What happened to your mom's breadbox?

[Sassycakes]

When my Mom passed away I made all the kids and grandkids take whatever they wanted from her house.She had given me enough when she was alive.

 

[Ruthanne]

It probably got thrown away. I used to polish it up and clean it good.

 

[Disgustedman]

My mothers last one was a copper toned with ebony ends. Very pretty, but when we sold the house. Everything went with it.

 

[jujube]

How about the "potato bin"? My mom had a wooden box with holes cut in it that sat in the corner to hold potatoes. It had a slanted hinged lid and decorative decals on the front.

I don't know if she bought it or if someone made it for her.

 

[Remy]

I keep bread in the fridge; rolls in the freezer.

I keep my bread in the fridge also. And cold cereal.

My mother had a bread box. I don't know where it went. Maybe my stepfather is still using it. I'm not sure. I would not want it. It was white metal.

 

[Tommy]

I wonder how bread boxes originated. I doubt that they do much to keep bread fresher longer. Might it have had something to do with people having rodents and insects in their homes?

 

[Fyrefox]

My mother bought a microwave in the 1980’s soon after they first came out, and cost about $800. She popped a bag or two of microwave popcorn in it, and thereafter used it as a bread box…true story!

 

[Magna-Carta]

I have my mums bread bin, and jars that go with it. But Ive never put anything in them. My bread has always been put in the freezer.

Below is an image Ive just found on the interweb of the same bread bin & jars. Mybe its time for me to find a use for them. And to move them from my kitchen to the shed?

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I’m not sure what happened to my moms bread box. All I know is I don’t have it. I don’t eat enough bread to keep it out . Its left in the freezer and I use it when I need it and even then I prefer to make fresh waffles as bread.

 

[Marie5656]

My mom had a bread drawer. Mine goes in the cupboard

 

[IKE]

My mom used a bread box but to save space we've just always kept ours sitting on the counter next to the toaster.

 

[hollydolly]

My mom used a bread box but to save space we've just always kept ours sitting on the counter next to the toaster.

Mine is on the counter too, next to the Microwave..

 

[NorthernLight]

I wonder how bread boxes originated. I doubt that they do much to keep bread fresher longer. Might it have had something to do with people having rodents and insects in their homes?

I think it was to keep the bread from drying out. No plastic bags in those days.

 

[Alligatorob]

I think it was to keep the bread from drying out. No plastic bags in those days.

Must be why we didn't have one. Florida and Louisiana without air conditioning nothing dries out. However, keeping chips, crackers, pretzels etc. was a problem, got soggy real fast.

 

[Michael Z]

As I remember, my mom had a drawer used only for bread. It was right between the silverware and pot and pan drawer. And another very large drawer for flour and other baking ingredients that was right below the oven.

 

[Right Now]

My mom didn't have one that I remember. My grandmother kept bread in the refrigerator, and my other grandmother sent my grandfather to the store for fresh bread every other day. Never could figure out why she insisted on fresh bread that often (50-60 years ago).

I take a few slices out of the freezer as needed for a few days, and keep my bread in a cabinet.

 

[HoneyNut]

I hadn't thought about the bread box in a very long time. Although I can remember one when I was young, I have no idea when it went out of our lives. I don't have either a bread box or a butter dish. Or a creamer.

 

[Michael Z]

My mother bought a microwave in the 1980’s soon after they first came out, and cost about $800. She popped a bag or two of microwave popcorn in it, and thereafter used it as a bread box…true story!

Makes me remember how around 1970 my brother and sister-in-law tried to impress my parents with the wonders of science by microwaving a turkey. It was like rubber! Thereafter, my mom would have nothing to do with a microwave until many years later when her son-in-law “loaned” them one and they grew to like it.

 

[mrstime]

My grandma didn't have a bread box. We lived 3 blocks from her favorite grocery store, so she shopped often.

 

[-Oy-]

My Mum's bread bin is right there in her kitchen. And ours is in ours

I had no idea these things were not a popular thiong with a lot of you. We can buy them in any big supermarket or home store.

 

[JustDave]

The last two houses I built, I made sure the cabinets included a bread drawer.

 

[perChance]

We only have home-baked sourdough - keep it in the cast-iron Dutch oven.

 

[NorthernLight]

My Mum's bread bin is right there in her kitchen. And ours is in ours

I had no idea these things were not a popular thiong with a lot of you. We can buy them in any big supermarket or home store.

Interesting. I was born in Canada in the early 1950s. Almost no one had a bread box in my neighborhood.

When I was small, we had bread delivery daily. After that, people had cars and freezers. We took a loaf out of the freezer as needed. People had big families, and bread didn't have a chance to go stale or moldy.

I don't remember seeing a bread box for sale in a store since ... ever?