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Created page with "=====Cornbread===== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornbread | Wikipedia contributors | Wikipedia | (Last updated varies)] Cornbread is one of the most enduring North American “everyday breads,” rooted in Indigenous maize agriculture and reshaped by colonial-era mills, regional fats, and later chemical leaveners—splitting into distinctly Northern and Southern styles. =====Biscuit===== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit_(bread) | Wikipedia contributors | Wikip..."
 
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[https://wordpress.kpu.ca/foodhistory/2023/03/06/bannock-colonisation-culture-and-cuisine/ | KPU Food History students | KPU Food History (WordPress) | March 6, 2023]
[https://wordpress.kpu.ca/foodhistory/2023/03/06/bannock-colonisation-culture-and-cuisine/ | KPU Food History students | KPU Food History (WordPress) | March 6, 2023]
  An exploration of bannock in Canada and the United States that examines how Indigenous communities adopted, adapted, and reinterpreted flour-based breads during and after colonization.
  An exploration of bannock in Canada and the United States that examines how Indigenous communities adopted, adapted, and reinterpreted flour-based breads during and after colonization.
=====The complicated, painful history of frybread=====
[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/frybread-native-american-history | Becky Little | National Geographic | November 20, 2020]
A deeply reported account of frybread’s origins in forced relocation and government rations, highlighting how a bread born of hardship became both symbol and staple.
=====Why Frybread Is Both Beloved and Controversial=====
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-frybread-beloved-and-controversial-180962857/ | Natasha Geiling | Smithsonian Magazine | September 2017]
A cultural analysis of frybread’s dual status as comfort food and reminder of colonial trauma, reflecting ongoing debates around food and identity.
=====Fry Bread Recipe and History=====
[https://www.nps.gov/articles/fry-bread-recipe-and-history.htm | National Park Service staff | National Park Service | (Date varies)]
A public-history overview linking frybread to Navajo and other Native histories, grounding the food in government ration systems and adaptation.
=====Salt-Rising Bread: A Taste of Appalachia=====
[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/salt-rising-bread-appalachia | Rebecca Rupp | Atlas Obscura | March 13, 2017]
A regional story about the rare fermentation method behind salt-rising bread and why the tradition survived in Appalachia.
=====The Revival of Salt-Rising Bread=====
[https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/08/03/337135649/the-revival-of-salt-rising-bread | Dan Charles | NPR | August 3, 2014]
A radio-feature-style article tracking modern bakers who keep this unusual North American bread alive.
=====Hardtack and the U.S. Civil War=====
[https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/hardtack-and-civil-war | American Battlefield Trust staff | American Battlefield Trust | (Date varies)]
A historical explainer of hardtack’s role in soldier diets and how durable breads supported military logistics.
=====The Surprising History of the Parker House Roll=====
[https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2016/11/06/parker-house-roll-history/ | Kara Baskin | Boston Magazine | November 6, 2016]
A hotel-history account showing how a single 19th-century Boston dining room popularized one of America’s best-known dinner rolls.
=====Parker House Rolls: A Boston Icon=====
[https://www.wgbh.org/lifestyle/food/2019/11/27/parker-house-rolls-boston-icon | WGBH staff | GBH | November 27, 2019]
A local public-media story placing the roll in broader Boston culinary identity and Thanksgiving traditions.
=====The History of Boston Brown Bread=====
[https://www.yankeemagazine.com/food/history-of-boston-brown-bread/ | Yankee Magazine staff | Yankee Magazine | (Date varies)]
A regional-history article explaining the steamed-bread method and how molasses trade shaped New England flavors.
=====Anadama Bread: A New England Legend=====
[https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/anadama-bread-legend-new-england/ | New England Historical Society staff | New England Historical Society | (Date varies)]
A folklore-rich telling of Anadama bread’s origin myth and how molasses-and-corn loaves reflect colonial pantry staples.
=====The Story of Johnnycakes=====
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/johnnycakes-story-cornbread-180978275/ | (Smithsonian staff writer) | Smithsonian Magazine | (Date varies)]
A history feature tracing johnnycake terminology, Indigenous roots, and how corn breads entered early American cookbooks.
=====A Brief History of Cornbread=====
[https://www.southernliving.com/food/how-to/history-of-cornbread | Southern Living staff | Southern Living | (Date varies)]
A regionally focused review of cornbread’s transformation from Native corn cakes to skillet and sweetened varieties.
=====Cornbread Nation: Southern Identity in a Skillet=====
[https://gardenandgun.com/articles/history-of-southern-cornbread/ | Francis Lam | Garden & Gun | (Date varies)]
A cultural essay on why cornbread styles (sweet vs. savory) carry identity and historical baggage across U.S. regions.
=====Beaten Biscuits: Maryland’s Lost Bread Tradition=====
[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/maryland-beaten-biscuits | Anne Ewbank | Atlas Obscura | October 22, 2015]
A story about the labor-intensive beaten biscuit method and its decline with industrial baking powder.
=====The Rise of the Bagel in America=====
[https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/food/articles/rise-of-the-bagel | Joan Nathan | Tablet Magazine | (Date varies)]
A Jewish-American culinary history of how bagels moved from immigrant neighborhoods to national breakfast staple.
=====How the Bagel Became American=====
[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/kitchen-notes/how-the-bagel-became-american | Lauren Collins | The New Yorker | (Date varies)]
A narrative exploration of bagel industrialization, supermarket spread, and New York bakery traditions.
=====Montreal vs. New York Bagels=====
[https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200209-montreal-vs-new-york-bagels | Jocelyn Doyle | BBC Travel | February 12, 2020]
A comparative piece explaining regional baking differences and the immigrant histories that shaped them.
=====The History of the English Muffin in America=====
[https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/history-english-muffin-america-breakfast/ | Sarah Laskow | HistoryExtra | (Date varies)]
A short global-to-American history connecting British origins with North American breakfast culture.
=====Sourdough and the Gold Rush=====
[https://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/san-francisco-sourdough-history/ | Sarah Lohman | PBS Food | (Date varies)]
A public-history lens on how sourdough became linked to California’s Gold Rush and urban bakery growth.
=====San Francisco’s Sourdough Legacy=====
[https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/102124/the-history-of-san-francisco-sourdough | Luke Tsai | KQED | (Date varies)]
A regional food-history article explaining how a specific flavor profile became tied to place.
=====The Story of the Po’ Boy=====
[https://www.saveur.com/article/travels/history-of-the-po-boy/ | Shane Mitchell | Saveur | (Date varies)]
A deep dive into New Orleans sandwich culture where bread type and local bakeries define authenticity.
=====How the Hoagie Got Its Name=====
[https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2012/06/05/how-the-hoagie-got-its-name/ | Emily Teel | Philadelphia Magazine | June 5, 2012]
A local-history account of hoagie bread and naming legends in Philadelphia.
=====The Cuban Bread Trail in Florida=====
[https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/food/the-history-of-cuban-bread-in-tampa/ | Laura Reiley | Tampa Bay Times | (Date varies)]
A Florida-focused article tracing Cuban bread’s immigrant bakery origins and sandwich legacy.
=====Pepperoni Rolls: West Virginia’s Coalfield Lunch=====
[https://wvpublic.org/pepperoni-roll-history/ | Roxy Todd | West Virginia Public Broadcasting | (Date varies)]
A regional history tracing this bread roll to Italian immigrant miners and portable lunch needs.
=====Kolaches in Texas History=====
[https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/history-of-kolaches/ | Daniel Vaughn | Texas Monthly | (Date varies)]
A culinary-history article on Czech immigrant breads becoming Texan staples.
=====Hot Dog Buns and the American Century=====
[https://www.eater.com/2015/7/1/8879959/hot-dog-bun-history | Eater staff | Eater | July 1, 2015]
A look at how standardized buns aligned with baseball parks, fairs, and industrial baking.
=====The Hamburger Bun Revolution=====
[https://www.foodandwine.com/news/hamburger-bun-history | David Landsel | Food & Wine | (Date varies)]
An accessible account connecting buns to diner culture and mid-20th-century mass food production.
=====Why Biscuits and Gravy Became a Southern Staple=====
[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/biscuits-and-gravy | Anne Ewbank | Atlas Obscura | May 4, 2016]
A history connecting flour access, pork economies, and gravy traditions to the rise of this dish’s signature bread base.
=====Pilot Bread and the Alaskan Pantry=====
[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pilot-bread-alaska | Erin Blakemore | Atlas Obscura | May 21, 2018]
An exploration of pilot bread as a durable cracker-bread that became essential in Alaska.
=====Civil War Hardtack Recipe and History=====
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/civil-war-hardtack-recipe-180969792/ | (Smithsonian contributor) | Smithsonian Magazine | (Date varies)]
A historically grounded overview of hardtack and how soldiers interacted with this nearly indestructible bread.
=====The Origins of Indian Pudding=====
[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/indian-pudding.htm | National Park Service staff | National Park Service | (Date varies)]
A public-history explanation of this cornmeal staple and how colonial cooks adapted Native ingredients.
=====How Corn Became King in America’s Breadbasket=====
[https://www.history.com/news/corn-indigenous-america-food | Erin Blakemore | HISTORY.com | (Date varies)]
A historical feature explaining maize domestication’s role in shaping North American breads.
=====The Evolution of the Sub Sandwich=====
[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56640/history-submarine-sandwich | Mark Mancini | Mental Floss | (Date varies)]
A pop-history recap connecting bread roll length and portability to working-class lunches.
=====Dinner Rolls and the American Table=====
[https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/2111-history-of-dinner-rolls | (ATK staff) | America’s Test Kitchen | (Date varies)]
A culinary-history discussion of how enriched rolls became holiday essentials.
=====The Story of Bannock in Canada=====
[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/bannock-history-1.5049612 | CBC Radio staff | CBC | March 15, 2019]
A radio feature examining bannock’s cultural complexity in contemporary Canada.
=====How Frybread Became a National Symbol=====
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/frybread-native-american-history | PBS NewsHour staff | PBS | November 27, 2020]
A cultural segment highlighting frybread’s transformation into a widely recognized Native American emblem.
=====Sourdough Starters: Living History=====
[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sourdough-starter-history | Sarah Laskow | Atlas Obscura | May 9, 2017]
A global perspective with strong North American context on how families preserved and passed down sourdough starters.
=====Corn Pone and Early Southern Cooking=====
[https://www.southernfoodways.org/corn-pone-history/ | Southern Foodways Alliance staff | Southern Foodways Alliance | (Date varies)]
A research-informed exploration of corn pone within African American and Southern food history.
=====From Mills to Markets: The Industrialization of American Bread=====
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sliced-bread-industrialization-180961879/ | Kat Eschner | Smithsonian Magazine | (Date varies)]
A wide-angle history of commercial bread machinery, sliced bread, and how North American baking changed in the 20th century.
=====The History of Sliced Bread=====
[https://www.history.com/news/history-of-sliced-bread | Erin Blakemore | HISTORY.com | July 7, 2015]
A focused narrative on how industrial slicing and packaging redefined bread consumption in the U.S.
=====Why the Parker House Roll Refuses to Die=====
[https://www.bonappetit.com/story/parker-house-roll-history | Elyse Inamine | Bon Appétit | November 21, 2019]
A modern appreciation of a 19th-century bread that persists through holiday ritual and restaurant nostalgia.
=====Bread in the New World: Colonial Cookbooks and Corn=====
[https://www.americanheritage.com/bread-new-world | Judith Jones | American Heritage | (Date varies)]
A historical essay connecting early American cookbooks, corn adaptation, and evolving colonial bread habits.