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world, I emerged by way of the cold storage, where 

 the food of thousands is kept sweet by ammonia 

 freezers, the beef-boxes being in a temperature that 

 ranges from eight degrees above freezing point 

 to seventeen below. That evening I ate with 

 a will, impressed by the hospitality that furnished 

 so much of our floating food, of which, thanks 

 to the Chief Steward, I am able to offer an 

 epitome. 



Item 25,600 Ibs. Beef 



i, coo (Corned) 

 3,000 (Preserved) 



900 Livers 

 8,000 Mutton 



800 Lamb 

 2,000 Pork 



600 Veal 

 2,000 Fresh Fish 



300 Salmon 

 2,400 Ling 



220 Lobsters 



1 20 boxes Haddies, Kippers and Bloaters 



700 Fowls 



500 Spring Chickens 



400 Roasting Chickens 



100 Turkeys 



loo Ducks 

 50 Geese 



400 Pigeons 

 60 Rabbits 



200 Ibs. Sausages 

 i ,000 qrts. Condensed Milk 



200 galls. Fresh Milk 

 90 qrts. Cream 



500 ist Class Ice Cream 



800 3rd Class Ice Cream 



