Bread bowls seem like a modern thing since many of us remember when we first saw one in the '90s or 2000s, but like many of our favorite "new" foods, they can trace a linage back hundreds of years.

The wooden bowl or trencher was one of the most versatile tools in an early American home. It was useful in the kitchen, the garden, the laundry room and even in the barn. A bowl made from wood was ...