Do you think, even today, Bakering …

Baking was really a profitable profession in Goa, as the bread was an essential component in their culture and food.The presence of a Baker's furnace was absolutely essential for a village.The Baker's earned well and also kept servants.The people never starved in this profession. Their plump physique was a proof that they lived a happy and prosperous life.

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The baker usually collected his bills at the end of the month. Monthly accounts used to be recorded on some wall in pencil. Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days. The baker and his family never starved. He, his family and his servants always looked happy and prosperous. Their plump physique was an open testimony to this. Even today any person with a jackfruit-like physical appearance is easily compared to a baker.    

How was baking a profitable profession?

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Baking was really a profitable profession as the bread was an important part of the food of the Goan people. The presence of the baker’s furnace in the village is absolutely essential. In this profession, the people never starved. The bakers earned well and kept servants. Their plump physique was a proof that they lived a happy and prosperous life.