The Day the Sandwich Changed Forever\nOn July 7, 1928, the world reached its peak potential when the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri sold the very first loaf of commercially sliced bread!\n\nUsing a machine invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder, this revolutionary 'Kleen Maid' bread was initially met with a mix of awe and deep suspicion. Here are the weirdest bits from that carb-loaded revolution:\n\n* The 'Sloppy' Problem: Early skeptics thought pre-sliced bread would look 'sloppy' and go stale instantly. To soothe their fears, Otto actually used U-shaped pins to hold the loaf together so it looked like a whole loaf until you pulled a slice out.\n* Baffled Bakers: People were so confused by the concept that the original advertisements had to include a three-step instruction manual: '1. Open wrapper at one end. 2. Pull out pin. 3. Remove as many slices as desired.'\n* The Great Sliced Bread Ban: In 1943, the U.S. government briefly banned sliced bread to save metal and wax paper for the war effort. The public was so outraged (one woman wrote to the New York Times claiming her husband was losing his mind over his jagged, hand-cut toast) that the ban was lifted in just two months.\n\nSo, next time you make a sandwich without hacking at a loaf like a medieval peasant, remember to thank Otto and the citizens of Chillicothe for this 'greatest forward step' in history!
