Spelling suggestions by Andrew Stirling

Andrew suggested some improvements via email. Thank you!
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@@ -16,26 +16,26 @@ a bread dough close to the Nile river. The lady forgot the
dough and returned a few days later. She would notice that
the dough had increased in size and smelled funky. She decided
to bake the dough anyways. She was rewarded with a much
lighter softer better tasting bread dough. From that day
lighter, softer, better tasting bread dough. From that day
on she continued to make bread this way.
Little did the people back then know that tiny microorganisms
were the reason they made better bread. It is not clear when
people started using a bit of the dough from the previous
day for the next batch of dough. But by doing so sourdough
bread making was born. Wild yeast on the flour and in the air
day for the next batch of dough. But by doing so, sourdough
bread making was born. Wild yeast in the flour and in the air
plus bacteria start to decompose the flour-water mixture, also
known as your dough. The yeast makes the dough fluffy and
the bacteria primarily creates acidity. Both the different
the bacteria primarily creates acidity. The different
microorganisms work in a symbiotic relationship. Humans
appreciated the enhanced airy structure and slight acidity
of the dough. Furthermore, the shelf life of such bread
was extended due to the increased acidity.
Quickly similar processes were discovered when brewing beer
Quickly, similar processes were discovered when brewing beer
or making wine. A small tiny batch of the previous production
would be used for the next production. In this way, humans created
modern bread yeasts, wine yeasts, and beer yeasts. Only in 1680
modern bread yeasts, wine yeasts, and beer yeasts. Only in 1680,
the scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek first microscoped yeast
microorganisms. Over time with each batch, the yeasts and bacteria
would become better at consuming whatever they were thrown at.
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ of the beer fermentation to start making doughs. They would notice
that the resulting bread doughs were becoming fluffy and compared
to the sourdough process would lack the acidity in the final product.
A popular example is shown in a report from 1875. Eben Norton Horsford
would write about the famous "Kaiser Semmeln" (Emperor's bread rolls).
wrote about the famous "Kaiser Semmeln" (Emperor's bread rolls).
These are essentially bread rolls made with brewer's yeast instead
of the sourdough leavening agent. As the process is more expensive
of the sourdough leavening agent. As the process is more expensive,
bread rolls like these were ultimately consumed by the noble people
in Vienna \cite{vienna+breadrolls}.