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Article: Nine decades of great Western breads. (recipes)(includes bread basics)
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- May 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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SINCE 1901, WHEN SUNSETS FIRST BREAD RECIPE WAS published, the West's rich heritage of breads has been duly recorded on our pages, reflecting changing attitudes, ingredients, ethnic mix, and technology--from prethermostat ovens to bread machines.
Whole-grain breads, in favor now, slowly emerged from days when Sunset rated baking white bread in camp (at right) an achievement. Hints of shifting tastes appeared in the flapper era with a story called "Breads Blonde and Brunette." Through the years, certain breads that reflect the history and diversity of the West have become much-requested favorites. Here are nine that have become classics.
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