Latin+-+Baking+Libum+(Roman+Bread)


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an offering to the gods.
|| =Libum - Ancient Roman Cheese Bread=

symbols of honour and glory.
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the Baker, Pompeii.
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Sedete omnes...
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Manus lavate...
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 * ====I cup of wholemeal //siligo//====
 * ====1 //ovo//====
 * ====8oz grated //caseus//====
 * ====Some Bay leaves==== || [[image:P1260777.JPG width="316" height="225"]]

Put the //siligo// into a bowl...
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Break the //ovo// into a cup...
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Beat the //ovo// with a fork...
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Grate the //caseus//...
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a ball. Add a drizzle of //oleo// to help it bind...
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Let it rest for 20 minutes...
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Roll out the dough flat, about 1 cm thick....
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Use a cutter to cut out a biscuit...
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Pick up the //libum// with the bay leaf underneath ..
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Place on a greased baking tray...
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Cook at 400°C for 35 - 40 minutes....
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Ready to eat! //Bene//!
|| || ** Words: ** //cibus// - food
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//oleo// - oil
//culina// - kitchen

Oh dear the kitchen is messy!
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