Usages of massa
Ancilla far in cribrum fundit, ne lapilli in massa maneant.
The maid pours the spelt into a sieve, so that little stones may not remain in the dough.
Puella rogat cur fermentum massae necessarium sit; mater respondet fermentum panem molliorem facere.
The girl asks why leaven is necessary for the dough; mother replies that leaven makes bread softer.
Deinde mater dicit: “Massam diu subigito, ne panis nimis durus fiat.”
Then mother says: “Knead the dough for a long time, so that the bread may not become too hard.”
Antequam panis coquitur, mater paulum furfuris super massam iterum spargit.
Before the bread is baked, mother sprinkles a little bran over the dough again.
Ancilla far cribrat, ne lapilli in massa maneant.
The maid sifts the spelt, so that little stones may not remain in the dough.
Ancilla massam diu subigit, ut panis mollior fiat.
The maid kneads the dough for a long time, so that the bread may become softer.
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