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reader may well suppose, that the whole affair was 

 merely a hoax. But, I can assure him, that it was 

 no hoax at all. It was truly and really a thing 

 of flesh, spice, and paste, manufactured expressly 

 for the palates of those alone, who could duly 

 appreciate its transcendent merits. 



5 Turtles' heads, part of green fat and 



£. 



s. 



d. 



fins ...... 



34 



8 



0 



24 Capons, the noix or nut, from the 









middle of the back only used 



8 



8 



0 



18 Turkeys the same . . . . 



8 



12 



0 



18 Poulardes the same 



5 



J7 



0 



16 Fowls the same . . . . 



2 



18 



0 



40 Woodcocks the same. 



8 



0 



0 



100 Snipes the same . . . 



3 



6 



0 



3 dozens of Pigeons the same 



0 



14 



0 



48 Partridges the same . . . . 



3 



7 



6 



10 dozens of Larks, whole . 



0 



15 



0 



30 Pheasants . . . . 



5 



5 



0 



6 Plovers ..... 



0 



9 



0 



3 dozens of Quails . . . . 



3 



0 



0 



Ortolans . 



5 



0 



0 



The garniture ; consisting of cocks' 

 combs, truffles^ mushrooms, craw- 

 fish, olives, American asparagus, 

 cronstades, sweet-breads, quenel- 

 les de volaille and sauce . . . 14 10 0 



Total. . £104 9 6 



N.B. — " The way the cook accounts for the extrava- 



