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London County Council 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Appendix VIII
APPENDIX VIII.
NECESSITOUS SCHOOL CHILDREN.
1. Menus of meals supplied (under contract with the Council) by the Alexandra Trust, City Road,
London, E.C.
Menu No.
DINNER MENUS—Winter.
1. Haricot bean soup, bread, treacle pudding.
2. Fish and potato pie, bread, baked raisin pudding.
3. Pea soup, bread baked in dripping, fruit pudding.
4. Stewed beef or mutton, suet roll, steamed
potatoes, bread.
5. Beef stewed with peas, suet roll, potatoes, bread.
6. Mutton stewed with haricot beans, steamed
potatoes, bread, suet pudding.
7. Meat and potato pie, bread.
8. Meat pudding, potatoes, bread.
9. Toad-in-the-hole, potatoes, bread.
10. Rice pudding, 2 slices currant or sultana bread
and butter.
DINNER MENUS—Summer.
11. Rice pudding, two slices bread and butter.
12. Toad-in-the-hole, potatoes, bread,
13. Meat pies, potatoes, bread.
14. Meat pudding, pocatoes, bread.
15. Cold meat pie, fruit roll.
16. Meat sandwich, piece of cake.
17. For infants, hot milk and bread, fruit roll.
Menu No.
DINNER MENUS—For infants.
18. The same as Winter Dinner Menu No. 4.
19. do. do. No. 5.
20. do, do. No. 6.
21. Rice, tapioca, macaroni or barley pudding, with
two slices of sultana bread and butter.
22. Stew—very fine mince.
23. Baked custard, with bread and butter.
24. Savoury custard, with bread and butter.
BREAKFAST MENUS.
25. Cocoa, porridge and two slices bread and butter.
26. Cocoa, three slices bread and dripping.
27. Hot milk and bread, two slices bread and jam
or marmalade.
NOTE.—The summer dinner menus are ordinarily
supplied to the dining centres from 1st June to
30th September, and the winter menus during the
other months. If desired, however, the winter
menus will be supplied at any time during the
year.
2. Ingredients of the meals supplied (under contract with the Council) by the Alexandra Trust.
(The quantities stated are the quantities to be used for each 100 meals.)
DINNER MENUS—Winter.
(Meals to be supplied at an inclusive rate of 15s. 8dper
100).
Menu No.
1.—Haricot bean soup, bread, treacle pudding.
Ingredients :
(а) Soup.
14 lbs. Haricot beans (large white), lentils
or dried green peas.
1 lb. Tapioca, 11/2 lbs. rice and 1 lb. barley.
25 qts. water.
1 teaspoonful celery seed, a small handful
of parsley, a little pepper and salt.
1/2 gallon milk, whole milk best quality.
10 lbs. bread, best household.
1 lb. dripping, beef or mutton.
(б) Pudding.
7 lbs flour, best household. or 14 lbs.
7 lbs. bread crumbs best household / flour.
31/2 lbs. suet, beef.
4 lbs. treacle, pure cane syrup, or 6 lbs. jam.
1/4 lb. baking powder.
2.—Fish and potato pie, bread, baked raisin pudding.
Ingredients :
(a) Fish Pie.
21 lbs. hake or cod, fresh.
36 lbs. potatoes.
Parsley, pepper, salt.
1 lb. margarine.
10 lbs. bread, best household.
(b) Pudding.
9 lbs. flour, best household or 16 lbs,
7 lbs. bread, best household/ flour.
31/2 lbs. margarine.
3 lbs. raisins.
3 lbs, sugar.
16 eggs.
Water to mix.
3.—Pea soup, bread baked in dripping, fruit pudding.
Ingredients ;
(a) Soup.
14 lbs. peas, yellow split.
11/2 lbs. rice.
1 lb. tapioca.
1 lb. pear] barley.
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Menu No.
25 qts. water.
6 lbs. onions, Spanish or Egyptian.
6 lbs. carrots and turnips, best quality.
Celery, salt and pepper.
(When celery is not obtainable celery
seed may be used.)
10 lbs. bread, best household.
1 lb. dripping.
(b) Pudding.
7 lbs. flour, best household or 14 lbs.
7 lbs. bread, best household flour.
31/2 lbs. suet, beef.
4 lbs. fruit, dried,
1/4 lb. baking powder.
4.—Stewed beef or mutton, suet roll, steamed potatoes,
bread.
Ingredients ;
(a) Stew.
16 lbs. of beef or mutton, without bone.
6 lbs. dried peas or haricot beans.
6 1bs, onions, Spanish or Egyptian.
6 lbs. carrots, best quality.
1 lb. flour, best household.
4 qts. water.
Seasoning (1/2 pt. vinegar, salt, pepper).
12 peppercorns, 3 cloves, 1 blade mace36
lbs. potatoes.
10 lbs. bread, best household.
(b) Dumplings.
2 lbs. suet.
8 lbs. flour, best household,
1/4 lb. baking powder.
5,—Beef stewed with peas, suet roll, potatoes, bread.
Ingredients :
20 lbs. beef.
6 lbs. onions, Spanish or Egyptian.
6 lbs. dried green peas, English marrowfat.
1 lb. flour, best household.
Seasoning (celery seed, salt, pepper).
10 qts. water.
8 lbs. flour, best household.
2 lbs. suet.
2 ozs. baking powder.
36 lbs. potatoes.
10 lbs. bread, best household.
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