"TMOliver" > writes:

>No "butter" aboard after the first few weeks out of home or a high latitude
>port call, and even on the first day out, no butter for the crew, as it
>remained a purchased wardroom luxury until well into the 20th century (or
>the earlier advent of canned butter, still a delicacy, but nasty stuff to
>those who have used it

Well, well, I'm sure it at least provided some comfort to the cabin boy.

Lee Rudolph