John Misrahi wrote:
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> >> All this talk about bread pudding left me with a craving for the
> >> stuff. I haven't had in years. I never bothered to make it because my
> >> wife is allergic to bread and I would have to eat it all myself.
> >> besides that, we never have sliced white bread in the house , so there
> >> is never any of it sitting around going stale to use in the pudding.
> >>
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> How stale should the bread be? Should it be drying out?

I took out enough slices to make a batch and stood them upright to
maximize air exposure and left them for a few hours. That gave it a nice
texture.