This section is from the book "The Profession Of Home Making", by American School Of Home Economics. Also available from Amazon: The Profession Of Home Making.
(Study pages 99-122)
Demonstration: Illustrate proportion of flour and liquid for (1) Batters, (2) Muffin Mixtures, (3) Soft Dough, (4) Pastry Dough. See pages 99 - 100.
See experiments with Leavening Agents, page 108.
If members are in the habit of making their own bread, hold a bread contest, appointing judges to grade the bread according to the chart designed by Professor Isabel Bevier for the Illinois Domestic Science Association, viz.
Flavor......... | 35 |
Lightness............................................... | 15 |
Grain and Texture..................................... | 20 |
CrustColor } Depth }................. Texture } | 10 |
CrumbColor }.................. Moisture } | 10 |
Shape and size.............. | 10 |
100 |
Size of pan recommended, 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches
Pastry and Cake: Illustrate the difference between bread and pastry flour by making two cakes exactly alike and baking at the same time. Illustrate the effect of a quick and a slow oven on the same dough. Topic: Use of thermometers.
Bread: Quotations from prose and poetry by members. References: Farmers' Bulletin No. 112, Bread and the Principles of Bread Making; No. 114, Skim Milk in Bread Making. Story of a Grain of Wheat, by W. C. Edge. ($1. oo, postage 10c)
 
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