Note 1031 — Chapter XI · THE POOR.
Reading edition
Cod. Dipl. No. 226. I think these súfls must be subflata, raised or leavened bread. The contrast afforded by the heavy black rye bread of Westphalia—technically Pumpernickel—will serve to explain the term. In the east of England still a kind of cakes are called Sowls, probably Sufls.