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Show Yes, Pepper Is Getting To Be Costly The high cost of black pepper, America's most popular spice, is nothing to sneeze at. The wholesale price of the seasoning recently soared to $1.03 a pound. The retail cost is about $2.75 a pound in the e familiar tins. The price hasn't hurt pepper's popularity, however, In 1975 the United States imported a record 51 million pounds of the spice valued at $37.5 million. Most of it came from India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Malaysia, the National Geographic Society says. four-ounc- A STATISTICALLY minded pepper fan put it another way: "Americans are using nearly 200 more black pep-- , per pinches a year than we did as recently as 1965. And if you rule out little the adult pepper pinching rate may well be increased a pinch a day." Those who add a pinch of the seasoning to their favorite dish with their fingers often get a better shake than many pepper users. A lot of pepper is ground more coarsely these days and the holes in many pepper shakers just aren't able to cope. "Even normal grind isn't as fine as it was before World War II," reports the American Spice Trade Association. "Larger than normal is 'coarse grind' black pepper, and coarsest of all is cracked black pepper or 'butchers' ' WsMcJJJ momsat nsca bilmiws a black, wrinkled 1 " 9 stormed Rome in 410, he demanded pepper along with gold and silver tribute. The increased demand for pepper in the 15th century not only enriched canny merchants holding stores of the scarce commodity, but helped spark explorations that opened new worlds to colonization and commerce. FROM THE VERY begin- ning, the young United States dipped a hand in the pepper pot. American merchants and skippers reaped immense profits while the Federal Government benefited by import duties. One of the pepper pioneers was Capt. Jonathan Carnes, of Salem, Massachusetts, who loaded a cargo of the spice in Sumatra in 1791. He sold it for an enormous profit back home, and touched off a boom that for a time earned Salem the title of "Pepper Port." Given the spice boom of the times, it's hard to imagine why Trinity Church in lower New York City didn't pay its rent. During Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the United States this year, Trinity clergymen gave her a Steuben glass !? n products finish and tts construction to its special design details. Ample storage is provided drawers and in a valet in compartment in the chest. Drawers feature vinyl- wrapping and operate on special 0 y fv . 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For crisp design detailing and lasting strength, moldings and carved effects are of simulated wood. Storage is provided extra-oeeextra-widd drawers and a valet compartment In the armoire. Drawer Interiors are Triple dresser, twin mirrors, armoire and headboard are included. LARGE DISPLAY GF 35 DAY ALL VJGOD I'JHD CLOCKS PRICES START AT BEAUTIFUL VELVET container holding 279 peppercorns. The church had received its charter from William III of England for an annual rental of one peppercorn a year, but it had never been paid. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AVERAGE $4,000 American workers in the private sector in 1975 received employee benefits aver-- . aging nearly $4,000 per worker, or the equivalent of four months' pay, a survey by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States reveals. The survey, Employe Benefits 1975, covered a cross section of 761 companies. 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