do you have weird conversation with your family about words (food words included?)
my son came across the word rusk in a book, and called me to ask what it was (this was some 10 years or so ago) --i immediately replied "english (british english) for a zwibach."
(likewise he knew mandlebrot as mathmatisian, and was confused when i was talking about them.. until i explained that mandlebrot was a german name for biscotti.
in our house chewy and hard bread were prefered over soft bread.
mostly bread was homemade, but we also liked bagels, and bagel chips (thin sliced bagels, toated) and melba toast.
dense, low gluten breads (ryes, pumpernickel, 7 grain (corn bread--where corn means local grain, maize) and corn meal (maize) bread (aka anadama)were all favorites--still are.
(we did do a thread on the various names for breads and baked goods once didn't we? not too much food, more just names of food)
