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5. When I was a kid, we had a Sally Ann bakery near my home.

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 10:30 AM

Oct 19

We were a very poor family, but Mom would, on occasion, walk us seven kids (we never owned a car) to the Sally Ann bakery. They sold fresh loaves of bread, still warm from the oven, wrapped in plain brown paper, for 5 cents.

We would stand on the sidewalk outside, and Mom would break off chunks of the fresh bread and hand a piece out to each of us.

No butter, no toppings. We would eat the bread right there outside the bakery.

I'll never forget the smell and the taste of that fresh-baked bread, even more than 70 years later. It was a rare treat for us all.

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We all seem to like the smell of bread baking. What is your favorite bread, and where do you get it-homemade, store,or [View all] debm55 Oct 19 OP

Homemade and Great Harvest Bread Company fargone Oct 19 #1

Thank you fargone. Sounds great. What is you favorite type.? debm55 Oct 19 #12

Great Harvest potato dill fargone Oct 19 #18

That sounds wonderful . thank you fargone. debm55 Oct 19 #20

I make homemade Goatguy Oct 19 #2

I make zucchin bread. I will have to try with wild plum jam. Thank you Goatguy. debm55 Oct 19 #11

Rosemary sourdough from a local artisan bread business. Lonestarblue Oct 19 #3

That sounds great. Thank you Lonestarblue. debm55 Oct 19 #24

Homemade if someone else makes it; I'm too lazy. Ocelot II Oct 19 #4

It takes a while to get used to making your own. Though the little cafe sounds really good. Thank you Ocelot ii debm55 Oct 19 #25

I don't want to get used to it. There's only me to eat it and it's work. Ocelot II Oct 19 #30

When I was a kid, we had a Sally Ann bakery near my home. Midnight Writer Oct 19 #5

Smells bring back memories. Thank you for your heart warming post and the love your mom had for you kids. debm55 Oct 19 #26

It took some trial & error but I finally have a great recipe for my bread machine. CrispyQ Oct 19 #6

Like the conveniance of a bread machine, but the impellor hole in the loaf just irks me. marble falls Oct 19 #13

Yes, I wish it would stop slice wise not length wise. CrispyQ Oct 19 #21

Thank you Crispy Q, I like the quick breads too. You can add alot of fruits and veggies to them and each is totally debm55 Oct 19 #27

SF sourdough, and garlic dough knots that some pizza shops sell. brush Oct 19 #7

Thank you brush. Love both. debm55 Oct 19 #28

Love you OP, debM55. How do you get the ideas for your questions? brush Oct 19 #38

HAHAHA. I was a teacher for 42 years. We would do daily journal writing. A lot I think up on the fly. Thanks.. brush. debm55 Oct 19 #39

Ok, teach, you get an A from me. Hope you keep it up. brush Oct 19 #40

Same here, San Francisco sourdough bread 🍞 Polly Hennessey Oct 19 #8

Thank you Polly Hennessey. It's the best. debm55 Oct 19 #29

Market Basket has a baguette justaprogressive Oct 19 #9

Thank you justagrogressive. That sounds so good. debm55 Oct 19 #32

Been scratch baking bread and pizza since the pandemic. We just love it. I don't know if I am saving money ... marble falls Oct 19 #10

Thank you marble falls. I love breads with nuts, seeds on it . So tasty. Good luck on your Sour Rye. debm55 Oct 19 #33

Last week we were in Kentucky and visited six distilleries. Their fermentation vats smelled like bread rising. marble falls Oct 19 #36

That would be fantastic. Thank you. debm55 Oct 19 #37

My favorite is Gonnella Italian Bread CanonRay Oct 19 #14

thank you CanonRay. Have you tried to make it.or order it? debm55 Oct 19 #17

I make home made .... FarPoint Oct 19 #15

Thank you very much FarPoint, Your breads sound delicious. Will look into the Griswold cast iron. debm55 Oct 19 #16

I got mine at an Antique store here in Ohio say 1995... FarPoint Oct 19 #19

Thank you FarPoint. I will look. debm55 Oct 19 #34

Bread is contingent on the water used to bake it. malthaussen Oct 19 #22

Thank you Mal. I see what you mean. debm55 Oct 19 #23

The best sourdough I've ever had was from Raymond's. It was a 15 minute walk from my house alwaysinasnit Oct 19 #31

Sounds great. Thank you alwaysinasnit. debm55 Oct 19 #35