Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 12 Jul 2009 08:35:25a, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Opinicus wrote:
>>> 2009.07.07
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page On this day...
>>>
>>> <quote>
>>> 1928 €“ The Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri, USA,
>>> first produced sliced bread, advertised as "the greatest forward step
>>> in the baking industry since bread was wrapped", which then led to the
>>> popular phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread".
>>> </quote>
>>>
>>> See also:
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread
>>>
>>>
>> Maybe a great thing for the food industry, but not such a great
>> thing overall.
>>
>
> Not so much the slicing of it, but the quality of the bread itself.
>
> I've often wished for a bread slicing machine for homemade loaves, but with
> much wider slices.
>
Yes, I was thinking of the variety of bread and its quality. I
think the availability of the sliced bread in markets led folks
away from baking their own, and away from regional variations.

--
Jean B.