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Tonight, we\u2019ll read \u201cA treatise on the art of making good wholesome bread of wheat, oats, rye, barley\u201d by Friedrick Accum, published in 1821.\n\nAccum was a German chemist, whose most important achievements included advances in the field of gas lighting, efforts to keep processed foods free from dangerous additives, and the promotion of popular chemistry.\n\nFollowing an apprenticeship as an apothecary, he opened his own commercial laboratory enterprise in London.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices