| lbs. | oz. | |
| 9 pieces of beef, weighing | 90 | 0 |
| Lost in baking | 27 | 0 |
“Weight lost by beef in baking 30 per cent.
| lbs. | oz. | |
| 27 legs of mutton, weighing | 260 | 0 |
| Lost in boiling, and by having the shank-bone taken off | 62 | 4 |
“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, weighing | 350 | 0 |
| Lost in roasting | 109 | 10 |
“The loss of weight in shoulders of mutton by roasting, is about 31 1/3 per cent.
| lbs. | oz. | |
| 16 loins of mutton, weighing | 141 | 0 |
| Lost in roasting | 49 | 14 |
“Hence, loins of mutton lose by roasting about 35 1/2 per cent.