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While the bread slicer was invented in Iowa, it was a Chillicothe, Missouri baker who put it to use and first sold sliced bread.
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While the bread slicer was invented in Iowa, it was a Chillicothe, Missouri baker who put it to use and first sold sliced bread.
Chillicothe, Missouri, has an unusual claim to fame: It’s the town where pre-sliced bread first debuted back in 1928. The state has even declared July 7, Sliced Bread Day, as an official holiday. But despite being less than a century old, the origin of this revolutionary pantry staple was almost lost to history.
Chillicothe, Missouri, has an unusual claim to fame: It’s the town where pre-sliced bread first debuted back in 1928. The state has even declared July 7, Sliced Bread Day, as an official holiday. But despite being less than a century old, the origin of this revolutionary pantry staple was almost lost to history.