Lobsters in the United States were not always the high-priced gourmand's fantasy that they are now. During colonial times, they were so ubiquitous that they were ground up and used for fertilizer and were also commonly fed to prisoners and indentured servants. In fact, the practice became so prevalent that the Massachusetts legislature unshellfishly enacted a law prohibiting the serving of lobster to indentured servants more than twice a week.
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