

"I Couldn't Possibly Give Up Bread..."
In my family medicine practice, I hear this more than, "My throat hurts." Bread has become an every day staple in American homes, but it really isn't what it used to be. It used to be made by hand. It was locally grown, whole grains that people milled into flour. It may have had a very small amount of sugar or honey to help with leavening, but was usually flour, yeast if available, and water. It was then eaten with a meal, used to sop up gravy. It was also commonly used as