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Originally Posted by Taf
The price of bread is outrageous.
OK the markets forced the price of wheat up and the Russians let loads of theirs burn in the fields, but flour prices have dropped.
If the supermarkets can get it to the shelves at under 50p a loaf on BOGOF or other offer, why don't they think of us who cannot eat large quantities of bread before it goes off?
And why does "modern" bread go off so quickly? I've had to bin unopened packs of top-brand bread after only a couple of days because they have gone mouldy!!!
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Modern bread goes off quickly because of a big campaign in the 80s against excessive chemical additives in factory-baked loaves.
Have you considered a bread maker? You can get cheaper loaves from a supermarket than you can make yourself, but if you get the right breadmaker the stuff you make at home is top-quality and comes out in small enough quantities that you're not wasting it.