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  1. In the mid-19th century, Britain imported much of its bread wheat from the United States. Industrialization. Bread-baking was industrialized at the start of the 20th century. Otto Frederick Rohwedder developed a prototype bread-slicing machine in 1912, and a practical machine that both sliced and wrapped bread in 1928.

  2. Mar 11, 2020 · Sandwiches: Purportedly invented in the 18th century by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. Baguettes: First developed in 18th-century Paris, later refined and first named "baguette" in 1920. Sliced Bread: Mechanized bread slicer invented in 1917, in widespread use by 1930. Texas Toast: 1940s USA.

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  3. The earliest bread may have been made from cattails and ferns, where these plants were pounded into a fine substance using primitive mortars found that date to nearly 30,000 years ago.

  4. Aug 31, 2023 · In 8000 B.C.E., Egyptians were making unleavened bread using a grinding stone called a quern, and the Romans were using a circular quern by 500 B.C.E. This simple machinery was the primary way people milled grains for centuries, especially in the Americas. In fact, "stoneground" flours are still ground this way.

  5. Jul 24, 2018 · July 24, 201811:57 AM ET. By. Lina Zeldovich. Enlarge this image. This ancient piece of bread, more than 14,000 years old, is changing what archaeologists thought they knew about the history of...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BreadBread - Wikipedia

    Evidence from 30,000 years ago in Europe and Australia revealed starch residue on rocks used for pounding plants. [4] [5] It is possible that during this time, starch extract from the roots of plants, such as cattails and ferns, was spread on a flat rock, placed over a fire and cooked into a primitive form of flatbread.

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  8. May 13, 2024 · The first bread was made in Neolithic times, nearly 12,000 years ago, probably of coarsely crushed grain mixed with water, with the resulting dough probably laid on heated stones and baked by covering with hot ashes.