Date:         Sat, 3 May 2003 10:32:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve W <croatoa@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Steve W <croatoa@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Great inventions of the world
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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


=====
Steve
croatoa@yahoo.com

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