Cooks and their helpers used a mortar and pestle to grind herbs, whole spices, rock salt, and loaf sugar to make them ready for use. It was a task suitable for children. Physicians also found a mortar and pestle useful for preparing medicines. Some people still use mortars and pestles today.
Mortar and Pestle. ca. 1825. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1893-05-17/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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