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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
Now calling himself Commodore, Blackbeard brought his flotilla to block the waterways into Charleston, SC. His men kidnapped some of the common citizens of Charleston as well as many of its upper crust. Many of these nabobs came off the Crowley which had been bound for London and its many cultural offerings. The people of Charleston were in dire need of one of the jesters you would find in many a play showing in London at that time under George I's reign. The only thing floating on Charleston's harbor was the filmy tide.
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Not having much else to do during the Charleston, SC blockade, the pirates of Blackbeard's flotilla spent their time hunting, sleeping, cooking, drinking, and fornicating. (Many pirates were gay and Blackbeard did have some female pirates in his flotilla). One favorite staple of their diet were sea turtles found in abundance in SC at that time. They would get a large number of sea turtles for turtle soup. A number of cauldrons were placed by many fires with at least a
bushel of
auburn and other colored vegetables collected locally to add to the soup. One pirate would serve as a
wiper of the vegetables as they were added to the pots. They could not have any dirt or other contaminants in their soup. Many did lament that they did not have any of the
onions made perfect in Bermuda to put into the turtle soup. The onions of Bermuda were too far away for the pirates to take the trip. What Bermuda onions they might find off of a travelling ship from Bermuda were soon eaten.
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