In North America, we each consume around 53 pounds of it every year. It’s the one food eaten by people of every race, culture, or religion. And we all want the freshest loaf whenever we buy it.
But is there a way to spot it, other than squeezing, tapping, or simply guessing?
Well, it turns out that there’s a simple visual code that can take you straight to the freshest loaf in seconds. And it’s all contained in the twist ties or plastic clips around the top of the bread bag.
I often wondered why they used different colors on those tags and ties. When I was a kid, I had hundreds of bread clips on the spokes of my bicycle tires, but I just figured the colors were for variety.
As it turns out, they indicate when the loaf was baked. The standard is as follows:
Blue: Monday
Green: Tuesday
Red: Thursday
White: Friday
Yellow: Saturday
And here’s a quick color key that you can keep on you, if you so desire:
An Anglican priest from Trail, B.C., has become the first person in the world to get a PhD in snowboarding.
Neil Elliot, the minister at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, recently received his doctorate from Kingston University in London, England.
“The genesis was discovering this term ‘soul-riding’ in a discussion on the internet, and that discussion going into how people have had transcending experiences while riding and discovering I’ve had that experience as well I just hadn’t recognized it,” he said.
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Graham Waspe had been aided by his guide dog Edward for six years. When Edward himself began to lose his sight, Mr. Waspe acquired a new guide dog, Opal, who helps not only him, but Edward as well:
Mr Waspe’s new dog is not just aiding his owner to carry out everyday tasks, but also helping Edward to get around.
Mr Waspe, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, received his new dog last November after Edward developed the inoperable problem which resulted in him needing both eyes removed.
And the two-year-old bitch has stepped in where Edward left off as they tour their old haunts together.
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