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> Venetian traders in London sold a pound of pepper A pound? In my pantry, 100g of black pepper is two years' supply.
by denton-scratch 4y ago
> Venetian traders in London sold a pound of pepper
A pound? In my pantry, 100g of black pepper is two years' supply.
- nl 4y agoI wonder if it was ground or not. Either way - yes - a pound is quite a lot! I suspect they didn't often sell a pound and instead that is just the price with units converted and inflation corrected for the readers convenience.