Of Food. 431 



June 11, 1795. 

 Bill of Fare : Bread Dumplings, and Soup. 



DETAILS OF EXPENSES, ETC. 



For the Dumplings. 



Ibs. loths. Kreutzers. 



7 30^ Cost 31^ kreutzers. 



" This made into dumplings ; the dumplings, after 

 being boiled, were found to weigh 8 Ibs. 8 loths, which, 

 divided among twelve persons, gave for each 22 loths; 

 and the cost of the whole (31^ kreutzers) divided by 

 12 gives 2\ if kreutzers for each portion. 



For the Soup. 



Ibs loths. Kreutzers. 



I 14^ ammunition bread i\ 



o 6 salt o 



o I sweet herbs I 



12 o water. 



13 21^ Cost 4| kreutzers. 



" This soup, when cooked, weighed 1 1 Ibs. 26 loths ; 

 which, divided among the twelve persons belonging 

 to the mess, gave for each 3 1 1 loths ; and the cost 

 (4! kreutzers) divided by 1 2 gives nearly three ninths 

 of a kreutzer for each portion. 



For Bread. 



' Four pieces of ammunition bread, weighing each 

 loths, for each person, namely, one piece for 



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