Fish & Shellfish |
fish ('fish) n. an aquatic animal used as food Fish by its very nature spoils more quickly then meat. In medieval England, laws were passed which required that fish could not be sold to the general public after 11:00am or before 2:00pm, the heat of the day being sufficient to spoil the fish. Between those hours fish was sold only to taverns, inns and hospitals. To Keep Lobsters a Quarter of a Year Take them being boil'd as aforesaid, wrap them in course rags having ben steeped in brine and bury them in a cellar barrell or other container in some sea-sand pretty deep.
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