Our Daily Bread Program 04-11-14-B

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Mimi Sheraton loves bialys - those Jewish crusty rolls with the toasted onion center. She picks one up every morning from her local Manhattan bakery. Sheraton set out to visit the Polish town of Bialystock to find the people who invented this magical bread. But the thriving town of 50,000 didn't survive the Nazis. When she arrived, only five Jews were left. Join us for stories about bread in this hour ofTo the Bestof Our Knowledge.

SEGMENT 1:

Peter Reinhart is a lay Brother in an Eastern Orthodox Christian service order and a leader of America's Artisanal Bread movement. Brother Peter talks with Anne Strainchamps about why bread has symbolic importance as food for the soul as well as what makes it such delicious food for the body. Among his books is "The Bread Baker's Apprentice." Also, Mimi Sheraton is the author of "The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World." She explains what she found when she traveled to Bialystock. We also hear readings from letters from former residents who survived the Holocaust.

SEGMENT 2:

Steven Kaplan is an American and an expert on bread. So expert, that he tells the French what they're doing wrong and they love him for it! Kaplan tells Steve Paulson how he established his credibility with the French and why he doesn't eat bread in America.

SEGMENT 3:

Storyteller Lorraine Johnson Coleman is the author of "Larissa's Bread Book." She tells Anne Strainchamps about the various cultural traditions behind the breads found in Southern kitchens, and in her book. Also, Arlo Guthrie tells the classic parable "The Little Red Hen." And, food critic Carolyn Wyman talks with Steve Paulson about the history of Wonder Bread. She's the author of many books, including "Jell-O: A Biography."

Cassette copies are available at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 04-11-14-B.

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Books:

• Peter Reinhart, Bread Upon the Waters: A Pilgrimage Toward
  Self-Discovery and Spiritual Truth (Perseus Publishing)
  
• Mimi Sheraton, The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World
  (Harper Collins)
  
• Lorraine Johnson-Coleman, Larissa's Breadbook:Ten Incredible Southern
  Women and Their Stories of Courage, Adventure, and Discovery (Rutledge Hill
  Press)
  
• Francine Segan, The Philosopher's Kitchen: Recipes From Ancient Greece
  and Rome for the Modern Cook (Random House)
  
• Carolyn Wyman, Jell-o: A Biography (Harvest Books)

Music:

• Klezmer Music: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music, The First Recordings: 1910-1927.
  
• Terkishher Yale-Ve-Vove Tants. Arhoolie Records.
  
• Klezmer Music: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music, The First Recordings: 1910-1927. Baym Rebns Sude. Arhoolie Records.
  
• Theme From Schindler's List. Schindler's List Original Motion Picture
  Soundtrack. Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams. MCA Records.
  
• Remembrances (with Itzhak Perlman, violin). MCA Records. Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams.
  
• Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto - Winter '41). MCA Records.
  
• Bread. The Billys. The Time Has Come. Bang-a-Bucket Music.
  
• Fresh Bread. Bruce Anfinson. Home is Where Montana Is. Last Chance Records.
  
• Beans and Cornbread. Louis Jordan. Let the Good Times Roll. Decca Records.
  
• Blue Modal Morning Alive.Carole King. Songs Without Words. Windham Hill Records.
• In the Navy. Village People. The Best of the Village People. Polygram Records.

• Sonata in C Major K 513. Ton Koopman. Domenico Scarlatti: 16 Sonatas. Carriccio.
  

Distribution dates:

week of 07/10/2005 - hour 2 week of 11/14/2004 - hour 2	Listen! Click Here for Recipes

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