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BILLS OF FARE, FAMILY DINNERS, BILLS OF FARE.
List of various articles in season in different months.
JANUARY.
Poultry.--Game: Pheasants. Partridges. Hares. Rabbits. Woodcocks. Snipes.
Turkies. Capons. Pullets. Fowls. Chickens. Tame Pigeons.
Fish.--Carp. Tench. Perch. Lampreys. Eels. Crayfish. Cod. Soles. Flounders.
Plaice. Turbot. Thorn-back. Skate. Sturgeon. Smelts. Whitings. Lobsters. Crabs.
Prawns. Oysters.
Vegetables.--Cabbage. Savoys. Colewort. Sprouts. Brocoli. Leeks. Onions. Beet.
Sorrel. Chervil. Endive. Spinach. Celery. Garlick. Scorzonera. Potatoes.
Parsnips. Turnips. Brocoli, white and purple. Shalots. Lettuces. Cresses.
Mustard. Rape. Salsafy. Herbs of all sorts; dry, and some green. Cucumbers,
Asparagus, and Mushrooms, to be had though not in season.
Fruit.--Apples. Pears. Nuts. Walnuts. Medlars. Grapes.
FEBRUARY AND MARCH.
Meat, Fowls, and Game, as in January, with the addition of Ducklings and
Chickens; which last are to be bought in London, most, if not all, the year, but
very dear.
Fish.--As the last two months; except that Cod is not thought so good from
February to July, but may be bought.
Vegetables.--The same as the former months, with the addition of Kidney-Beans.
Fruit.--Apples. Pears. Forced Strawberries.
SECOND QUARTER; APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE.
Meat.--Beef. Mutton. Veal. Lamb. Venison in June.
Poultry.--Pullets. Fowls. Chickens. Ducklings. Pigeons. Rabbits. Leverets.
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