On 3/1/2014 11:31 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Mar 2014 05:33:33 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Besides which, white or wheat has been diner speak since the 1930s at
> least. You're not going to change it now.
> Janet US
>
How very true! I doubt many people bother to *think* about whether or
not white bread is made from wheat. They order whichever type of bread
they prefer based on what is offered. That's my story and I'm sticking
to it.

Jill