Hello, As for best invention I would think the wheel and antibiotics would trump most things. Steve --- George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM> wrote: > In a message dated 5/3/03 2:46:09 AM, > kimbrennan@MAC.COM writes: > > << In my opinion the greatest invention in the > world is bread (taking a > near inedible object and turning it to a > wonderful confection.) Others > may argue for beer >> > > Kim, > > I would have never thought of bread as an > invention, more of a gift from the > gods. Still, how right you are. Atkins be > damned! I'd give up sex before I > would give up the pleasure of sinking my teeth > into the crust of a good bread. > > The truly sad thing is that in this country, > good bread is not easily found. > When the last decent bakery in our small burg > was driven into bankruptcy by > the purveyors of that stuff wrapped in > polyethylene, we were forced to take > matters into our own hands. Fortunately, my > Sweetheart, who among other > things has a BS in Food Science, got a Hobart > N50 mixer and a brick-lined > oven then went to town refining her art of > breadmaking. It's like keeping a > Vanagon running; the end justifies the arduous > means. > > By the way, I think the invention beer might > have been the result of a bread > sponge gone awry. > > George
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