Bread is probably the one common food eaten by people in every nation, culture, religion, and race. The Bible mentions bread many times and Christ used it to teach profound truths.
The trade of a baker is considered to be one of the oldest crafts in the world—loaves and rolls have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. Loaves on display in the British Museum’s Egyptian gallery are over 5,000 years old.
Bread is inexpensive and a strong nutrition value for the dollar. One family of four can live 10 years off the bread produced by one acre of wheat.
Napoleon demanded a loaf of dark rye bread for his horse during the Prussian campaign. “Pain pour Nicole,” he ordered, which meant “Bread for Nicole,” his horse. The request sounded like “pumpernickel” to German ears and the name stuck.
