parchment
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Set the dough on a sheet of parchment paper and cover with an additional sheet before shaping the crackers with a rolling pin.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
But a new project will explore the possibility it was created at a monastery in Portmahomack where there was a workshop turning animal hides into vellum - a fine parchment used for writing on.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
"If implemented at scale, it could represent a milestone in the history of knowledge storage, akin to oracle bones, medieval parchment or the modern hard drive," they said.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Now there is the sense he doesn’t really care, that the old parchment may not be equal to the demands of the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
When he had finished writing, Cluny pushed the parchment under his pillow, taking care to leave just a small corner of it jutting out.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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