It requires experience to make good bread. One must know, first, how
long to let the bread rise, as it takes a longer time in cold than in
warm weather; second, when the oven is just of proper temperature to
bake it. Bread should be put in a rather hot oven. It is nearly light
enough to bake when put in; so the rule for baking bread differs from
that of baking cake, which should be put into a moderate oven at first,
to become equally heated through before rising. As bread requires a
brisk heat, it is well to have the loaves small, the French-bread loaves
being well adapted to a hot oven. After the bread is baked, the loaves
should be placed on end (covered) at the back of the table until they
become cool.