Item 33 - Cook's bill

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JCCA/JCAD/2/2/9/1769/33

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Cook's bill

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  • 1 November 1769 (Creation)

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James, John

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A bill for food served at the 'Rustard's Feast', includes: a dish of salmon and smelts (15s 6d); stewed pigeons (6s); quarter of Lamb 'Spin[spine?]' (6s); lemon pudding (4s 6d); sirloin of beef (10s 8d); salad with eggs (1s 4d); broiled fowls with mustard (5s); lobsters (4s); sweetmeat tarts (3s); boiled custards (2s); 'Oyster Loaves' (3s); a pig (5s). The bill also includes additional entries on later dates, including a servant's dinner on the 15th May (8d), and salad and tarts on the 17th June (1s). Total bill amounted to £3 7s 8d, and was signed by John James.

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