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    #31
    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
    Take a sniff of a loaf of the extended life stuff some of them sell when you open it. Smells more like chemicals than bread.
    If I opened it, I would have to buy it.

    They have some bread here in Germany that is perfectly cuboid and lasts about 2 weeks. Scary stuff, but it fits perfectly in the toaster.
    While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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      #32
      Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post
      Bread is softer when it's fresher. I'm not quite that bad, but I do still instinctively give the loaf a bit of a sneaky squeeze while I'm putting it in the basket just to make sure it's not completely rock hard (it never is).
      I had a job at Morrisons when I was younger, which my Mum made me take. I hated it. I was a checkout girl - they made me wear a TABBARD for gods sake.

      I am ashamed to admit that to liven up my day I used to go to great lengths to annoy the revolting Morrisons customers.

      I would ensure loaves of bread went through first, followed by an aggressive volley of tins - regardless of the order it was packed onto the belt.

      I once charged a woman £1 for an unlabelled large orange as I couldn't be arsed working out how much it should be.

      I was put on the "cash only" till for what would ultimately turn out to be my last shift. Two young blokes came through with loads of lager, then tried to pay by card. I refused to accept the card, and made one of them run out to the cashpoint before I'd serve him, holding the queue up by about 10 mins.

      I was reprimanded for not using the card machine I did actually have access to, then sacked for my 'attitude', as when asked - 'do you WANt this job?'by the manager, my response was a snort.

      Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
      +5 Xeno Cool Points

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        #33
        Originally posted by doodab View Post
        If I opened it, I would have to buy it.

        They have some bread here in Germany that is perfectly cuboid and lasts about 2 weeks. Scary stuff, but it fits perfectly in the toaster.
        My Dad is german, and hates our 'real' bread, he prefers the rank German equivalent.
        Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
        +5 Xeno Cool Points

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          #34
          Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post
          My Dad is german, and hates our 'real' bread, he prefers the rank German equivalent.
          Where I lived in Germany there was a "Bread Museum", I never visited.

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            #35
            Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
            Where I lived in Germany there was a "Bread Museum", I never visited.
            Sounds thrilling!
            Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
            +5 Xeno Cool Points

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              #36
              Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post
              Sounds thrilling!
              Yeah, I'm sure it is.

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                #37
                Some of the stuff thats put in commercially produced bread. Bear in mind bread is essentially Flour, water, yeast, salt and sugar.

                Calcium propionate
                Mono-and diglycerides
                Potassium bromate
                Partially hydrogenated oils
                Sodium stearoyl lactate
                Sorbic acid
                Ascorbic acid
                Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides
                "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                  Some of the stuff thats put in commercially produced bread. Bear in mind bread is essentially Flour, water, yeast, salt and sugar.

                  Calcium propionate
                  Mono-and diglycerides
                  Potassium bromate
                  Partially hydrogenated oils
                  Sodium stearoyl lactate
                  Sorbic acid
                  Ascorbic acid
                  Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides
                  Yummy, you're making me hungry.
                  Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
                  +5 Xeno Cool Points

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                    Some of the stuff thats put in commercially produced bread. Bear in mind bread is essentially Flour, water, yeast, salt and sugar.

                    Calcium propionate
                    Mono-and diglycerides
                    Potassium bromate
                    Partially hydrogenated oils
                    Sodium stearoyl lactate
                    Sorbic acid
                    Ascorbic acid
                    Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides
                    You can never have too many glycerides!
                    Last edited by SupremeSpod; 3 August 2010, 11:43.

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post
                      I had a job at Morrisons when I was younger, which my Mum made me take. I hated it. I was a checkout girl - they made me wear a TABBARD for gods sake.
                      Phooooar!
                      "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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