Thursday, September 7, 2023

Eel imports of 1390

 

Apparently, the Dutch were the primary traders of eels. (There might be a pop quiz on this later. Also, be prepared to know what a "ferendel of eels" is.)

With an eel historian among my lame readers, this is the kind of information that is wonderfully available to me. 

https://www.gocomics.com/frogapplause/about

(See John Wyatt Greenlee)

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