(A) = Beer, Gallons, or half Pints of Spirits, or Pints of Wine. (B) = Pint of Oatmeal. (C) = lbs. of Butter. (D) = lbs. of Butter. +----------+------+---+----------+------+----+---+---+---+--------+ | | | | Beef, |Pork, |Pint| | | | | | Days of | | | Pieces |Pieces| of | | | | | | the Week.|Bread.|(A)| of | of |Peas|(B)|(C)|(D)|Vinegar.| | | lb. | | 8 lbs. |4 lb. | | | | | | +----------+------+---+----------+------+----+---+---+---+--------+ |Sunday, | 4 | 4 | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Monday, | 4 | 4 | | — | | 4 | ½ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Tuesday, | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | | | | | | | | | |or 6 lbs. | | | | | | | |Wednesday,| 4 | 4 | of flour,| — | 2 | 4 | ½ | 1 |1 quart | | | | |or ½ lb | | | | | |a week. | |Thursday, | 4 | 4 |of suet, | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |& 1 lb of | | | | | | | |Friday, | 4 | 4 |raisins | — | 2 | 4 | ½ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Saturday, | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | | | | | | | | | | or as | | | | | | | | | | | above. | | | | | | | +----------+------+---+----------+------+----+---+---+---+--------+ The above are served out by full weights and measures. When flour, suet and raisins are put on board, they are to be served out in equal proportions with beef, viz. half in beef; the other half in flour, suet, and raisins, on each beef day. 4 lbs. of flour, or 3 lbs. of flour with ½ lb. of raisins, (or ¼ lb. of currants) and ¼ lb. of suet, are equal to 4 lbs. of beef, or 2 lbs. of pork with peas, but are not to be issued in lieu of the latter, except unavoidable, and then the quantities must be certified. ½ lb. of rice is equal to a pint of oatmeal; ½ lb. of sugar is equal to ½ lb. of butter; and 1 lb. of rice is equal to 1 lb. of cheese; 1 pint of oil is equal to 1 lb. of butter, or 2 lbs. of cheese, that is, a pint of oil for the proportion of butter and cheese. A pint of wine, or ½ pint of brandy, rum, or arrack, is equal to a gallon of beer; 1 lb. of fresh beef is equal to 1 lb. of salt beef; and 1½ lbs. of fresh beef is equal to 1 lb. of pork. No wine or spirits are to be issued to the troops while in port, nor at sea, till after all the beer is expended.