Articles of Mastication » barley http://articlesofmastication.com A Journal of Food, Drink, Cooking, Eating and Living Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Wheat, Barley, Corn and Rye http://articlesofmastication.com/2008/02/19/wheat-barley-corn-and-rye/ http://articlesofmastication.com/2008/02/19/wheat-barley-corn-and-rye/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:48:49 +0000 John J. Goddard http://articlesofmastication.com/2008/02/19/wheat-barley-corn-and-rye/ Barley, Corn and Rye Bread

If there is one single, solitary deed that is more restorative and reassuring than any other, it is quite possibly the act of baking bread. If you build the oven and fire as well, all the better. Working grain and water with the hands is not only a response to our own innate impulses, but also an answer to the deeper, voiceless parts of the world around us. Kneading is an act of communication with a nourishing result

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