The bread thread

Bacon sarney ??? - just slap a pig between a couple of bread vans - how's that for a bacon sarney ???

 

Beer Bread Recipe - Food.com

 

I agree with that dish. What else is bread even good for?

 

Compared to other foods like fruits and vegetables, bread is relatively low in essential nutrients. It is rather high in calories and carbs but low in protein, fat, fiber, vitamins and minerals. ... Summary Bread is high in calories and carbs but low in protein, fat, fiber and many vitamins and minerals.

 

Did man always bake bread? Did it grow on trees once upon a time? Was it fished?

 

Nah, it was all Pitta bread until early man learned to put yeast into the bread mixture.

 

We have been making bread for centuries.

Bread was a staple food in Ancient Rome consumed by all social classes. It was originally made of emmer, a cereal grain related to wheat, and it is only during the Empire that wheat was used to make bread. ... Romans enjoyed several kinds of bread and bread recipes were just as diverse as they are today.

 

Bread is an example of when things got weird.

 

That reminds me of biscuits.

 

Things got weird in Victorian times.

They put lead in flour!!!!

An unsuitable and degraded diet? Part two: realities of the mid-Victorian diet

 

I always make my cornbread in a cast iron skillet. I add chopped jalapeños and shredded cheddar cheese. Sprinkle some brown sugar on top before it goes in the oven.

 

That must have been killing them.

 

Mmm I am coming to visit. x

 

It did if you read the article.

 

Lead added sweetness to it. They also drank out of lead goblets

 

That is true. OMG the things we did in the past.

 

Not to mention using lead pipework to transport water from a source to the households.

 

Don't get me started on Asbestos. lol


Let's break bread instead. xxx

 

Not to mention using lead pencil to draw with.

 

Then there's aluminium which is believed to cause/contribute to Alzheimers disease.