Aerated bread


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bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.
See under Aërated.

See also: Aerate, Bread

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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They went down into the basement, where there was a dark room fitted up as a restaurant, and here the students were able to get the same sort of fare as they might have at an aerated bread shop.
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I got a cup of tea at the Aerated Bread Company and came down to Purfleet by the next train.
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As the trend spread the Aerated Bread Company opened Britain's first tea room in London in 1864.
A very (modern) British tradition; The extremely civilised Afternoon Tea Week is taking place between August 8-14. Jane Hall looks at the history of this quintessentially British dining event, and where you can celebrate in style at venues across the North East
In his discussion of Dracula, the pagan and the Christian along with the ancient and the modern are skilfully harnessed together: 'The gifts of Ceres appear in their highest cultural form in the communion wafer, though Stoker characteristically glances at the capacity of modern technology to redefine ancient symbols: triumphant after tracking down Dracula's London address, Jonathan stops for "a cup of tea at the Aerated Bread Company"' (206).
Culture and Sacrifice: Ritual Death in Literature and Opera
Thiriet offers a Focaccia Mediterraneenne, which it describes as "delighting guests as an appetizer, entree or snack." Soft, aerated bread is topped with cherry tomatoes, grilled red and green peppers, green olives and capers.
Healthful, quick to heat and easy to eat: entree and side dish trends in France single-dish entrees flourish, as tortes vie with tarts and galettes for consumer favor. Nutritious vegetable balls roll out for children, while Deli vegetable domes are aimed at all
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