Manufacturing industry (mills, tallow-melting, butter-making, soap, leather, and other works) as well as bread, cattle, suet, and the hair trade developed in the town.
The flavors of the day were lemon sorbet, coffee chocolate chip, mint chocolate chip, strawberry, butter pecan, vanilla, chocolate, and, appropriately, birthday cake.
You've probably heard the stories of huge butter mountains and wine lakes, and moneybags landowners living the high life thanks to subsidies from unwitting urbanites.
