|
See also: Pastry Wars
BAKERS
The 'Census of Manufacturers of 1850' reported a total of 2,027 bakeries in the United States.
Christopher Ludwick, a German immigrant to Philadelphia, was the city's first gingerbread baker. He was later commissioned by the early American Congress as baker general of Continental Army.
There were 326 bakers in Rome during the reign of Augustus.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 183,000 Bakers working in the United States (2006).
|
