great book went out of print a few years ago, I used to sell
them,
> very popular, and the style of oven is still in use
especially .in
> Canada.
>
> You can now download the book to read for free thanks to the
> publishers, and I wanted to SHARE this option to have access to a
> great how to.
>
> enjoy!
>
> http://www.civilization.ca/tresors/barbeau/mbp0501e.html
<<< READ
> THIS BOOK FREE ONLINE, & download
>
> "The Bread Ovens of Quebec" by Lise Boily and Jean-Francois
Blanchette
> This is a thorough study of the traditions that arose around
bread
> baking in the rural areas of Quebec up until the middle of this
century
> with a focus on the unique clay ovens that were ubiquitious in that
> state. Detailed building instructions and excellent photographs
> throughout. A most inspiring book relating bread baking to the
local
> ecology, economy and community in a way that is lost to industrial
> society. This book tugs at our hearts and points the way back.
>
> Ottawa: National Museum of Man BOILY, Lise, and Jean-François
> Blanchette. 1979. 119 p. The paper version is out of print
> Acknowledgements, viii (3.8 MB) Introduction, 1 (1.5 MB)
>
Chapter I
> The Ovens, 9 (5.5 MB) Outdoor Ovens, 12 Indoor Ovens, 28
> The Various Uses of the Oven, 28 Tables, 32 Typological
> Considerations, 38 The Oven Builders, 40
>
Chapter II
> The Construction of a Clay Bread Oven beside the Rivière à Mars,
45
> (8.2 MB)
> Base, 48 Hearth, 48 Doors, 48 Framework, 51 Dome,
54
> Shelter, 58 Drying and Firing the Oven, 58
>
Chapter III
> The Bread, 73 (2.3 MB) Grains and Flours, 76 Leavening
Agents,
> 80 Preparing the Dough, 84 Preparing the Oven, 86 Placing the
Bread
> in the Oven, 87 Removing the Bread from the Oven, 91 Types of
Bread,
> 92 Consumption, 92
>
Chapter IV
> The Oral Tradition, 95 (11.3 MB) Popular Sayings and
Expressions, 97
> Songs, 100 Stories and Legends, 101
> Popular Beliefs, Spells, Incantations, and Omens, 102
> Conclusion, 105 (0.76 MB) Notes, 107 The Informants,
112
> Bibliography, 115 (2.7 MB)
>
>
>
> PS I just watched an old 1930's ( 40's?) movie "Johnny Belinda",
about
> a deaf mute girl in Canada, the opening scene shows a woman taking
> bread from a Quebec style earth and stone bread oven, just like
the
> ones shown in the book.
>
>
>
> Charmaine Taylor Publishing
> 10th Year $10. book Sale on 100+ books/dvds
> www.dirtcheapbuilder.com
> Tel toll free to order: 1-888-441-1632 PST
> PO Box 375 Cutten CA 95534
> Charmaine Taylor Publishing
> 10th Year $10. book Sale on 100+ books/dvds
> www.dirtcheapbuilder.com
> Tel: 1-707-441-1632 PST
> PO Box 375 Cutten CA 95534
>
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