We pretty much kept to the city, but we did the drive a little out of town to view the flat lands of the prairies and visit Lower Fort Garry, a historic trading post built around the 1830s. It's pretty interesting, for both adults and kids, as they have costume interpreters re-enacting the daily life of a person living in the mid 1850s.
The fort traded small amounts of fur, but it was mainly a supply depot for the Red River settlement and the surrounding Cree, Metis, and European populations.
So, imagine my delight, walking in to the Trading shop.
Gasp!! Is that old fabric???!? Gee, of course not!
Well, turns out, they are reproductions of the fabric that would have been originally imported from England, and other new stuff.
Heh! I'm so pedestrian, can't tell what is truly vintage. Which led me to think that I should probably learn more about the history of fabric and dressmaking. Does anyone have suggestions as to the books to checkout or websites that I can go to, to learn more?
One more question. I must sound like a dunce, but what is "Mess Pork"?
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Could Mess Pork be the same as Salt Pork? I know they used to salt pork for storage. I only know that from reading the 'Little House' books.
Huh. I'm stumped on the pork thing...except a few references for mess pork as an example of the economy and pricing. Does that make sense? Like a sort of industrial word for Pig Meat.
I love the color of these fabrics, very bright and pretty.
I have never heard of the word "Mess Pork" 9he-he-he).
After doing some research, I have come to the conclusion that "mess pork" barrels contains only "the sides of good fat hogs", no legs or heads. Yeah.......
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