Toast

Toast

Toast is bread that has been browned by exposure to radiant heat. This browning is the result of a Maillard reaction. Toasting warms the bread and makes it firmer, so it holds toppings more securely. Toasting is a common method of making stale bread more palatable.

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    “You make a toast for tomorrow
    and smash the cup,
    letting your false women lap the dish I had to fatten up.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

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    —Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)

    “Time for you and time for me,
    And time yet for a hundred indecisions,
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