Napoleonic News Desk

The Napoleonic Wars
Come to Sainsbury's!

by Paul Chamberlain

While pushing a shopping trolley around Sainsbury's one Saturday morning, my attention was drawn to a loaf of bread with Napoleonic soldiers on the wrapper. Never mind the extra reward points on toilets rolls; or the buy two, get one free offer on shaving foam; or the reduced price on the stuffed-crust pizzas; shopping was now getting interesting, I thought! I had to buy a loaf of Borodinsky Bread! (Rye bread with molasses, malt and coriander). It is 1812: The Russian army stands at Borodino defending nearby Moscow against the mighty Napoleon. To raise morale, the wife of a Russian general bakes some especially sweet, aromatic loaves, fragrant with native coriander. The bread is shared amongst the soldiers, Moscow is saved and the French retreat in disarray. The loaf is christened Borodinsky. OK, so Sainsbury's are rewriting history a bit, but they are doing better than Tesco's or Asda, who have not yet got involved in the Napoleonic scene as far as I am aware. Any reader who can put me right on this point is invited to write in to the magazine. Perhaps we could compare prices and special offers in the letters section! Borodinsky bread is very nice, by the way. More Napoleonic Newsdesk Conferences Book News Napoleonic Wars Come to Sainsbury's Re-Enactment (Easter 1998) Back to Table of Contents -- First Empire #41 Back to First Empire List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by First Empire. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com