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title: Cut the last three inches of your loaf this way
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-cut-last-three-inches-of-loaf-1939/
description: A three-step photographic diagram shows how to cut the last three inches of a loaf, crumb side down on a board, so the crust is eaten fresh.
section: Collection
---

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# Cut the last three inches of your loaf this way

A three-step photographic diagram shows how to cut the last three inches of a loaf, crumb side down on a board, so the crust is eaten fresh. The poster is mainly practical instruction; the only persuasive device is the ordinary-household kitchen scene (plain folks), and it makes no claim beyond the stated tips.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
CUT the last three inches
of YOUR LOAF THIS WAY
1 WHEN YOU GET TO THE
LAST THREE INCHES OF
YOUR LOAF...
2 PLACE IT CRUMB SIDE
DOWN ON THE BREAD
BOARD...
3 YOU'LL EAT THE CRUST
WHILE ITS FRESH,
AND YOU WON'T
CUT YOUR FINGERS
...and so eat the crust
while it's fresh
Ministry of Food
PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY J. WEINER LTD., LONDON, W.C.1. 51-4282
```

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