Homemade Bread Day

Bread has been made for thousands of years. Estimates date its origin back to 5000-10,000 B.C. 

Bakers of the world, rise up and bake some bread, for today is Homemade Bread Day. On this November 17 holiday, you will enjoy the pleasant aroma of fresh homemade bread wafting through the house. Then, you get the pleasure of consuming warm bread, fresh out of the oven. I can almost smell it now!

Bread Trivia

We often eat bread and break bread together without giving it a thought. Here is a little food for thought:

• Bread is one of the only foods eaten by people of every race and culture.
• Breaking bread is a universal sign of peace. And, it is much healthier than smoking a peace pipe.
• The term “best thing since sliced bread refers to something good or useful. 
• Today there are over 4,500 different kinds of bread worldwide.
• 50% of bread consumption is used for sandwiches.

How to Celebrate Homemade Bread Day

This is another great food holiday, where you can make the food and then enjoy it.

• Make any kind of homemade bread today.
• Serve it with a meal and enjoy!

Give a loaf to someone.