Baker, Baker, Bake Your Bread

DESCRIPTION: Rope-skipping or swinging game. "Baker, baker, Bake your bread, Salt, vinegar, mustard, pepper."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty food
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 103, "(Baker, baker)" (1 text); also pp. 103-104, ("Onery, twoery, threery, same") (1 text, which combines the counting part of "One-ery, Two-ery, Ickery, Ann" with a "salt, mustard, vinegar, pepper" line also found in New Zealand texts of "One to Make Ready," "Baker, Baker, Bake Your Bread," and "Mabel, Mabel")
cf. Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, p. 15, "Baker, Baker, Bake your bread" (1 partial text included as a cross-reference)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Bluebells, Cockleshells" (verse regarding vinegar, salt, mustard, pepper) and references there
File: SuSm103B

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