And whan the millere saugh that they were gon,
He half a busshel of hir flour hath take,
And bad his wyf go knede it in a cake.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Reeve’s Tale. With John and Alan busy chasing after their horse, Symkyn steals half a bushel of their flour that he has grinded. And to add insult to injury he orders his wife to bake a cake with the stolen flour.