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Cooking & Baking

Easterncedar

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2. Home baking was MORE expensive once

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 9, 2024, 08:41 AM

Jun 2024

I remember buying, in the early 70s, good bakery loaves for 25 cents. Mom’s bread was a luxury!

You are right. Now it really does pay to make your own. The NYT no-knead is gorgeous every time. Very easy.

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Baking this at home is a major cost savings... FarPoint Jun 2024 #1

Home baking was MORE expensive once Easterncedar Jun 2024 #2

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Home made pizza can ruin "boughten"! Easterncedar Jun 2024 #4