> On 23/05/16 12:07, Matt Tompkins wrote: > > > Some of these rural butchers were also occasionally presented for being fishmongers and selling sea fish against the assize. Consider how far Loughborough is from the sea! I suppose the fish must have been brought up the Trent and then carted overland - one wonders what condition they were in when they reached Loughborough market. > On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 12:41:09 PM UTC+1, Ian Goddard wrote: > Dried or salted? > Ah, yes, that'll be it. A bit of googling suggests herring were the fish most commonly sold inland. Apparently, if stored in brine in water-tight barrels they could keep for a year. Matt