BBM
(I
hate writing this, but want to share a quick thought...)
Tanners have some, uh, very not-so-21st-century "skill sets" (we here in this country are not so used to seeing/hearing of tanners in their workplaces [other than those who have used "tanning" beds
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-- OT]).
One of those skills includes ----- well, I'd rather
not write many details about it; just do a quick online search.
Suffice it to say, many (not *all*) tanners of "yesteryear" not only slaughtered the animal; they also had to
dispense with the remains, including the
blood -- pretty much everything
except the skin, which they would then tan.
This could be wayyy "out there", but... did FD learn various parts of his father's & grandfather's tanning trade, I wonder?
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