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minus-squareHerbGrower@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-228 days agoI remember reading that in today’s money sugar used to be over £100/kg. Spices probably more. No shit regular people didn’t use them much! But sugar was also considered a spice too.
minus-squareMatty Roses@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·28 days agoHaiti basically brought France more money than all of Canada, because it produced sugar.
minus-squareHerbGrower@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·28 days agoGarlic was also viewed as for the poors. Because peasants can just grow garlic for themselves.
I remember reading that in today’s money sugar used to be over £100/kg. Spices probably more. No shit regular people didn’t use them much! But sugar was also considered a spice too.
Haiti basically brought France more money than all of Canada, because it produced sugar.
Garlic was also viewed as for the poors. Because peasants can just grow garlic for themselves.