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  2. Magic in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    Magic in Middle-earth is the use of supernatural power in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth. Tolkien distinguishes ordinary magic from witchcraft, the latter always deceptive, stating that either type could be used for good or evil .

  3. Breadbox - Wikipedia

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    They are usually made of metal, wood or sometimes pottery (pottery breadboxes are also called bread crocks). Old breadboxes can be collectible antiques . Breadboxes are most commonly big enough to fit one or two average size loaves of bread—up to about 16 inches wide by 8 to 9 inches high and deep (40 cm × 20 cm × 20 cm).

  4. Magical Treatise of Solomon - Wikipedia

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    The book has been important for the history of European magic, serving as a link between the earlier Greek magical practices and the later grimoires of Western Europe. During the early modern period , the book begun to be translated in Latin , becoming the source for future European grimoires, most notably the Key of Solomon .

  5. Bread pan - Wikipedia

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    A bread pan, also called a loaf pan, [1] is a kitchen utensil in the form of a container in which bread is baked. Its function is to shape bread while it is rising during baking . The most common shape of the bread pan is the loaf , or narrow rectangle, a convenient form that enables uniform slicing.

  6. Baguette - Wikipedia

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    Much of the history of the baguette is speculation; [7]: 35 however, some facts can be established. Long, stick-like breads in France became more popular during the 18th century, [7]: 5 French bakers started using "gruau," a highly refined Hungarian high-milled flour in the early 19th century, [7]: 13 Viennese steam oven baking was introduced to Paris in 1839 by August Zang, [7]: 12 and the ...

  7. Bread in culture - Wikipedia

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    Also consumed is a thick and chewy fried bread that is smothered in oil beforehand. The rghifa bread is a staple in the food of Morocco and consists of several layers of lightly cooked bread. In Egypt, bread is called aysh (aish merahrah or aish baladi) and the ancient proverb has it that "life without aysh is not life". The typical Egyptian ...

  8. History of bread - Wikipedia

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    For generations, white bread was the preferred bread of the rich while the poor ate dark (whole grain) bread. However, in most Western societies, the connotations reversed in the late 20th century, with whole-grain bread becoming preferred as having superior nutritional value while Chorleywood bread became associated with lower-class ignorance ...

  9. Rúgbrauð - Wikipedia

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    Baking bread in the hot sand at Laugarvatn. Rúgbrauð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈruː(ɣ)ˌprœyːθ], lit. ' rye bread ') is an Icelandic straight rye bread.It is traditionally baked in a pot or steamed in special wooden casks by burying it in the ground near a geyser, in which case it is known as hverabrauð [ˈkʰvɛːraˌprœyːθ] or "hot-spring-bread".