Comment by nradov
11 hours ago
Prior to the invention of refrigerated train cars, fresh lettuce wasn't available at any price in certain parts of the country outside of harvest season.
11 hours ago
Prior to the invention of refrigerated train cars, fresh lettuce wasn't available at any price in certain parts of the country outside of harvest season.
Great point, I wasn't thinking of that.
So, especially in the northern cities, maybe the lettuce:nails ratio held true.
That makes it feel like a trick question, though. I wonder what the situation looked like for hardy vegetables like potatoes, onions, corn, squash.