Heel or Boot (end slice of bread); NewspaperArchive not updating?

Sun Sep 23 17:41:03 UTC 2007

Speaking as (at least) one Texan: I've heard "heel" in that sense all my life; I have never heard "boot" used in that sense.

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:08:49 -0400
>From: Barry Popik <bapopik at GMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Heel or Boot (end slice of bread)

>HEEL OR BOOT
>...
>Does anyone (from Texas) have an opinion on "heel" or "boot" for the end slice of a loaf of bread?
>...

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