The Muffin Man — He Baked Children And Sold Them At His Bakery
You wouldn’t believe what he used to do with children…
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3 min readJan 24, 2021
In the Victorian era, food used to be expensive. It was impossible for a middle-class family to spend a lot of money on their food and drinks. Like the upper-class families, their diet consisted of a half-pound of bread and other similar things. It is believed that many people in those days had been depending on bread for their survival. This increased the demand for bakery items, which were often delivered to the house by pastry makers and bakers. There were some stalls, shops, and street markets too, where baked goods were sold in a large number.
