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Thomas Farriner
Thomas Farriner (sometimes written as Faynor or Farynor; – 20 December 1670) was an English baker and churchwarden in 17th century London. Allegedly, his bakery in Pudding Lane was the starting point for the Great Fire of London on 2 September 1666. Career Farriner joined the Worshipful Company of Bakers, Baker's Company in 1637, and had his own shop by 1649. By the time of the Great Fire of London, Thomas Farriner was a well-known baker in the City of London, who provided bread for the Royal Navy during the Anglo-Dutch war. Great Fire of London In the early hours of 2 September 1666, in his house on Pudding Lane, Farriner was awakened by smoke billowing under the door of his bedroom. His bakery downstairs, it turned out, had caught fire. Farriner and his daughter escaped out of an upstairs window, but their maid refused to follow because she was frightened of falling onto the street. When their house burned down, she died, becoming the first victim of the Great Fire o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Baker
A baker is a tradesperson who baking, bakes and sometimes Sales, sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains have been a staple food for millennia, the activity of baking is a very old one. Control of yeast, however, is relatively recent.Wayne Gisslen, ''Professional Baking'' (4th ed.: John Wiley & Sons, 2005), p. 4. By the fifth and sixth centuries BCE, the Ancient Greek civilization, ancient Greeks used enclosed ovens heated by wood fires; communities usually baked bread in a large communal oven. Greeks baked dozens and possibly hundreds of types of bread; Athenaeus described seventy-two varieties. In ancient Rome several centuries later, the first mass production of breads occurred, and "the baking profession can be said to have started at that time." Ancient Roman bakers used honey and Cooking oil, oil in their products, creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
