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  1. Parchment Paper History: How We Got Paper Perfect for Baking

  2. parch·ment
    noun
    1. a stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times:
      "he borrowed a quill and a piece of parchment" · "his skin stretched like old parchment over his cheeks" · "parchment rolls"
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  4. More Than Just Paper: A Brief History of Parchment …

    WEBOct 9, 2018 · In broad terms, parchment refers to a specially prepared animal skin which is used as a support for writing, printing and even painting. The earliest accounts of animal skin being utilized as a writing …

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  6. What Is Parchment Paper? - The Spruce Eats

    WEBUpdated on 03/19/24. The Spruce Eats / Bahareh Niati. Parchment paper is a food-safe coated paper used in baking and cooking. Its heat-resistant, nonstick surface is ideal for a variety of kitchen tasks, from lining pans to …

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    In broad terms, parchment refers to a specially prepared animal skin which is used as a support for writing, printing and even painting. The earliest accounts of animal skin being utilized as a writing base date as far back as the Egyptian fourth dynasty (2550–2450 BC).
    parchment, the processed skins of certain animals—chiefly sheep, goats, and calves—that have been prepared for the purpose of writing on them. The name apparently derives from the ancient Greek city of Pergamum (modern Bergama, Turkey), where parchment is said to have been invented in the 2nd century bc.
    However, as noted in Hagadorn’s article, by the eighteenth century most documents pertaining to the creation of parchment were “primarily concerned with the working of sheep skins” (170). Vellum, a particularly fine quality parchment, was made from calfskin or the skin of young goats.
    In 1847, when French scientists Jean-André Poumarède and Louis Figuier came up with a chemical treatment process for plant-based paper that kept many of the qualities of parchment. A key element of parchment paper is its treatment.
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  9. Parchment History - Facts and Origin of Parchment

    WEBHistory of paper and paper-like materials started more than 4000 years ago in the birthplace of modern civilization – Egypt, Sudan and ancient Mesopotamia. Extracted from the plant Cyperus Papyrus, paper like …