winter's diet

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75725

winter n [Formerly] families put in a 'winter's diet,' which consisted of vegatables, local berries, salt fish, flour, molasses, salt beef and salt pork/ . . . if salmon and lobster are poor or if prices are bad, then the summer voyage must be a success in order for him to make expenses and have even a slight bit left after the 'winter's diet' has been 'put in.' PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN FEB 1970 JH 3/70 [The agriculture section.] 33 in 72 ed. Revised wording Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Used I winter duck, winter moth, winter fish, winter-house, winter road, winter gull, winter pear, winter cabin, winter house, winter place, winter quarters, winter room, winter rooms, wintershack, winter station, winter credit, winter crew, winter diet, tilte