Bread rules abandoned after 750 years
26th September 2008
However, a European directive issued earlier this year has, in effect, abolished more than 800 years of British history and allowed bakers to bake loaves of any size, bringing in some of the laissez-faire of the boulangerie – where bakers can create bread of any shape or size – across the Channel.
Jonathan Warburton, the fifth generation to head his family baking company, said: “This is a pretty historic moment. We’ve been baking since 1876 and ever since then our loaves have been 400g or 800g.
Britain sinks into Europe, apparently without a trace.