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Show , Ancient Egyptian Bread The ancient Egyptians carried the art of baking to high perfection, a ; though the Greek historian remarks of them, "dough th6.v kneaded with ! their feet, but clay with their hands." The, bread of the majority of the people peo-ple was made of barley, but white bread made from wheat was used by the rich. The form of the bread ts . revealed by ancient monuments. A common shape was a small, round ' loaf, something like the mullin of to-1 to-1 day. Other loaves were elongated ' rolls, and curiously enough were sprinkled on the tup with seeds like 1 j the modern Vienna bread. 1 |