Cackle Berries, Dried Peas, And "Biscits"

Marlee was shivering in her boots. She didn't know what was going to happen to her now. All she wanted was a job and to get some treasures. This was just not turning out like she had planned.
The lady pirate said, "Are ye hungry? I got some cackle berries for ye. Ye better get to the galley and grab a bucket of peas and some "biscits." If ye be a good lad the cook may gi' ye a hunk of cheese."
The pirates and sailors on those ships in the old days bragged about the wonderful food that they got on board the ship. That's how they recruited new sailors. The good food only lasted about six months, then the food was spoiled and rotten. They didn't have fruit or milk for the most part. They never had ice cream or chocolate cake either.
One of the children interrupted Grandma Lu and said, "What did they cook on? Did they have stoves and microwaves like we do?"

Grandma Lu chuckled and said, "No they had a piece of tin with sand on it. They even had to put tin on the floor of the kitchen so if the hot coals popped off onto the floor they wouldn't start the ship on fire. They called their kitchens galleys. Mostly the pirates had to sit on the wet floor of the ship or sit on a bucket. They generally didn't have any plates and ate with their hands. They were given a bucket and sometimes spoons. They had to share their bucket of food with other pirates.
The biscuits were hard as rocks. They baked them twice. They did that so they wouldn't spoil and get little bugs in them.
 They didn't have refrigerators either.
That was a good question. Now let's see what is going on on that pirate ship."
"If you remember right, Marlee was very very poor. Her mama was sick and they had no money. That meant that they had little to no food. So even though she was a little bit scared, the sound of food sounded really good to her. She was so hungry that her tummy hurt. The lady pirate who called herself, Lady Kathleen watched over her carefully to see that she was fed and watched over. Marlee didn't know what cackle berries were, so she was surprised when she was given some scrambled eggs." A lot of the children thought that was funny too. Coralynn and her mama did. That's for sure. So did Hunter and his mama. They had never heard eggs called cackle berries before. Do you think that chickens cackle?"
Lady Kathleen went to her First Mate and told him that she wanted to go back to her home on the island. He was very surprised, because pirates usually are out at sea for many months at a time gathering treasure. Even though they were fairly good friends, Lady Kathleen was very stern and said, "Ye do as I say, and turn this ship towards my island Helmsman! Shift your rudder and come about!"
After the Helmsman did as he was told, Lady Kathleen ordered, "Steer South by Southwest!"
Grandma Lu went to the wall where she had many pictures. She pointed to a picture of a wheel. She explained to everyone that a steering wheel on a ship is called a Helm. That is why the person that steers the boat is called a Helmsman.
Well this story is interesting isn't it? I wonder how long it will take the ship to get to Lady Kathleen's island. Do you think that anyone is looking for the little stowaway, or has she been forgotten.