On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:20:52 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 11/11/2019 11:39 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>>
>>> Look more at the grocery store McCormack spices. Many sell for
>>> up to $100 per pound. No wonder in the old days, ships went
>>> to China for spices. Worth more than gold back then.
>>
>> Correction: sell for up to $100 per OUNCE, not per pound.
>>
>It's still a lot of money. And you're absolutely right. In the
>ancient mists of time, spices were worth their weight in gold. Ships
>sailed the seas on a very active spice trade route. Also imported were
>silks and other exotic things, but spices were highly prized.


Even salt was once something worth going to war over:
https://www.nps.gov/gumo/learn/histo...re/saltwar.htm