well-cured

Updated: May 11, 2025

While Peter was preparing dinner, all the stores which could be collected were placed on the raft and lashed securely down amidships. The principal provisions found aft were biscuits, tins of potted meats, a few preserves, coffee, tea, sugar, and five well-cured hams. "We are pretty well off as it is," said Desmond; "but don't let us go without firearms."

William Henry Giles Kingston - The Three Admirals