Dimitri wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Sheldon wrote:
> >> Me wrote:
> >>> I cut it in half - hard as a rock, though it was - and nuked half
> >>> for about 40 seconds. It was hot and softer, but not soft enough
> >>> and didn't want to stay soft for long, at all. I just needed to
> >>> make and eat a sandwich
> >>>
> >>> What can I do?
> >>
> >> Nuking unwrapped dry bread only drives more moisture out... could try
> >> wrapping in plastic and then nuke, but that wouldn't put any moisture
> >> back, would only redistribute whatever moisture is presnt and heat the
> >> bread... soon as it's unwrapped moisture will escape... using a
> >> conventional oven won't result in anything better... so there is
> >> really
> >> no way to return stale, hard bread to it's original state. BUT... all
> >> is not lost... if you soak your old chunks of bread in egg until it
> >> becomes a bit soggy it will make the best freedom toast, a couple of
> >> slabs of which can easily make a great ham and cheese sammiche.
> >>
> >> Sheldon
> >
> > Good point. Stale bread makes a good french toast when soaked in egg and
> > pan-fried until nicely browned.
> >
> > Jill
>
> And bread pudding too!
>
> Come to think of it bread pudding with Chocolate chips and craisins.

Topped with 'nilla ice ceam and lotsa whipped cream, while still
warm.... and maybe drizzle with a little dark rum.

I would simply toss that stale bread off my rear deck into my back
yard... birds gotta eat, cats gotta watch... I probably toss out more
bread in a week than most of yoose eat in a month.

Sheldon