DIET TABLE, ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM, FOR ONE CHILD.
Reading edition
DAYS. BREAKFAST. DINNER. SUPPER.
SUNDAY. Milk Pottage. Milk, 1-6th of a Quart. Oatmeal, 1-20th of a Pound. Bread, 1-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Beef, roasted, 8 Ounces. Potatoes, 12 Ounces. Bread, 1-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint. Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Cheese, 1½ Ounce. Beer, ½ a Pint.
MONDAY. Ditto. Pudding, Rice, 3 Ounces. Milk, 1-6th of a Quart. Potatoes, 8 Ounces. Beer, ½ a Pint. Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Milk, ½ a Pint.
TUESDAY. Ditto. Beef, boiled, 8 Ounces. 1 Pint of Broth. Potatoes, 8 Ounces. Bread, 1-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint. Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Cheese, 1½ Ounces. Beer, ½ a Pint.
WEDNESDAY. Ditto. Soup, Pease, 1 Gill. Potatoes, 12 Ounces. Bread, l-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint. Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Milk, ½ a Pint.
THURSDAY. Ditto. Beef, stewed, 8 Ounces. Potatoes, 12 Ounces. Bread, l-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint. Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Cheese, 1½ Ounce. Beer, ½ a Pint.
FRIDAY. Ditto. Pudding, Suet, 1½ Ounce. Flour, 6 Ounces. Potatoes, 8 Ounces. Beer, ½ a Pint. Bread, l-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Milk, ½ a Pint.
SATURDAY. Ditto. Mutton, boiled, 8 Ounces. 1 Pint of Broth. Potatoes, 8 Ounces. Bread, l-40th of a Quartern Loaf. Beer, ½ a Pint. Bread, 1-20th of a Quartern Loaf. Cheese, 1½ Ounce. Beer, ½ a Pint.
N. B. The Meat is estimated as taken from the Butcher, including Bone. A Proportion of the very small Children on 6 Ounces of Meat.
DIET OF SERJEANTS, NURSES, &c.
DAYS. DINNER. WEEKLY ALLOWANCE.
SUNDAY. Roast Beef 1 Pound, Potatoes 1 Pound, Bread 1 Pound. Beer, 3 Pints.
MONDAY. Boiled Beef 1 Pound, Ditto, Ditto. A Serjeant, 1 Pound of Cheese Weekly. ½ a Pound of Butter Ditto.
TUESDAY. Ditto, Ditto, Ditto.
WEDNESDAY. Pease ½ a Pint, Bacon ½ a Pound, Potatoes 1 Pound Ditto. A Nurse, ½ a Pound of Cheese Weekly. 1 Pound of Butter Ditto.
THURSDAY. Stewed Beef, 1 Pound, Ditto, Ditto.
FRIDAY. Mutton, baked, 1 Pound, Ditto, Ditto.
SATURDAY. Mutton, boiled, 1 Pound, Ditto, Ditto.
D. ALEXANDER, Quarter-Master R. M. A.