On 2018-09-21 12:58 AM, graham wrote:

>>> We lived only 30yds from one of the 2 village bakeries. Bread was
>>> bought every weekday, possibly Saturday as well (it was a long
>>> time ago). I don't know how Mum did it on Dad's wages but we
>>> always ate well. Always butter, never margarine, and *never*
>>> mince/hamburger.
>>>
>>
>> A loaf of bread a day is a lot of bread unless you have a large
>> family.
>>
> Dad took sandwiches to work and I think a lot was wasted as stale.

We usually had home made and it was nothing to go through two loaves a
day. I had three brothers and Mom packed sandwiches for the four of us
and for Dad. We had toast with out breakfast and bread and butter with
dinner.