Y.M.C.A. BOYS’ DIVISION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18764, 22 July 1935, Page 5

Y.M.C.A. BOYS’ DIVISION

ROLL TOTALS 104

BREAD-MAKING SEEN

The weekly gathering of * 1 ' 1 ‘ Boys' Division took place on Saturday evening, there being a record attendance of 104 boys o! ages ranging ii mu seven to 14 years. Kuril week the hoys ol these groups are responsible for a daily good deed, which last week took ilie torm of cleaning two pairs of boots or shoes daily, ft is interesting to note that during the week no fewer than 518 pairs ol shoes or bools were cleaned. (hi Saturday evening the boys visited the bakehouse of Messrs. Kuidlay's. Limited, to see the process of breadbakilig front the Hour and ingredients until it was turned out of the oven. All aeroivunodation in the spacious bakehouse was taxed to capacity. Mr. Walter Findlay described the various ingredients used in bread-making anti the. different methods of production--by hand and by modern machine, processes which ensure greater regularity in the finished loaf. Ordinarily it lakes between eight and 10 hours lor the process of making bread, but for lie purposes of a demonstration a special method known as tlie flying dough was used. By this method the bread was finished two hours after starting. The first step in the manufacture was the mixing of the flour, yeast and other ingredients into a dough, and this w;e accomplished by a modern mixing machine, the, action of the arms of which hardly differs from human arms. After the dough had been made, it watheu transferred to tile automatic weighing machine, which cuts the dough into pieces exactly the weight required, and delivers them again automatically on to a handing-up machine which forms the pieces into a hall. The pieces are then put, into proving boxes and after sufficient proof has been given, are put into the filial moulding machine, which moulds them into loaves of the desired shape, and placed into tins which were then transferred to the oven Alter the bread bail been baked, each hoy received a sample loaf, the manufacture of which lie had semi from start to finish. The association expressed its regret in that the boys were m their group till nearly !1 p.m., and on ibis occasion assured parents that in future every endeavor would be made to have the boys away by. at the latest. 8.15 p.m. All hoys between the .ages of seven and 14 are cordially invited In attend the division, which is under the leadership ol Mr. I>\ Phillips. Mr. 11. .Salmon and the general secretary.