That's a fun story. Cooking is love.

Although I've always had a problem with throwing out any food (there were some hungry times in my youth) I've noticed that it really infuriates me to have to throw out home-made bread. When I go to all that effort to make something from scratch it's just heartbreaking if any of it goes to waste. I love making bead, and not in a bread machine. I actually like the process of mixing, kneading, etc. And although I always get compliments on how good it is, I've noticed that I'm the only one who suffers if it isn't all eaten. Hubby eats a sandwich for lunch pretty much every day. He's particular about which bread to use with which lunchmeat, etc. So we wind up having to throw out bread often from the store. So with him, if homemade bread is wasted it's not such a big deal because he didn't put out the effort to make it. Therefore I don't make it on a regular basis.

I slice and freeze bread rather than throw it out, might work for you :-)

WOW! Pillog, I remember my Grandmother using something like this back in the 50s, and I don't think it was anything new to her. I'm so glad to know that it's still around and what it's called. I've already googled it and found some to buy.

Rita, I too hate to throw away a scrap of homemade bread.... and, I also slice it and freeze it.

I make all our breads, with the intentions of freezing. I am never without rolls that can be used for sandwiches, French breads, a Maple Oatmeal bread that I slice, put papers between slices and wrap. When that particular bread is used up I made another batch. When in freezer it is out of sight and hopefully out of mind. Breads are one of my diet downfalls. Never throw bread out....might find something green n fuzzy growing in back of frig and throw that out.

Colleen, that's how Elery is here with bread too, LOL,

Mine never goes to waste, if it gets stale I put it in the food processor and make bread crumbs or we have french toast.

I like good bread, but Elery truly loves bread of nearly any kind. Whole wheat is one of his favorites, but I like maple oatmeal, like Shirl.

Annie

When I was a girl, my mother baked all our bread. When it got stale, she made french toast, bread pudding, or stuffing such as for stuffed rolled flank steak. My mother's bread pudding was so delicious, like none I have ever had elsewhere. Very custardy.