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BREAD STALING. Pavinee Chinachoti and Yael Vodovotz. CRC Press LLC, 2000 N.W. Corporate Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33431. ISBN: 0-8493-8790-6. 2001. 177 pp. No price given.

Bread staling has been a problem for thousands of years. We are only now beginning to understand the complex chemical reactions and physical changes involved in this process. If you need a thorough primer on the polymer science aspects of staling, this is the book for you.

The first chapter, “Mechanism of Staling: An Overview,” give…