French Bread (and an essential outing) Recipe

French Bread (and an essential outing) By Eliot, on April 25th, 2020 I broke my “not going to the store” self-imposed ban on April 20.  I got up early and went to our local grocery store.   I hadn’t been there for about a  VIRTUAL HUGS FOR Face coverings were required for entry.   The deli and butcher counters were shuttered.   There were one-way arrows on the aisles (that I didn’t even realize until I was about half-way through shopping).   There was no toilet paper or paper towels, and no flour.   In an effort to make shelves look not so bare, the store was locating things in weird spots—like beer where there used to be a selection of cheeses and yogurts.  (It was really hard not to binge buy.   “I don’t need peanut…