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On 8/11/2014 3:02 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> I found this at Costco today.
> The Essential Baking Company, Organic, Rosemary Bread.
>
> Here's the interesting part. The package says Bake-at-Home.
> Stay-Fresh-Package
>
> Fresh For Months, Not Days.
> Unlike other breads, our oxygen-free, stay-fresh package allows you to
> keep the unopened bread fresh in your pantry for months without
> freezing it!
> Bakes in 8-15 Minutes.
>
> It comes 3- 17.3 oz loaves to a bundle. for $7.29. Each loaf is in a
> cryovac package. It's (by appearance) a brown and serve bread.
> My store, in their wisdom, chose to shelve it among the flour and
> sugar.
> Janet US
>

I (rarely) buy frozen bread dough and yes, I realize this isn't frozen
bread. But I have to wonder why they come in bundles of three?

When I did bake bread from scratch years ago it was two loaves at a
time. So why the bundles of three? Just curious.

Jill