Episode 204: Charleston’s Daily Bread: Regulating Retail Loaves from 1750 to 1858
Charleston Time Machine - A podcast by Nic Butler, Ph.D. - Fridays
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For nearly a century between 1750 and 1858, local government dictated the weight, price, and composition of breads prepared by Lowcountry bakers for retail sale. The operation shaped the diets of all classes of Charlestonians and provoked debate about equal access to the necessities of life.