For those interested in curing fish, there is good news! A LARGE QUANTITY of St UBE’S SALT has arrived on Christian the Seventh and is now available to view on board said ship. Samples can also be viewed at Mr T Muldrup’s down at the Shore of Leith, or at Messrs John and John Learmonth and Co merchants in Edinburgh.
Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 4 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.