2+1=4, by quinoa
This reminds me of how the Continental Congress ended up appointing a Baker General to serve with Washington during the Revolutionary War.<p><i>After the barrels had been transported by wagon out into the field and their contents distributed, soldiers devoid of ovens to make bread pooled their rations and made arrangements for those qualified bakers within their ranks to take the next step. They then went into the local community and used whatever cooking facilities were available, returning later to distribute one pound of bread for every pound of flour a soldier contributed. What they did not tell them was that for every 100 pounds of flour, some 130 one-pound loaves of bread could be produced simply because water was added. This allowed bakers to make a handsome thirty percent profit when they sold the extra loaves in the open market. For those soldiers deciding to keep their flour ration, they either transformed it into a very rough “fire cake” cooked in the coals of a nearby fire or traded it with the local country folk; many instances of straggling and plundering then ensued. There was clearly much room for improvement.</i><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;allthingsliberty.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;george-washingtons-baker-master&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;allthingsliberty.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;george-washingtons-bake...</a>