by Grant Harrington, Richard Snapes, and Eve Hemingway From the publisher: Bread and butter were first recorded as being eaten together in 1492, and the marriage has been solid and […]
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Bakers banned from selling sliced bread during World War II
The U.S. government suddenly banned bakeries from slicing bread for their customers beginning in January, 1943. The reason was never clear. It was probably was an attempt to conserve wax […]
Bread discovered that predates agriculture by 4,000 years
At an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan, researchers have discovered the charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago. It is the oldest direct evidence of bread […]
No more bread-and-water punishment in Navy
Beginning January 1, 2019, the traditional naval punishment of jailing junior sailors for three days with just bread and water to eat and drink went the way of flogging and keelhauling. […]
Conquest of Bread: 150 Years of Agribusiness in California
by Richard A. Walker From the publisher: For over a century, California has been the world’s most advanced agricultural zone, an agrarian juggernaut that not only outproduces every state in […]
Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History
by H. E. Jacob From the publisher: Give us this day our daily bread. From ancient Egypt to modern times, bread is the essential food, the symbol of fundamental well-being. H.E. […]
White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf
by Aaron Bobrow-Strain From the publisher: How did white bread, once an icon of American progress, become “white trash“? In this lively history of bakers, dietary crusaders, and social reformers, Aaron […]
Bread: A Global History
by William Rubel From the publisher: What food is more basic, more essential and more universal than bread? Common to the diets of both rich and poor, bread is one of […]