On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:03:06 -0500, S Viemeister
> wrote:

> I've been in a number of NJ diners where the waitress asks "white or
> wheat". To many people wheat=brown - they don't seem to understand the
> the white stuff is also wheat...

That's not why. Wheat is just an acceptable shortening of whole
wheat. That's all there is to it. The options used to be white,
wheat or rye, except they would say "whitewheatorrye". I imagine it's
a real tongue twister to say whole wheat so quickly in a list like
that. In any case, I don't hear the rye option very often anymore.
They have sourdough and/or English muffins on the list in place of rye
now.


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