About the Author
Bobbie Kalman is the author and publisher of more than one hundred and fifty quality children's library books. She has created many of Crabtree's most popular series, including The Early Settler Life Series, The Historic Communities Series and The Crabapples Series of "starter" books for younger children. This year Bobbie has created the exciting new series Sports in Action. Bobbie's series are extremely successful in schools and public libraries because she writes them with specific curriculum needs in mind. She works with a writing team of creative writers who thoroughly research each topic. Colorful, attractive covers and entertaining text make her books sell equally well in bookstores and museums. Bobbie holds degrees in English, Psychology and Education. She has taught at both the elementary and secondary level. As well as being a teacher, Bobbie has worked as an educational consultant with several publishing companies.
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Making bread the pioneer way To make bread, the pioneers mixed flour, milk, fat, sugar, salt, and yeast together in a bowl to form dough. The dough was kneaded, or punched and rolled, on a table. After the dough was kneaded, it was covered and placed in a warm area to rise, or puff up. It was then kneaded again and divided into loaves for baking. The bread was baked in a well-heated oven. The pioneers used a long handled board, called a peel to place the dough into a hot oven.