ABSTRACT
The benefits of the wheat loaf might have been offset, or imperfectly realized, had it not been for the development of the milling and baking trades. Though the loaf is a highly convenient and efficient form of food, it is inconvenient to make. Commercial millers and bakers eliminated that disadvantage to consumers, producing what was in effect the first mass-produced convenience product.1. Also, and for town dwellers especially, bought bread was probably better value than home-baked.
