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The History of White Bread

Aaron Bobrow-Strain is a professor at Whitman College and the author of White Bread : A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf. In the book he explores the factors that led to the popularity in white bread from fear of immigration, war and industrial ingenuity. An outtake of his conversation with Evan is on the Good Food blog.

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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Aaron Bobrow-Strain is a professor at Whitman College and the author of

White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf

. In the book he explores the factors that led to the popularity in white bread from fear of immigration, war and industrial ingenuity.

outtake of his conversation with Evan is on the

Good Food blog.

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    Evan Kleiman

    host 'Good Food'

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    Gillian Ferguson

    Supervising Producer, Good Food

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    Senior Director, Good Food

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