I love it here, but I need a rant...

I'm from WI with parents from IA, and we called it the heel. 

Perhaps it is a German thing?

It's my favourite part of the bread, all crust 

I've heard both heel and crust. I *think* we called it a heel in SW PA?

I'm almost sure my grandfather (from Phila) called it 'the heel'.  It was his favorite bit of the loaf--especially rye bread.

Same here (socal also!)... but in the west of Scotland I've heard it called 'ender bit', and 'doorstop'.

Yes! I always heard it referred to as the ender in Glasgow. I think growing up I always just called it the end, but I'd heard it called the heel.

I grew up in Washington State and have always called it a heel. 

Kansas - we called it the heel. Maybe it's an American thing? 

At some point, DH and I started calling it 'the butt' - probably because we are juvenile and prurient.

So Calif, and today is the first that I've heard of it called the heel.  Mom was from Wisconsin and she always called it the "end piece".  If we didn't eat it, we used it as an excuse to feed the birds.   

Kansas - we called it the heel. Maybe it's an American thing? 

At some point, DH and I started calling it 'the butt' - probably because we are juvenile and prurient.

Love this, might have to steal!

I'm originally from IL, and we always called the end of the bread the heel.

Love this, might have to steal!

Steal away!