Back when I was a boy 7 decades ago or more, we bought unsliced bread. Why? Money was tight. Bread cost a nickel or dime a loaf and with 5 hungry mouths to feed, Mom Glover saw that slicing one by one kept the other end of the loaf fresher than if there were air circulating between the slices. The interesting sales ad from Freihoffers lists the "corner stores" and others who carried the then popular bread.
YEAH TOM, MY MOTHER MADE THE DOUGH FOR THE BREAD AND I TOOK IT TO SOCEYS BAKERY ON MORRIS AVE. THEY CHARGED 5 CENTS TO COOK THE LOAF AND IT SEEMS IT LASTED FOREVER. I ATE TOMATO SANDWICHES AND WHATEVER ELSE GREW IN THE GARDEN FOR YEARS. THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY I'M STILL AROUND AT MY AGE. REGARDS
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ReplyDeleteFound this interesting as a kid we always ate Frey's rye bread could be bought uncut. In the 80's I made several visits per year to visit Mom & Dad (W2QJO) in Trout Creek NY and if I did not brng 2 doz 2 lb. loaves of uncut Frey's Rye [special order at Shop Rite Fairgrounds Mall]. That was great bread and I miss it!!! Steve Jr.