Draft:Sustanciero

The sustanciero or saborero was an ancient form of subsistence in Spain, consisting of renting a ham bone for a certain period of time to make broth.

Historia
During the post-Spanish Civil War era, the term 'sustanciero ' referred to an individual who, equipped with a ham or beef bone tied to a string, would go from house to house, inserting it into pots for a few minutes to 'flavor' meals, for an agreed-upon price (usually one peseta per quarter of an hour). Currently, this means of earning a living is part of Spanish historical memory, and although it might have been practiced occasionally, it cannot be considered a profession like that of a water carrier or honey collector. Especially when considering that one peseta during the post-war period was not a negligible amount to spend on a quarter of an hour of boiling an already flavorless ham bone.