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- This has nothing to do with this board's subject matter.by lurk2
- This board is for the discussion of "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity".
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by criddell - Without fish and brewis Newfoundland is just... a big rock.by bregma
- The article gives an interesting overview of the history of hard bread, but doesn't mention how Newfoundlanders eat it today. In a fish soup? With tea? Pure? Or all of the above?by rob74
- Yeah basically all of the above, especially fish and brewis, soups/stews, etc. Usually you soften it in some way before eating it.by grovesNL
- Wow, this is actually interesting, I had not heard of people eating hard attack since the American Civil War. But looking at a map, it doesn't look that difficult to get to, so I'm curious why not just fly it in?by Simulacra
- Because no one else really eats it or makes it. AFAIK that Purity factory is the only one in Canada making it and outside of Newfoundland it's hard to find on a normal day even in the rest of Atlantic Canada. And when you do, it's the Purity version shipped over. It's very much a Newfoundland food.by chocochunks
- >Grocery stores across Newfoundland and Labrador have been struggling to keep hard bread in stock since a fire at the Purity factory in March put a crimp in the company’s baking operations.
Is it really that hard to raise the price to keep it in stock?
by charcircuit - You know what's really oversupplied in this subthread? One sentence contrarianism.
(not that I haven't done it myself occasionally, but guys you really are not helping anyone here including yourselves)
by pjc50 - Raising the price doesn't increase the supply, it just selects who can access it. Most of the people will still not get it, just for a different reason.by close04
- How does that solve the problem?
I love how in economics, a shortage can be solved by increasing the price instead of by increasing the quantity. It really makes you understand that the field of economics uses stupid definitions of words.
by inigyou - Why not just make it yourself? It's just flour, water, and salt. It's far easier than yeast-based breads and easier than most quick breads, too. Two ingredient (self-rising flour and heavy cream) biscuits are about the only thing that's easier.by 5555624
- > Proper hard bread couldn’t be home baked.by samirillian
- > A large portion of those biscuits would have gone into the traditional dish fish and brewis. Pronounced “brews,” brewis is made by soaking hard bread in water overnight then boiling it to soften it before serving it with salt cod.
I don’t think we realize how good we have it these days.
by Mistletoe - They love fish and brewis these days, too.by Hugsbox
- G’day b’y! Who’s yer fadder? Newfoundland is a very special place. Here’s an example of that “right some t’ick” accent if you haven’t heard it before: https://www.dialectsarchive.com/newfoundland-5