lbs.oz.
9 pieces of beef, weighing900
Lost in baking270

“Weight lost by beef in baking 30 per cent.

lbs.oz.
27 legs of mutton, weighing2600
Lost in boiling, and by having
the shank-bone taken off
624

“The shank-bones were estimated at 4 ounces each; therefore the loss by boiling was 55lbs. 8oz.

“The loss of weight in legs of mutton in boiling is 21 1/3 per cent.

lbs.oz.
35 shoulders of mutton, weighing3500
Lost in roasting10910

“The loss of weight in shoulders of mutton by roasting, is about 31 1/3 per cent.

lbs.oz.
16 loins of mutton, weighing1410
Lost in roasting4914

“Hence, loins of mutton lose by roasting about 35 1/2 per cent.