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Why was pepper once as precious as a pig, and did it really hide rotten meat?
In 15th-century Oxford a pound of pepper cost about as much as a whole pig. The rotten-meat story is a myth.
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In 15th-century Oxford a pound of pepper cost about as much as a whole pig. The rotten-meat story is a myth.
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