Rusyn Bread and Baking

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Specialised

Sourdough rye baked in a household or shared village oven, in large loaves meant to last a week; oat and barley admixtures in poor years; wheat kept for feast breads. Bread carries ritual weight — it is blessed, it is not cut before it is crossed, and the Christmas and Easter loaves are different objects from the everyday one.