I have been the lucky recipient of "THE BREAD" several times, and have found each one hotter than the last. As an avid toaster, I did indeed toast a slice. No tear gas effect, but it sure did smell good. Lots of butter (LOTS) seemed to decrease the initial impact, but once the butter was gone the heat rose again. Never have finished an entire slice in 1 day. Not a bread to be taken lightly IMHO. Jeff >The Bread must be going downhill in strenth. What I had could only be >taken in pieces the size of about half a sugarcube, and folks would then be >incapacitated for 5 minutes or so. I've heard stories of folks allegedly >making sandwiches of them but I was always skeptical. As for toast, anyone >attempting to toast a slice of the Bread I have had just might as well set >off a tear gas grenade in their house... =Mark "Runs With Scissors" Stevens