Assertion: heath hen | /r/HasAspect | reputation
Facets:
value: for being so cheap
type: CAUSE
value: as poor man's food
type: MANNER
value: by the late 18th century
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: By the late 18th century, the heath hen had a reputation as poor man's food for being so cheap and plentiful; somewhat earlier Thomas L. Winthrop had reported that they lived on the Boston Common (presumably when it was still used to graze cows, etc.)
text: By the late 18th century, the heath hen had a reputation as poor man's food for being so cheap and plentiful; Thomas L. Winthrop related that they could be found on the Boston Common and that servants would sometimes bargain with a new employer for not being given Heath Hen for food more often than 2 or 3 days a week.