On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:38:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"Bruce" wrote in message news >
>On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:21:20 -0500, wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:12:03 -0800, "Cheri" >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Certainly a whole lot more people buy bread than make it these days.
>>>
>>>Cheri
>>
>>Few people bake anything these days, perhaps the occasional box cake.
>>Plus people are watching their weight, and it's a fact that with home
>>baked goods people eat three times as much.
>
>With home baked goods, people know what goes in them. They can leave
>out the unnecessary sugar, for instance.
>
>==
>
>I prefer to choose what I make us to eat. As I have said elsewhere ... I
>know what goes into our food and that my bread stales far faster then bought
>stuff. I take into consideration what they do to their breads. I prefer my
>choice of ingredients.
>
>I have no problem with what others like to eat, that is their choice and
>nothing wrong with that! Personal choice is all)

Do you add any fat to your bread? My sourdough bread stales fast too.
I have to remember to add some olive oil to the dough next time. Maybe
that will help.