Summary: | dry a In the second half of the [sixteenth] century.the fishing industry in England had begun to shift its activities from the east-coast ports with their interest in Iceland to the West Country ports which were concentrating upon Newfoundland.What they had learned from their experience with Iceland stockfish, and also learned when limited to Newfoundland's smaller fish and scant supplies of salt, could be of value in meeting the demands of warm countries. It helped England to produce a hard, dry cure for the Mediterranean. GMS Jan 80 Used I Used I Not used
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