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Art toast

Slithy_Tove — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:00:45 -0800

How to eat a full English breakfast

Trurl — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:12:00 -0800

How to eat a full English breakfast (previously)

The Best Thing Since Sliced...

kittenmarlowe — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:51:46 -0800

"Long ago Occidental man acquired a definite preference for raised bread instead of cooked cereals and flat breads. Bread reigned over the ancient world; no food before or after exerted such mastery over man. The Egyptians, who invented it, based their entire administrative system on it; the Jews made bread the starting point of their religious and social laws. The Greeks created profound and solemn legends for their Bread Church of Eleusis. And the Romans converted bread into a political factor. They ruled by it, conquered an entire world by it, and lost the world again through it. At last the day came when Jesus Christ made consummate all the spiritual significance that had become attached to it, saying, 'Eat! I am the bread.'" (Reinhart, Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History). (Google Books) The Romans ruled through bread and circuses; "bread" (and "dough") are money, and the "bread-winner" is the head of the household. The next big invention is always "the greatest thing since sliced bread" Wheat, Rye, Brioche, Challah, Matzo, Limpa--a look inside the long and fascinating history of bread. According to most scholars, leavened bread first appeared in ancient Egypt. Jane Howard discusses bread making in Egypt; more here with translations. Possibly the oldest piece of bread in existence. Greek cults worshiped bread(pdf). To say nothing of the importance of bread in Jewish and Christian theology. "It all boils down to beer and bread"--Dr Thomas R Sinclair and Carol Jame Sinclair discussing the history of bread (and beer). (video) (warning: a little religious-y). They aren't the only ones to elevate the importance of beer and bread together: "Governing authorities in medieval Europe considered only two staples of daily life important enough to regulate: bread and beer. This was done through assize or assise laws, which usually came in one of two ways: a separate law of bread assize and law of beer assize, or a combined law of bread and beer assizes." Here is the text and explanations for various bread and beer assizes throughout European history (pdf). Here is a much shorter English assize in non-pdf. In 1961, the Chorleywood Process changed how we mass-produced bread (previously). And then, of course, there was the development of pre-sliced bread by Otto Rohwedder. Sliced bread was banned briefly in the United States For something that's been around as long as bread, the science behind bread making can be rather complicated. HowStuffWorks explains (youtube) the basic science (or in an article with experiments). Emily Buehler, author of Bread Science: the Chemistry and Craft of Making Bread gets a little more in depth(pdfs). Craig Ponsford explains (youtube) some of the ideas behind bread making. Or you can watch an adorable old woman explain how she made bread during the great depression (youtube) (or previously. Or maybe Anthony Bourdain on Pane Carasau. And the story does not simply stop with making bread. Toast also has a long and varied history and interesting innovations continue to be made. If antique toasters take your fancy, you can look at some old toasters and vintage ads "Toasters and Marriages Used to Last Forever", the largest collection of antique toasters in Texas (youtube) or even attend the next annual ocTOASTERfest or read the latest issue of the Saturday Evening Toast. Previously If plain old toast isn't your fancy, maybe you prefer the so-called "French Toast," or, in certain parts of the USA, "Freedom Toast." Despite the name, variations on what we call French Toast arugably date back to Roman times and the cookbook of Apicius:Break slice fine white bread, crust removed, into rather large pieces which soak in milk and beaten eggs fry in oil, cover with honey and serve. The Middle Ages had their own French Toast recipes.

Henry Hargreaves: Bacon Alphabet and Toasted

OmieWise — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:23:45 -0800

Henry Hargreaves: Bacon Alphabet & Toasted (toast portraiture). His full site (Flash).

Types of Toast,

Effigy2000 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:16:51 -0800

Types of Toast. Does what it says on the tin.

The greatest thing since...

twoleftfeet — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:04:23 -0800

July 6 (or maybe July 7) marked the 130^th anniversary of the birth of Otto Frederick Rohwedder, the inventor of sliced bread. Sliced bread began in Chillicothe, Missouri, which still honors the innovation with posters and artwork. Sliced bread co-evolved with the modern toaster, which has its own history.

Bangers and Beans and Toast, Oh My!

Secret Life of Gravy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:41:41 -0800

The Full English: "[...]a mad, bad, salt-soaked road trip from culinary heaven to hell and back"

It's the end of the world as we know it... lalala

blahblah — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:23:38 -0800

Upclose and personal on the man, Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the subprime crisis. Apparently we're in for a long long haul out of this mess. Oh, and it may be the end of America (reg req'd) as we know it. His blog.

The Great White Way?

houseofdanie — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:51:26 -0800

When Brad and Amy got married, Amy's "Man of Honor" got up to give his toast -- a musical toast. Other friends and family joined in, much to Amy's surprise, and the result, captured here on video, is pretty darned delightful.

Open the toast bay doors, HAL

CheeseDigestsAll — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:41:28 -0800

Probably no one really needs a toaster with a rotating lid, motorized bread carriage, and illuminating neons, but the idea of setting its operation to music was an act of pure inspiration. Previous MeFi toaster goodness.

Cheers | Prost | Gayola | Na zdraví | Skål | Slainte | etc.

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:48:15 -0800

Multicultural toasting as an accoutrement for Gunther Anderson's guide to making liqueurs at home [ Principles | Science | Materials | Example recipe | and more... ]

WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUES!!!!11!eleven

spiderwire — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:55:44 -0800

Extremists are trying to kill our beloved Caps Lock! Mefites unite! CAPS LOCK DAY IS UNDER ATTACK! (via)

the things people belive

christy — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:30:37 -0800

my new get rich quick scheme - apparently this is legit. i think i'm off to make 300 batches of french toast and look over them with an eye for the miraculous.

luser — Thu, 23 May 2002 10:29:30 -0800

Very cool artwork made out of pieces of toast of various done-ness. "The toaster toasts and when it does this it reproduces itself." If I had a nickel for every time I made that observation. (via Bifurcated Rivets)

Mathowie needs our help...

silusGROK — Thu, 05 Apr 2001 09:24:11 -0800

Mathowie needs our help... seems he can't figure out how to speed up his morning toast. Certainly someone here can point him towards breakfast enlightenment...