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Onto today’s post.
Happy National Melba Toast Day.
I don’t understand Melba toast. There are more interesting breads to eat. If I want something small and dry, I’ll have a cracker. Why does Melba toast need to exist, much less have a holiday?
And why do I have an unopened box of Melba toast in my pantry?
Melba toast was first made for Dame Nellie Melba, an Australian opera singer, around 1897. She was ill, and her chef, Auguste Escoffier, made it for her often.
So Melba toast started as food for ill people. It might have disappeared from culinary history, except that in 1925, the Mayo Brothers created an “Eighteen Day Reducing Diet” for Ethel Barrymore. Melba toast was part of the diet, and it gained in popularity.
I probably purchased the box in my pantry for my hubby when he was trying to cut back on carbs. I’m not surprised we never ate it. But now, I have to find a use for Melba toast.
This website has 50 different toppings for Melba toast. It might be fun to try a few. I could also put toast on top of the clam chowder that Hubby made.
The box of Melba toast is small, and I could make it disappear in just a few days with a little creativity.
Do you like Melba Toast? If you do, how do you eat it? I’ll gladly try any ideas. This is not a holiday I want to celebrate next year, so I better eat my Melba toast today.