It's worth noting that in the 1940s, gender roles were more segregated and families were bigger than they are today. _Wives_ were expected to make breakfast an

It's worth noting that in the 1940s, gender roles were more segregated and families were bigger than they are today. _Wives_ were expected to make breakfast and lunch for their husbands and their children; the fine article itself contains an anecdote of one woman being expected to slice 22 slices every morning, by hand, with one knife. It's amusing how far the pendulum has swung the other way -- in 2020 instant yeast was in short supply so folks made sourdough starters, but there was plenty of flour (and bread knives - which now can be had for $7, about 33 cents in 1940s money) to go around. A hot fresh loaf out of the oven is now a novelty.