In England the Assize of Bread was created in the 13th century. These laws set up price controls for bakers, which would allow someone to buy at least some quan

In England the Assize of Bread was created in the 13th century. These laws set up price controls for bakers, which would allow someone to buy at least some quantity of bread for a penny. Every year at least the size of this bread would be set according to the price of wheat and other grains – if the grain supply was expensive, your penny would only get you a small amount of bread; if grain was plentiful, than the size of the loaf would increase. https://sites.google.com/site/atenveldtcooksguild/redactions-and-recipes/bread-in-the-middle-ages https://sites.google.com/site/atenveldtcooksguild/redactions...