Good bakeries will offer a variety of bread, including a baguette tradition, an artisan-made loaf containing just four ingredients (flour, water, yeast, salt) and no additives.

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It is widely believed the sandwich - french bread filled with a variety of ingredients - was made popular during the 1929 streetcar strike.

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The one-day class covers the general principles of bread making and teaches a variety of techniques to help you create the perfect loaf.

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Stay at the El-Manzul Druze Lodging in Isfiya, a huge house where guests can enjoy a Jacuzzi, massages and a traditional Druze breakfast of labneh, pita bread, olives and a variety of small salads.

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But the classic cucumber and mustard-seed variety, known in the American South as "bread-and-butter" pickles, work best, Mr. Berger says.

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In recent years HMSHost has made several changes to their menus, including adding a variety of new salads, offering hummus plates as an appetizer and providing whole-grain bread for sandwiches.

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