Zia Filomena reached into the little stone cave again and withdrew another bowl covered with a cloth. The aromas of this bread were more obvious to Carlo, as the scent of garlic and rosemary escaped from the dough she held.
Zia handed the bowl to Carlo and told him to follow her.
As they strode down the street, they met women supervising little children at play, some others dusting the window frames and balconies of their houses, and some of the neighborhood mothers who were carrying risen dough for their own bread baking. Like Italian villages through the centuries, in Altamura communal ovens were located around the town where most of the bread baking took place. Ovens in the homes were used for meat, casseroles, and other single family repasts, but communal ovens held special advantage
