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Butcherdom means The condition or trade of a butcher..
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/ˈbʊt͡ʃədəm/ · noun
The condition or trade of a butcher..
Opossum certainly was not confined to the Negro diet. Most whites ate the animal and many sought them eagerly. Young ones could be fried, but the preferred method was roasting and serving with sweet potatoes. An ex-slave commented on their gastronomical worth: “but verily there is nothing in all butcherdom so delicious as a roasted ’possum.”
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Butcherdom means The condition or trade of a butcher..
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Opossum certainly was not confined to the Negro diet. Most whites ate the animal and many sought them eagerly. Young ones could be fried, but the preferred method was roasting and serving with sweet potatoes. An ex-slave commented on their gastronomical worth: “but verily there is nothing in all butcherdom so delicious as a roasted ’possum.”
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