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American Toast.  Toast is sliced bread which has been browned,
to varying degrees, on each side by exposure to radiated heat.
Historically, the bread was placed on a wire toasting fork and
held before the red hot charcoal or embers of an open fire, and
toasted one side at a time. It can be made by placing the bread
slices under a hot grill or broiler, and turning when one side
of the bread is browned to taste. Nowadays, in most western
countries, toast is usually made in an electric toaster which
browns both sides of the bread simultaneously. Most toasters
have a timing mechanism to control the degree of browning and
"pop up" the bread slices when the toasting is complete. Toast
often accompanies breakfast foods, particularly eggs and bacon
or sausage.  Toast can be eaten with a topping of honey or jam
and a classic combination of toppings is butter with cinnamon
and sugar sprinkled on top.