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The Pullman loaf, sometimes called the "sandwich loaf" or "pan bread", is a rectangular loaf of white bread baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan. The French term for this style of loaf is pain de mie , or, less commonly, pain anglais .
In Arabic, the word "pullman" is used to refer to a coach bus in Syria. In Arabic, it would be spelled "بولمان". In Latin America, pullman may refer to a luxury bus as well as to a railroad sleeping car. A Pullman loaf is a type of long, square bread originally developed to be baked in the small kitchens of Pullman rail cars.
Workers leave the Pullman Palace Car Works in 1893. The Pullman Company, [1] founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.
Share of the Pullman's Palace Car Company, issued April 20, 1892, made out to George M. Pullman. Pullman developed a railroad sleeping car, the Pullman sleeper or "palace car". These were designed after the packet boats that travelled the Erie Canal of his youth in Albion. The first one was finished in 1864.
The “town” was founded by George Pullman to house workers at his now-defunct Pullman Palace Car Co., which made luxurious rail cars. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Soft and airy savory pumpkin yeast bread made from scratch. Easy artisan recipe makes one big loaf and is great for dinner, sandwiches and toasts. Get the recipe: Savory Pumpkin Yeast Bread.
At the time, railway sleeping car porters in the United States were commonly referred to by the name "George" regardless of their actual name. The appellation may have stemmed from the name of George Pullman of the Pullman Company, which at one time manufactured and operated a large proportion of all the sleeping cars in North America.
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