Slicing bread

Dovefromabove · 17 February

I knew a woman who would turn the loaf on end, clasp it to her apronned bosom with her left arm and saw away with her right arm while the family watched transfixed as the blade moved inexorably towards her chest 😨

Please don’t try this at home unless you have a stab-proof pinny! 😉

JennyJ · 17 February

Did she butter the cut surface of the loaf first? I'm reminded of Great Expectations (but I might be mis-remembering that from my school days).

Dovefromabove · 17 February

Oh yes … the butter helps to hold the slice together, especially if the bread is very fresh. I almost always butter the bread before slicing (and it is proper butter … not ‘spread’!)

Ergates · 17 February

Never thought of buttering the bread first. Knowing my luck, it would then fall butter side down!

punkdoc · 17 February

Quiz clue:

What is this lyric? .......... You are the greatest thing since bread came sliced.

Waterbut · 17 February

I hope you are not using a carving knife instead of a serated edged knife.

JennyJ · 17 February

I'm not mis-remembering - it's in this extract https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/140/great-expectations/2546/chapter-2/

BenCotto · 17 February

Sliced bread and the Chorleywood process might make bread cheaper (a very good thing), longer lasting and more convenient but the trade off is a big reduction in texture and taste. Industrial processes have forced most traditional bakers off the High Street though fortunately a few are flourishing in Rutland. From the other direction, traditional bread is being squeezed off menus by sourdough, a hugely overrated affectation in my view.

B3 · 17 February

I thought it was You're the Tops cole porter but it isnt. It'd fit though🤔

B3 · 17 February

Sourdough tastes vinegary to me. Difficult to avoid it these days.

Slicing bread

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