St. Leonard, Shoreditch.

THE
BILL OF FARE
For the Poor in the Workhouse.

Sunday. Breakfast, five ounces of Bread, and one pint of good Milk Porridge; or five ounces of Bread, two ounces of Cheese, or one ounce of Butter, and one pint of Beer.

Dinner, five ounces of Bread, six ounces of Beef or Mutton, one pint of Broth, with Greens or Potatoes, and one pint of Beer.

Supper, four ounces of Bread, two ounces of Cheese, or one ounce of Butter, and one pint of Beer.

Monday. Breakfast, five ounces of Bread, and one pint of Milk Porridge.

Dinner, five ounces of Bread, two ounces of Cheese, or two ounces of Butter, and one pint of Beer.

Tuesday. Breakfast, five ounces of Bread and one pint of Milk Porridge.

Dinner, five ounces of Bread, six ounces of Beef or Mutton, one pint of Beer, and one pint of Broth, with Greens or Potatoes.

Wednesday. Breakfast, five ounces of Bread, with one pint of good Rice Broth.

Dinner, five ounces of Bread, one pint of Peas Porridge, and one pint of Beer.

Thursday. Breakfast, five ounces of Bread and one pint of Milk Porridge.

Dinner, five ounces of Bread, six ounces of Beef or Mutton, one pint of Broth, one pint of Beer, with Greens or Potatoes.

Friday. Breakfast, five ounces of Bread, and one pint of Milk Porridge.

Dinner, five ounces of Bread, two ounces of Cheese, or one ounce of Butter, half a pound of Suet Pudding, and one pint of Beer.

Saturday. Breakfast, five ounces of Bread, two ounces of Cheese, or one ounce of Butter; and one pint of Beer, or one pint of Milk Porridge.

And that all the Children shall have and be allowed as much as they, and each of them, can or ought reasonably to eat and drink at each meal.

And the Contractor is to allow at Christmas, Roast Beef and Plum Pudding, with one pint of Ale each; and on Shrove Tuesday, to give the Poor, at least four ounces of good Bacon, with Grey Peas; and on Easter Sunday and Whitsunday, Roast Beef, Mutton, Pork, or Veal; and to give them one meal in the Season of good Mackarel or Salmon; and likewise one meal of Green Peas and Bacon; and one of Beans and Bacon in the Season.

The Beef to be of good Ox, and to consist of Mouse Buttocks, Clods, Stickings, and Leg of Mutton pieces, and thin Flanks, in equal proportions, and good Legs and Shins of Beef for making Peas Soup; and the Mutton to be good Wether Meat, not weighing less than nine stone each Sheep.

The Bread is to be made of the best Wheaten or Household Flour; and the Cheese is to be good Gloucester, and good English or Irish Salt Butter.

T. Carden, Printer, 37, Leonard Street, Finsbury.