Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep — The History of Bread, by John Ashton, Part 6 - Conclusion

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The History of Bread, by John Ashton, Part 6 - Conclusion

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Let relaxation rise with this conclusion to one of our most (understandably) popular books. This time in we learn of gingerbread, penny loaf scrambles, riots, and bread-related superstitions like sin-eating and . . . floating corpse compasses? Oh, delicious bread, is there anything you can't do? Help us stay ad-free…

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