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Description: | Flour was a dietary staple for thousands of people in the 19th century. If they could not afford to buy bread from a local baker then they could buy the flour and make their own. This leaflet mentions "adulterated" bread - at this time many unscrupulous bakers added alum (a transparent mineral used in dyeing) and chalk to their flour to make their bread whiter and thus more desirable. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Couldrey | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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