Artifact: Ginger Root
Materials: Ginger Root
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Collection: Lucyin via WikiMedia Commons
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Ledger Entry: Ginger (Root)
Department: Grocery
Customer: Vorlinda Wade
Ledger Page: 125
Imported From: Ginger came from South Asia when William Ramsay sold it in his shop.
Product Description
Ginger was frequently used as an ingredient for cakes and was especially associated with the cookie that it gave its name to, gingerbread. It was also used in pickling.
Citation: Katharine E. Harbury, Colonial Virginia's Cooking Dynasty (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2004); Andrew F. Smith, ed., The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007)
Historical Price: 7 pence per 1/2 lb.; Modern USD: $6.54
Product Variations
The databases record seven purchases of ginger. There were no qualifiers used to indicate different types or qualities. Ginger was sold in increments from half of a pound to two pounds. In price, these ranged from seven pence for half a pound to ten pence for two pounds.
