was probably not the best
place for yeast to multiply.
especially several hundred
years ago before modem
heating systems in the home
and convenience-packaged
yeast strains were available.

It probably also has to do
with soda bread’s simplicity.
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ly mixed together, and

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town bakeries in Ireland) it is
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reason why this simple.
yeast-free bread is consid-
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bread. Mae Livingstone, a
friend and former cooking
‘teacher from Belfast, now
living in Toronto, drew the
best conclusion.
“Maybe it has to do with
the weather,” Livingstone
said. “Ireland, which is damp
and cool most of the year,

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