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Originally Posted by Orion
"• Dirt-cheap because they were so copious, lobsters were routinely fed to prisoners, apprentices, slaves and children during the colonial era and beyond. In Massachusetts, some servants allegedly sought to avoid lobster-heavy diets by including stipulations in their contracts that they would only be served the shellfish twice a week." - from History Channel website.
I guess they just weren't given enough melted butter!  |
Either that or the lobster roll hadn't been invented yet!!
