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09-20-2009, 11:41 PM
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Same as it ever was...
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What exactly *is* Wonder Bread?
OK--so I know this might be an idiotic thing to ask, but what exactly is Wonder Bread? Like, is it different than other types of bread?
I've never had it before, yet I know that it has a certain kind of notoriety to it. I tried to ask the Google, but the Google isn't answering my question very well.
I did, however, find a picture of a small child in Wonder Bread costume:
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09-21-2009, 12:11 AM
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You've never had it? It's like wheat bread, but heavily "bleached" to be white and have less nutrition (except for the fortified nutrients).
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09-21-2009, 12:16 AM
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Same as it ever was...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by f_m
You've never had it? It's like wheat bread, but heavily "bleached" to be white and have less nutrition (except for the fortified nutrients).
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No, I actually haven't! I think my mother told me it was toxic growing up... |
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09-21-2009, 12:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thepinksquid
No, I actually haven't! I think my mother told me it was toxic growing up...
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I was just reading that supposedly some countries don't allow such bread or even put a tax on it because they don't want people to eat it. It was popular because it added free stuff inside like trading cards, maybe they still do. |
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09-21-2009, 01:14 AM
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Originally "store bought" bread was not readily available. Most bread was made at home and one day of the week was set aside for baking. Wonder came along and made a consistent loaf that was inexpensive to make and had a decent shelf life and affordable. Lots of cooks just could not make a decent bread, and when wonder added nutrients to it to target the lunch market, it was a hit. It is a machine kneaded mixture of high gluten flour bleached white, yeast and other additives.
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09-21-2009, 01:17 AM
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Location: I think my user name clarifies that.
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Wonder is a brand of bread. It's an old company that started (I think) in Indianapolis.
Wonder bread Home Page |
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09-21-2009, 02:24 AM
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~Dancin in the moonlight~
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"In The State Of Massachusetts!!!!!"
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: A sunburnt country
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thepinksquid
OK--so I know this might be an idiotic thing to ask, but what exactly is Wonder Bread? Like, is it different than other types of bread?
I've never had it before, yet I know that it has a certain kind of notoriety to it. I tried to ask the Google, but the Google isn't answering my question very well.
I did, however, find a picture of a small child in Wonder Bread costume:
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It's bread that makes you wonder what it is.   |
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09-21-2009, 10:28 AM
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what i wonder is who is buying it? and i also wonder what they are doing with it?
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09-21-2009, 10:33 AM
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I remember the old commercials, "Builds strong bodies in 12 ways".
I still love tomato, mayo, salt & pepper on it. And I wouldn't imagine any other bread better fit to PB & Raspberry jam. Yummmmm!
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09-21-2009, 10:55 AM
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I can't imagine a bologna, tomato, cheese, with mayo on anything else............
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