HI- as a  cook I must throw in that I believe only French bread is pure
flour, yeast and water (by French law) and Italian bread in fact does
contain Olive oil

-----Original Message-----
From: Textile Conservators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Nancy Love
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:50 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: bread cleaning

Hi Lauren,

I am guessing that bread and bread crumbs were used the way we use dry
sponges now, by pressing the slice (of bread) to the textile surface to pick
up soil.

I read somewhere that bread was used in the past for cleaning frescos.

Nancy Love


--- Lauren Allan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I am searching for a recipe for bread used in dry surface cleaning of
> textiles.
> I know that it is a very old and not often used technique, however I
> have heard of it and would appreciate help in finding the specifics of
> the bread ingredients and how to perform the treatment.
> Thank-you in advance!
> -Lauren Allan
> (Queen's University Student)
>
>
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