Bread stamp

German bread stamp, around 1780

Bread stamp with the Annunciation to Mary (wood; Crete , around 1850)

A bread stamp is used to provide the bread dough with an imprint of a stamp before baking.

history

The method still common today in some regions of Europe is known from many historical bread cultures; For example, during excavations in the buried Pompeii, breads bearing the stamp of a city bakery were discovered. Bread has been marked with a bread stamp for around 1500 years. At that time, bread stamps were used to identify the owner, as bread was baked in communal bakeries.

Functions

The stamps differ in material ( wood , plastic, metal and clay ), shape and size and serve / s different functions:

• Consecration mark: For example, the Christian symbol " IHS " is still stamped today
• Ownership identification: For example, the baker's initials or the respective logo can be stamped
• Weight marking: This makes it possible to read the weight of the bread at a glance.
• Type of bread: In the past, for example, a "K" for potato bread was stamped into the pastry.

Picture gallery

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  Bread stamp, 1920, place of use: Greece, Epirus; Stock of the MEK .

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  Bread stamp, 1920, place of use: Greece, Epirus

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  Bread stamps that were used by bakers to mark home-made bread. Place of use: Northeim, Hanover. Stock of the MEK .

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  Bread stamp, flat round disc "K".

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  Bread stamp, turned with a raised "MB".

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  Bread stamp, rectangular board with bar handle and soaped italic "A".

Web links

Commons : Bread Stamp  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Museum of Bread Culture, Ulm: What are bread stamps? (PDF, 206 kB; accessed October 26, 2013)
• Bread stamping website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ What is a bread stamp? January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017 .