(CBS News) And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: July 7th, 1928, 85 years ago today . . . an historic day any way you slice it. For that was the day the Chillicothe Baking Company of ...

16th Century – The distinction of “upper crust” comes from the 1600s. When the bread was made in stone ovens, the bottoms would become dirty from ash and soot. If you were wealthy, you cut the bottom ...

It’s so satisfying to indulge in a piece of artisan bread. However, these lovely loaves are rarely presliced, so it’s worth investing in a bread slicer of your own. It can be cumbersome to cut even ...

SLICED bread is considered a staple food today – be it for a tasty lunchtime sandwich, or a quick slice of toast for breakfast. But the humble, pre-sliced loaf has actually only existed for less than ...

Slices of white bread on a wooden board. - Kritchai7752/Shutterstock Have you ever considered how recent, relatively speaking, the invention of sliced bread was? It ...