Ploughman's lunch please'. And in a matter of minutes a tray is handed across the counter to you on which is a good square hunk of bread, a lump of butter and a wedge of cheese, and pickled onions, along with your pint of beer". Only one year later, in June 1957, another edition of the "Monthly Bulletin" of the Brewers' Society, referred to a ploughman's lunch using exactly that name, and said that it consisted of "cottage bread, cheese, lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, cold sausages and, of course, beer". The Glasgow newspaper "The Bulletin" from 15 April 1958 and "The Times" from
Bread soup Bread soup "Bread soup" is a simple soup, that mainly consists of stale bread. Variations exist in many countries, and it is often eaten during Lent. Bread soups are created as well with brown bread as with white bread. Basis for bread soup is traditionally either meatsoup or vegetable stock. Less often it is made with fish broth. To prepare the dish, the bread is either cut into pieces and given directly into the broth or it is cooked with onions and spices in a broth and then pureed. It is also possible to add bacon, egg and cream. Sometimes