OT - Nose or Heel?

[John A.]

I don't know how this came to mind, but...

What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.

JA

[Charlie]

The Noggin.

Charlie.

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[nana2b]

Heel.

[Paul & Suzie Beckwith]

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

The crust?

Suzie B

[Diana Curtis]

Crust here too. It makes the start of a great stuffing for Tday, and the
fresh crust can be used to butter ones hot ear of fresh corn without burning
ones fingers. Birds like them, and in a pinch you can slip it past a finicky
toddler but putting it in the sandwich upside down.
Diana

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Post by Paul & Suzie Beckwith

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

The crust?
Suzie B
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[Paul & Suzie Beckwith]

Post by Diana Curtis
Crust here too. It makes the start of a great stuffing for Tday, and the
fresh crust can be used to butter ones hot ear of fresh corn without burning
ones fingers. Birds like them, and in a pinch you can slip it past a finicky
toddler but putting it in the sandwich upside down.
Diana
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Paul has just informed me that his family used to call it the "knobler"!

Suzie B

[georg]

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

I've always just called it the crust. Or bird food.

-georg

[Kate Dicey]

Post by georg

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

I've always just called it the crust. Or bird food.
-georg

NOOOOOOOO! Its the best bit of the loaf! Mum once found me slicing a
crust off all 4 sides of a loaf! I was banned from bread slicing for a
week!

[georg]

Post by Kate Dicey

Post by georg

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

I've always just called it the crust. Or bird food.
-georg

NOOOOOOOO! Its the best bit of the loaf! Mum once found me slicing a
crust off all 4 sides of a loaf! I was banned from bread slicing for a
week!

Commercial bread in a plastic bag? It's birdfood.

It's only people food for homemade. And you can have my loaf ends, I
won't mind.

-georg

[Irene Scott]

I've always heard it called the heel. Then again, I grew up with
homemade Italian bread, and the end of the loaf definitely looked like a
heel....

-Irene

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[DQLTS]

Heel for me and Butt for DH

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Pati Cook]

DH and I both call it the heel. The crust is all around the slices, unless
it is a whole loaf then it is all around.
Or something like that.

Pati, in Phx

Post by DQLTS
Heel for me and Butt for DH

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Jalynne]

Heel here for both of us.
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Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Flossy]

definately a crust here and I think it's the best bit
Flossy
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[Cindy Schmidt]

Heel in this household.

[Bonnie]

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

It's always been the heel at our house.

[frood]

DH calls it the heel, I call it the ender.
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Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[melinda]

Post by frood
DH calls it the heel, I call it the ender.

Crust - both of us, Downunder.

[Johanna Gibson]

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:51:13 GMT, John A.

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

Ex-partner Mat calls it the "hoof". He's Scottish. I don't know if
this is some regional Scottish thing, or if it's some strange thing
his family does.


-- Jo in Scotland

[NBennett]

the crust.

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[JG1]

Heel or End.
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Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Joanna]

It's called the crust in my house.
Joanna

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Sharon Harper]

We call it the "crusty bit"
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I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Roberta Zollner]

If it's the 1st end of a fresh loaf, I call it mine!
Roberta in D

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Kate Dicey]

Post by Roberta Zollner
If it's the 1st end of a fresh loaf, I call it mine!
Roberta in D

Tough - it's already got my teethmarks in it!

[JS]

My family calls it the coolie (Italian for butt).

Jennifer in Florida

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Monique Reed]

I suspect it's a regional or family thing. Have you ever looked at
the Ditionary of American Regional English? They have all sorts of
statistics on who uses what words, sorted by region, country of
origin, etc. It makes fascinating reading.

http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/dare/dare.html

Monique in TX

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Shona in NZ]

I grew up with heel but now it is the crust.

Shona who uses crusts to make bread crumbs in NZ

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[~KK in BC~]

I call it the very bestest part of the loaf that gets fought over by me and
my Dad when he comes for lunch! LOL
Oh and we call it the crust. <the sucker never lasts long enough on a fresh
loaf to call it anything! gone before you can say........ Crust!>

~KK~ who is now off to make a sammich
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Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Morag in Oxford]

We have fights about this in our house. I call it the heel, hubby calls it
the "crust" and won't accept that the crust actually goes all the way round,
and isn't just at the end. He also refers to a slice as a "round" of bread.
strange man.

Morag

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Johanna Gibson]

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:24:05 +0000 (UTC), "Morag in Oxford"

Post by Morag in Oxford
We have fights about this in our house. I call it the heel, hubby calls it
the "crust" and won't accept that the crust actually goes all the way round,
and isn't just at the end. He also refers to a slice as a "round" of bread.
strange man.
Morag

I think I heard that "round" thing in Manchester, UK. One person
would ask another if they wanted a "round" of toast. So I waited and
watched.. and then the person would get handed one piece of toast.
(?) How is that a "round"? Especially when it's square?



-- Jo in Scotland

[georg]

Post by Johanna Gibson
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:24:05 +0000 (UTC), "Morag in Oxford"

Post by Morag in Oxford
We have fights about this in our house. I call it the heel, hubby calls it
the "crust" and won't accept that the crust actually goes all the way round,
and isn't just at the end. He also refers to a slice as a "round" of bread.
strange man.
Morag

I think I heard that "round" thing in Manchester, UK. One person
would ask another if they wanted a "round" of toast. So I waited and
watched.. and then the person would get handed one piece of toast.
(?) How is that a "round"? Especially when it's square?
-- Jo in Scotland

...

How are you served a round of drinks? you only get one- and it doesn't
matter how the glass is shaped. It's just as odd.

Older loaves used to be oval. Square loaves are very modern.

-georg

[Kate Dicey]

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

Hm... If it's a nice straight slice off a square tin loaf, it's just
the end or crust... If it's an okkard corner off a hand made shape,
it's the 'end' if it's the first slice and the 'heel' if it's the tag
end. Confused? I said in another thread that I have blonde genes... ;D

[Judy Kerr]

It's the "knobby" - everyone knows that. ;-)

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Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Pat in Virginia]

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread?

If it is a girl loaf, Tiffany.
If it is a boy loaf, Otto.

If it is a very old loaf, either Ma'am or Sir.

PAT, friendly but polite in VA/USA

[Dixie]

I call it the crust.
Dixie.

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[Sandy Foster]

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

I agree with your DW -- it's the heel for me.

[Nancy Speicher]

Heel.

[Lenore Lawrence]

The heel. But, the first one could be the nose and the last one the
heel.......I avoid 'em whenever I can.........

Happy bread contemplation!

Lenore

"John A." <***@spammers.virginiaquilter.allowed.com> wrote in message news:***@4ax.com...
I don't know how this came to mind, but...

What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.

JA

[frood]

No, the nose is the tail of the turkey. My mother always refered to that as
the parson's nose!
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Post by Lenore Lawrence
The heel. But, the first one could be the nose and the last one the
heel.......I avoid 'em whenever I can.........
Happy bread contemplation!
Lenore
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[~KK in BC~]

gee I was always told the chicken or turkey tail was the Pope's nose!
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Post by frood
No, the nose is the tail of the turkey. My mother always refered to that as
the parson's nose!
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Post by Lenore Lawrence
The heel. But, the first one could be the nose and the last one the
heel.......I avoid 'em whenever I can.........
Happy bread contemplation!
Lenore
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

...

[Teresa in Colorado]

Both ends are heels. We fought over the heels of a loaf of Italian bread
(yummy) and refused to eat the heels of a sliced loaf of sandwich bread.
Still do.
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Post by Lenore Lawrence
The heel. But, the first one could be the nose and the last one the
heel.......I avoid 'em whenever I can.........
Happy bread contemplation!
Lenore
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Carolyn McCarty]

Silly darned question! It's a heel, of course--in Minnesota, that is. Now,
the part of the chicken that goes over the fence last, a Lutheran friend of
mine called it the "Pope's Nose." Can you believe that at 19 I was mature
enough not to take offence? <grin>

Sorry if this *did* offend anyone.
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Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Boca Jan]

I have been eating the heels of my homemade bread for years, providing my
kids weren't around. Warm heels with butter - mmmmmmm

Boca Jan

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Kate Dicey]

Post by Boca Jan
I have been eating the heels of my homemade bread for years, providing my
kids weren't around. Warm heels with butter - mmmmmmm

You mad torturer, you! Wotcha go and mention home made bread for! I've
just *had* lunch, and now I've got the bread munchies all over again!

[Tamara]

Heel in my house

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[hellofromsmd]

Heel here as well and they go in the freezer until I decide to make
meatloaf or meatballs... :)

Post by Tamara
Heel in my house

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[NightMist]

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:51:13 GMT, John A.

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.

Genericly, the heel.
Fresh out of the oven, mine.
Off the frothy plaster of paris from the store that passes for bread,
crumb stock.
My gramma used to call it "the keeper", as in keeps the next slice in
from going dry.

NightMist

[Donna]

Heel.
Donna

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Donna in Idaho]

Heel,
from another Donna!
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Heel.
Donna

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.
JA

[Donna Liller]

It's the heel here; best hot with butter and jam.

[John A.]

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:51:13 GMT, John A.

Post by John A.
I don't know how this came to mind, but...
What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.

Well, so far the votes (sometimes more than one vote per person) are:

Heel.......27
Crust......12
End.........2
Nose........2*
Noggin......1
Ender.......1
Knobler.....1
Butt........1
Hoof........1
Crusty Bit..1
Mine........1**
Coolie......1
Knobby......1
Tiffany.....1***
Otto........1***
Ma'am.......1***
Sir.........1***
Keeper......1

* One person voiced agreement with my calling it a "nose" though I'm
not certain they thought of it before now. I'll take whatever votes I
can get, though I'm not so unscrupulous as to count the
"pope's/parson's nose" references.

** Several called it "mine" or implied that they did, but also
specified an actual name. Only one called it simply "mine."

*** A clearly insane person. Either she experiences great emotional
difficulty bringing herself to eat her food, or you should watch your
loved ones around her when it gets close to meal times.

Also one person abstained but suggested consulting the Dictionary of
American Regional English.

JA

[Pat in Virginia]

Not insane. Well, no more insane than the rest of this
group! ;) Just thought I'd throw out some weird names and
see if anyone was paying attention. You had to know I was
joking .... I mean really, who'd name bread after a Jewelry
Store!?
PAT, whose bread has heels, but not High Heels, in VA/USA

Post by John A.
Heel.......27
Crust......12
End.........2
Nose........2*
Noggin......1
Ender.......1
Knobler.....1
Butt........1
Hoof........1
Crusty Bit..1
Mine........1**
Coolie......1
Knobby......1
Tiffany.....1***
Otto........1***
Ma'am.......1***
Sir.........1***
Keeper......1
* One person voiced agreement with my calling it a "nose" though I'm
not certain they thought of it before now. I'll take whatever votes I
can get, though I'm not so unscrupulous as to count the
"pope's/parson's nose" references.
** Several called it "mine" or implied that they did, but also
specified an actual name. Only one called it simply "mine."
*** A clearly insane person. Either she experiences great emotional
difficulty bringing herself to eat her food, or you should watch your
loved ones around her when it gets close to meal times.

...

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JA

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What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread? I've always called
it the nose, and DW calls it the heel.

Crust. It's the same in England, New Zealand, Australia and Scotland.
This is the first time in my life I've found out what "heel" means when
applied to bread, though I've heard of the expression before.

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