The Chemistry of CookeryWilliams, W. Mattieu (William Mattieu)
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The Chemistry of Cookery
Williams, W. Mattieu (William Mattieu)
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lb. loths. Creutzers.
2 0 beef 16
0 1 sweet herbs 1
0 0¼ pepper 0½
0 6 salt 0½
1 14½ ammunition bread cut fine 2⅞
9 20 water 0
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Total 13 9¾ Cost 20⅞
The Bavarian pound is a little less than 1¼ lb. avoirdupois, and is
divided into 32 loths.
All these were put into an earthenware pot and boiled for two hours and
a quarter; then divided into twelve portions of 26-7/12 loths each,
costing 1¾ creutzer.
Second, for the bread dumpling.
lb. loths. Creutzers.
10 13 f fine semel bread 10
1 0 of fine flour 4½
0 6 salt 0½
3 0 water 0
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Total 5 19 Cost 15
This mass was made into dumplings, which were boiled half an hour in
clear water. Upon taking them out of the water they were found to weigh
5 lbs. 24 loths, giving 15⅓ loths to each portion, costing 1¼ creutzer.
The meat, soup, and dumplings were served all at once, in the same
dish, and were all eaten together at dinner. Each member of the mess
was also supplied with 10 loths of rye bread, which cost 5/16 of a
creutzer. Also with 10 loths of the same for breakfast, another piece
of same weight in the afternoon, and another for his supper.
A detailed analysis of this is given, the sum total of which shows that
each man received in avoirdupois weight daily:
lb. oz.
2 2-34/100 of solids
1 2-84/100 of ‘prepared water’
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3 5-18/100 total solids and fluids.
which cost 5-17/48 creutzers, or twopence sterling, very nearly. Other
bills of fare of other messes, officially reported, give about the
same. This is exclusive of the cost of fuel, &c., for cooking.
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