Bohemian Black Bread

From Germany to Poland to Russia, some form of this daily black bread is made. It is soft and mild, rather than dense and sour as you might expect a black bread to be. The flavor is even better on the second day. Serve this popular bread with bratwurst or roast pork, and Himmel und Erde, “heaven and earth,” equal portions of potatoes, turnips, and apples mashed together with butter and milk, sprinkled with bits of cooked bacon.