544 



Account of Experiments 



Supper. 



The same number of women and children as yesterday, and the supper 

 cost the same ; viz., 19^-. i\d. 



Wednesday, May 4, 1796. 



12 16 Persons fed at Breakfast, 



120 servants in new house, @ 8 oz. bread. 

 334 incurables, children, etc., @ 6 oz. ditto. 

 762 workers, etc., get stirabout. 



12 16 persons. 



The same quantity of provisions, etc., delivered this day for breakfast 

 as for Saturday, and cost the same ; viz., 5/. i8j. 8^^. 



12 16 Persons fed at Dinner. — Calecannon and Beer. 



Weight of raw potatoes for calecannon 

 An allowance for waste .... 



Weight used 

 Raw greens for calecannon 

 Butter „ „ 



Pepper „ 



Ginger „ „ 



Onions „ „ 



bait „ ,, 



Fuel, 4 bushels 2 pecks . 



Time of boiling about four 1 

 1 193 persons get I pintof beer each, galls, pts. 

 making 149 I 



23 on the breast get no beer. 



1 216 persons. 



Allowed for waste .... 17 

 Bread to incurables and children on the breast, 43 loaves 



galls, barrs. galls. 



'151 is 3 31 



Total 



5 3 



r IS 4 

 12 13 5 



Supper. 



The same number of women and children as on Saturday, and cost 

 the same ; viz., 19^. \id. 



N. B, All these accounts are in avoirdupois weight and Irish money. 



