Note 3 — A POOR TINNER’S FEAST.
Reading edition
At that time the duty on salt was 4d. per pound; and, at the low price for which pork was then sold, it took nearly the value of one side of a carcase to buy enough salt to cure the other side. ↑
Reading edition
At that time the duty on salt was 4d. per pound; and, at the low price for which pork was then sold, it took nearly the value of one side of a carcase to buy enough salt to cure the other side. ↑