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In which Ezra has a new responsibility to grapple with as a Mate.
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Panel 1 [Narrow panel showing the whale fin turning up, limp out of the waves]
Panel 2 [Ezra leans on his oar looks on at the corpse in the foreground with a dazed expression, himself and the boat covered in blood. Off camera, one of his crew addresses him]
EDWARD:
Fin out! That the first whale you killed, sir?
EZRA:
Y...yes.
Panel 3 [Shot over Ezra's shoulder as he looks up at the Captain who's pulled alongside. Barzillai looks a bit disheveled but satisfied, smiling at Ezra as he holds a loop of line in his hand]
BARZILLAI:
Fine work, Mr. Carter. We'll mix up a whole bucket of switchel for you lads. Let's get the thing alongside, now, before it sinks.
Panel 2 [Ezra leans on his oar looks on at the corpse in the foreground with a dazed expression, himself and the boat covered in blood. Off camera, one of his crew addresses him]
EDWARD:
Fin out! That the first whale you killed, sir?
EZRA:
Y...yes.
Panel 3 [Shot over Ezra's shoulder as he looks up at the Captain who's pulled alongside. Barzillai looks a bit disheveled but satisfied, smiling at Ezra as he holds a loop of line in his hand]
BARZILLAI:
Fine work, Mr. Carter. We'll mix up a whole bucket of switchel for you lads. Let's get the thing alongside, now, before it sinks.
I know a few recipes for that, it’s been made in summer here forever but we don’t call it that, we call it swizzle and it’s particularly good with 151 or ‘pusser’ black rum instead of the vinegar 😉
There’s a good youtube one about a 17th century version. I can’t remember seeing any whaling references on it but they do mention a lot of ship’s provisioning and cookery in the period and have quite a few clips on that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8sPaesPOiU