rye bread

Once contracted from rye bread, ergotism (also called St. Anthony’s fire) causes severe convulsions, muscle spasms, delusions, the sensation of crawling under the skin, and, in extreme cases, gangrene of the extremities. Severe hallucinations can also be a symptom, as lysergic acid is the substance from which the…

…local or private custom, although rye bread fermented with malt is the base. Mint is frequently added for flavouring, or sometimes fruit, such as apples or raspberries.

The popularity of true rye bread is decreasing, and a similar bread, retaining some of the original characteristics, is now made from a rye and wheat blend. The protein of European rye tends to be low and does not yield gluten in the same way as does wheat. Rye…

Bread made from crushed or ground whole rye kernels, without any wheat flour, such as pumpernickel, is dark, tough, and coarse-textured. Rye flour with the bran removed, when mixed with wheat flour, allows production of a bread with better texture and colour. In…

…it is made chiefly from rye. Lighter rye loaves, with wheat flour added, are popular in the United States.

…rye flour is often called black bread. The lighter-coloured rye breads popular in Europe and the United States contain admixtures of wheat or other flours in addition to rye. Pumpernickel, a dark brown bread made wholly from unsifted rye flour, was a staple food in central and eastern Europe for…