The Importance of Sliced Bread

The ban was intended to decrease demand, which would in turn reduce the demand for flour and ultimately lower the price of all those products. The secondary goal of the ban was to conserve the nation's wheat supply. But just like with waxed paper, there wasn't a wheat shortage at the time. With sliced bread back on the market, it wasn't long before americans started using it as a bench mark for al the small joys of life.