Talk:Raisin bread

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Thoreau's invention of Raisin Bread doubtful
There is quite a bit of doubt that Thoreau "invented" raisin bread.

He certainly baked bread with raisins, but the claims he invented it didn't arise until 80 years after his death (in the 1940s), and baked raisin goods such as raisin pudding have been produced for centuries.

In fact, given Thoreau's "raisin bread" was unleavened, and was essentially just a mix of flour, water, molasses and raisins, it sounds very much like a traditional English raisin pudding - which have been baked at least as far back as the 16th century.

There are many articles casting doubt upon the claim that Thoreau invented raisin bread, such as: http://laphamsquarterly.tumblr.com/post/27123226215/did-henry-david-thoreau-invent-raisin-bread

Given the short length of the article, it would be hard to integrate in much discussion about the debate, but I think the article should shy away from making a definitive statement that he was the inventor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.6.114.101 (talk) 06:26, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed. The article has been updated.-- CaroleHenson  ( talk ) 05:10, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Good overview - but appears to be original research
I've been unable to find a source(s) for:
 * It is often classified as a sweet bread and is sometimes combined with cinnamon sugar. Served toasted or as a dessert, the bread is commonly found in the United States, Northern Europe, Germany and Australia, where it is served (sometimes toasted) for breakfast and/or with a coffee in the afternoon (and early evening).

It may be WP:Original research.

Does anyone know of a source for this information?-- CaroleHenson  ( talk ) 08:01, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Egg dough
The article currently says that raisin bread is "usually made with white flour or egg dough, but may also be made with other flours, such as oat flour or whole wheat flour." The problem is egg dough includes flour and can be made with any of those types of flour, so it's confusing to suggest that it is a binary choice. In my opinion, the issue of what flour is used should be presented separately from whether or not eggs are used. The two choices are not intrinsically linked and its confusing to mix them together (so to speak). Kaldari (talk) 23:01, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, it looks like this has been fixed :) Although the quotation needs a source. Kaldari (talk) 23:03, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Quotation now sourced. Moswento talky 09:18, 2 December 2013 (UTC)