"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:20:12 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
>>On Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 4:03:15 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> Why are they necessary? For a couple of centuries cakes were made
>>> without them. I made a cake on Sunday. Flour, sugar, milk, eggs,
>>> butter, vanilla, baking powder, salt. No other chemicals and tastes
>>> better than anything from a package.
>>>
>>> Necessary usually translates to cheaper, longer lasting, more
>>> profitable.
>>>
>>> Same with ice cream. Gums are cheaper than mild and fruit. The best
>>> ice cream does not have them.
>>
>>For a fun science experiment, you can buy a doughnut at your local bakery,
>>wrap it up, then try eating it after a week or two. What these stabilizers
>>and preservatives are able to do to certain foods is simply amazing.
>>People say they don't like preservatives in their foods but just try
>>living in a world without them.
>
> It goes as follows: you buy a real bread and you eat it before it goes
> stale. I'm told that in the old days, you could even buy half a loaf.
> How advanced is that?

I wish we could buy a half loaf today. Used to be a bakery near where I
lived that sold very small loaves. Not so good for sandwiches, unless
perhaps you sliced them lengthwise, but good for soup or salad.