If you have built castles in the air, that is where they should be; now put the foundations under them.—Thoreau. The origin of a “ baker’s dozen ” was a law imposing a heavy fine on bakers who gaye short weight. The bakers were so afraid of the fine that they made sure of themselves by giving overweight, It was once genuinely difficult to gauge the. exact weight of each loaf. The thirteenth loaf was thrown in to make the matter certain.
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Evening Star, Issue 19777, 30 January 1928, Page 11
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