LIFESTYLE → THIS WAY THAT WAY Issue 903 · March 15, 2022

Bread

It’s use-up-the-chometz season in all Jewish homes

Bread
Stay Leavened
Erase It

A rolled-up piece of white bread was used to erase graphite before rubber erasers were invented.

A Baker’s Dozen 

A “baker’s dozen” is a phrase that refers to 13 items. The term comes from medieval times, when bread was sold in small loaves, often in a batch of 12 — or 13.

Bread Ban

As a wartime conservation effort, pre-sliced bread was banned in United States for a short time in 1943.

 

Sourdough French Toast Bake, aka Bread Pudding

Recipe by Chaia Frishman

My sourdough baking has gotten out of hand, as sometimes I make up to eight loaves a week! Many friends have been sourdough beneficiaries, but leftover bread is inevitable. Here’s a fun way to repurpose it.

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