Sawdust!

[Trickyvee]

Re: Sawdust!

Our local butchers had sawdust on the floor and the carcasses were hung from the ceiling on the customer side of the shop! I also remember the sticky fly paper hanging down and what is it with butchers always being shouty larger than life characters? I was a shy kid and really didn't like him booming away at me.

[Donald the Great]

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I seem to remember our local Butcher's in suburban Glasgow always had sawdust on its tiled floor, this was the late 70's, probably to stop people slipping during wet weather, or maybe another reason? I've not seen this practice since. Does it still go on? Seems really quaint now.

Same here where I grew up. I often wondered why they layed sawdust on the floor. Was it to soak up any spilt blood from the butchering?

[Heather74]

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Sawdust is a natural odour eater as well as a good sponge for nasty fluids.

[Danniella]

Re: Sawdust!

Same here where I grew up. I often wondered why they layed sawdust on the floor. Was it to soak up any spilt blood from the butchering?

You have such a way with words Donny!! Lol