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Busy bakers don't loaf around at bread festival
May 15, 1997
Web posted at: 11:58 p.m. EDT (0358 GMT)PARIS (CNN) -- A three-day yeasty feast got under way Wednesday as bakers concocted creations for the Fete du Pain, a national Festival of Bread. Organizers expected the cooks to use about 10 tons of dough.
At a temporary bakery set up in front of the Hotel de Ville, visitors sampled classic French baguettes, croissants and other bread varieties.
Top chefs gave children hands-on demonstrations with dough, showing them the proper ways to knead, roll and pinch.
France's Bread Information Center and Ministry of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises have collaborated to sponsor activities all over the country, promoting the tradition and benefits of eating bread.
The festival culminates on St. Honore's Day, which is devoted to the patron saint of bakers.
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