The first day of August is Lammas Day, loaf mass day, in Anglo Saxon.
At the beginning of August, shortly after the main wheat harvest, farmers would bring bread or flour from the new crop to church. Tenant farmers would also be obliged to take a share of their flour to their landlord and the occasion was marked with the Feast of the First Fruits.
In modern times, Lammas Day has almost completely fallen away as a celebration in favour of Harvest Festival, which takes place a bit later in the year, around the autumn equinox (see September) but if you ever wanted proof (pun intended) of the importance of bread in British culture (pun also intended), consider this – the word ‘lord’ derives from the Old English ‘hlaefweard’ or ‘loaf-keeper’ and ‘lady’ from ‘hlaefdige’ or ‘loaf-kneader’.
Try: Viennese tin loaf (p. 190)