first sliced bread

sliced breadWhen sliced bread was first sold, an ad ran in the Chillicothe newspaper explained how to use the newfangled product in four easy steps. First you had to open – not tear – the package, then remove the pins holding the slices together, then remove the slices of bread, and finally, fold the package back down just so in order to preserve freshness. Who knew it could be so complicated?

fuel for fighters

WWIDuring WWI the people in the U.S. were encouraged to eat less wheat and meat so there would be more to send to the soldiers. It was called the "fuel for fighters."

bread and culture

bread cultureBread is probably the one food eaten by people of every race, culture and religion.

bread in a cradle

bread cradleOne bread superstition is that if you put a piece of bread in a baby's cradle, it will keep away disease.

bushel of wheat

wheat bushelOne bushel of wheat contains approximately one million individual kernels.

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One bushel of wheat will produce 73 one-pound loaves of bread.

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Legend has it that whoever eats the last piece of bread has to kiss the cook.

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Early Egyptian writings urged mothers to send their children to school with plenty of bread and beer for their lunch.

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The United States uses over 3 million bushels of wheat each day.

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Breaking bread is a universal sign of peace.
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