2007-04-12 13:41:05 · 32 answers · asked by Butterfly 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
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12 + 1 for the baker to test
2007-04-12 13:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by Sabre 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-12 22:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-12 14:19:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am English and have always believed a Bakers dozen is 13.
2007-04-12 13:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-12 13:52:29 · answer #5 · answered by caz1977 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-12 13:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by zil28ennov 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-12 13:48:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-12 13:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by soccermom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-12 13:44:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-12 13:43:49 · answer #10 · answered by theemadmonkey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
13 is a baker's dozen.
From Wikipedia:
The oldest known source and most probable origin for the expression "baker's dozen" dates to the 13th century in one of the earliest English statutes, instituted during the reign of Henry III (r. 1216-1272), called the Assize of Bread and Ale. Bakers who were found to have shortchanged customers could be liable to severe punishment. To guard against the crude punishment of losing a hand to an axe, a baker would give 13 for the price of 12, to be certain of not being known as a cheat. Specifically, the practice of baking 13 items for an intended dozen was to prevent "short measure", on the basis that one of the 13 could be lost, eaten, burnt or ruined in some way, leaving the baker with the original dozen. The practice could be seen in the guild codes of the Worshipful Company of Bakers in London.
2007-04-12 13:43:20 · answer #11 · answered by jenh42002 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋