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Sun Dec 27, 2015, 01:10 AM Dec 2015

When should the ends of a loaf of bread be eaten? [View all]


27 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
First and last pieces eaten
4 (15%)
Any time, but they aren't avoided
4 (15%)
Only if there are no other pieces
10 (37%)
Never
3 (11%)
Other
6 (22%)
Not Sure
0 (0%)
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I eat them Jamaal510 Dec 2015 #1
I like them for toast as long as the bread is whole wheat. cwydro Dec 2015 #2
as soon as the crows spot them on the compost heap at the edge of the woods eShirl Dec 2015 #3
when the rest of the loaf is finished, I feed 'em to the birds. lastlib Dec 2015 #23
They're the best pieces on the loaf! I'll gladly take them! Scuba Dec 2015 #4
I save the heels in the freezer. DinahMoeHum Dec 2015 #5
Is this another LiberalElite Dec 2015 #6
These are best lightly baked... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2015 #7
Hubby (the baker's kid) says eat them last. davsand Dec 2015 #8
Eat both ends first noamnety Dec 2015 #9
Perhaps you should read... malthaussen Dec 2015 #10
If you have two of them ... surrealAmerican Dec 2015 #11
FIRST! hunter Dec 2015 #12
Depends on the bread. sir pball Dec 2015 #13
Eat the ends first! shenmue Dec 2015 #14
eat anytime for a tuna sandwich, but never for a ham, turkey, et al sandwich NightWatcher Dec 2015 #15
A famine. nt Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #16
Use them for the peanut butter Nac Mac Feegle Dec 2015 #17
Last... Ron Obvious Dec 2015 #18
they are there to keep the rest of the bread fresh and should be eaten last lame54 Dec 2015 #19
when you forgot to get hot dog buns irisblue Dec 2015 #20
I keep bread in the freezer; ends are diced, sauteed in butter as croutons, closeupready Dec 2015 #21
I only eat these kinds of bread hobbit709 Dec 2015 #22
If you save them in a bag in the freezer, you can pull out a few and toast them japple Dec 2015 #24
I toasted some today for French onion soup with parmesan IDemo Dec 2015 #25
They are necessary to keep the interior bread from growing stale. I don't buy that kind of underahedgerow Dec 2015 #26
Whenever you have some good marinara or meat sauce My Good Babushka Dec 2015 #27
Or other strong flavored high moisture filling Sentath Dec 2015 #34
first hot out of the oven oldandhappy Dec 2015 #28
Depends on how many days until payday... JCMach1 Dec 2015 #29
Save them in the freezer. When you have enough, Paper Roses Dec 2015 #30
when they come up in the rotation restorefreedom Dec 2015 #31
It depends on whether the bread is fresh-baked or store-bought. GoCubsGo Dec 2015 #32
I thought Bread-Bag-Lady said we have to use the heels on our shoes. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #33
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