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6: 50 flores ? 17oz ? reg. Oysters 10 nutmeg 10
3 lemons 9 1 rice 8 1 lb. ? Cocoa 215 ?
2 Lard 34..................................2.66
sleepr ?.....................................30
1 pk apples 25 cabbage 5 1 pt. cream 19
2 dz. Eggs 56 2\1P ? Haddie 37.............1.42
7: bread 10 2 butter 84 1 Royal [baking powder] 50
c planh ? 10 6 starch 50..................2.04
by 5 btls.............................25 credit
6 oranges 15 Jello 10........................25
8: 25 lb ? Sug 145 2 cberries 10 sardines 70
crax 8 3 soup 70...........................3.03
9: cheese 14 3 celery 10 lettuce 22
codfish 16 bread 10..........................72
10: carrots 5 cabg 8 Bru (?)
fr Preff ? 15................................38
4 Frankfurt ? 21 6 Oreg ? 13 P Dips ? 100....50
11: Lettuce 10 celery 10 2 Butter 84
Bread 10 The Tack ? 10 Pry Lump ?
3 Jello 25.................................1.56
Pr Ocpts ? 13 reg Onions ? 21...............38
1 lb (?) Brauchn (?)10 Welmeats ? 10.........20
1 dz Eggs 28 6 P Cream 114.................1.42
"Haddie" might be smoked fish, as in the Scottish dish "Finnan Haddie." Wow it's relatively expensive; 37 cents! Sardines are even more fiendishly expensive at 70 cents. And the sardines were bought on a Wednesday...you might think they might be a special weekend treat or for weekend guests, but apparently not. The very next day some codfish is bought--this is a very fishy week. Plus more celery. Oh, and I am guessing "crax" is "crackers."
maybe 'tack' is short for hardtack, aka crackers. Oreg may be oregano. It's a stretch, but brauchn immediately reminded me of Braunschweiger, the icky spreadable meat my parents loved when I was a kid. Might fit with this fancy pants Wortley gentleman.
ReplyDeleteKaty: Hmm, those all seem like reasonable guesses! There were a lot of German immigrants to Washtenaw, so b'schweiger (umm, nummy!) is not out of the question.
ReplyDeleteRealizing I'm a little late to the game on this one, my geekiness prevailed nonetheless. Maybe it will help somehow in the future.
ReplyDeleteI think the "Flores" line may actually be "5 Flour 170 2 Reg Oysters 10". The previous week had 2 reg oysters, so that part seems likely. The weird "s/o/r" at the end of "Flour" is similar to the "r" used elsewhere, like in "butter" above it.
Also for that visit, I think the Cocoa costs 25, because I can't find a separate line between the 2 and 5; just the descender for the "g" in "nutmeg". Total cost with this permutation is the listed $2.66.
Next line - slurm, slum, flurd, slups? I don't know. I wouldn't pay $0.30 for it.
On the 10th, the "B" word (Bree, Bruss(els Sprouts), Brio, Buns, Bread, I don't know) costs 10. I think maybe you just forgot to type it after the "?".
On the same day, regarding the "fr Preff": I think it may be "1/2 PT" of something, and I believe that at least two of the other instances in the list are half pints of oysters (see Jan 18). Someone is very fond of oysters...
Whatever the half pint is on Jan 11 (the "pry lump"), it cost 7c, which tallies correctly.
I don't know what "nal meats" are, although NaL (sodium lactate) is sometimes used as a meat preservative. I think that's a bit of a stretch, though.
Well, that was fun. These lists can provide valuable and interesting information for future historians. Thanks for posting them.
(FYI - I have been tempted to leave bogus or ridiculous grocery lists behind in stores, to confuse those who find them. Maybe if I do someone in 2099 will try to decipher the personality of the one who bought Kipper Snacks, motor oil, and baby formula...)