The means whereby the sailors do this, is, first to dress the meat, then cut it into slices; and laying them regularly one upon another in a close cask, they pour clarified butter thereon to fill up all the interstices

[…] it was in the middle of May, on the sixteenth Day I think, as well as my poor wooden Calendar would reckon; for I markt all upon the Post still;

Did you ever get the ball rolling on your plans to build a shed?

If you recall, Blackbird Damp said that they had treated the property and that it was now free from woodrot.