White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf
March 06, 2012
What do you think about when you hear the words "White Bread"? The wonder food of the 1950s? Fluffy, bland, industrial food? Boring suburban life? Trailer parks and Daisy Dukes? Artisanal sourdoughs with a chewy crust and irregular holes?
In this lively history of bakers, dietary crusaders, and social reformers, Aaron Bobrow-Strain shows us that what we think about the humble, puffy loaf says a lot about who we are and what we want our society to look like.
This week, you can follow the crumbs on the WHITE BREAD BLOG TOUR to some tasty food blogs. And you can watch, listen, and read some interesting media about White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf.
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Read "Atomic Bread-Baking at Home" by Aaron Bobrow-Strain in the Believer
Read "The Rise and Fall of White Bread" on Salon.com
Listen to "American History Baked Into Loaves of White Bread" on NPR
Read White Bread "Chapter 1: Dreams of Purity and Contagion" on Scribd