The menu in respect of each day of the week ended 19th June 1959 for a Dublin Barracks was as follows:—
|
Date |
Breakfast |
Dinner |
Tea |
Supper |
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13-6-59 |
Tea |
Oxtail Soup |
Tea |
— |
|
Bread |
Braised Beef |
Bread |
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|
Butter |
Brown Sauce |
Butter |
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|
Rasher |
Braised Onions |
Sausage |
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|
Sausage |
Creamed Potatoes |
Mash |
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Sultana Pudding |
Chelsea Buns |
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Custard Sauce |
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Tea |
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14-6-59 |
Tea |
Mutton Broth |
Tea |
— |
|
Bread |
Stuffed Roast Mutton |
Bread |
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|
Butter |
Brown Sauce |
Butter |
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|
Rasher |
Creamed Cabbage |
Liver Lyonnaise |
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Pudding |
Mashed Potatoes |
Fruit Cake |
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Trifle |
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Tea |
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15-6-59 |
Tea |
Household Soup |
Tea |
Tea |
|
Bread |
Boiled Bacon |
Bread |
Bacon |
|
|
Butter |
White Sauce |
Butter |
Sandwich |
|
|
Rasher |
Plain Boiled Peas |
Cornish Pasties |
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|
Pudding |
Mashed Potatoes |
Jam Tartlets |
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Bread and Butter |
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Pudding |
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Custard Sauce |
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Tea |
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16-6-59 |
Tea |
Oxtail Soup |
Tea |
Tea |
|
Bread |
Braised Beef |
Bread |
Beef |
|
|
Butter |
Brown Sauce |
Butter |
Sandwich |
|
|
Rasher |
Peas |
Rasher and Chips |
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|
Egg |
Mashed Potatoes |
Chelsea Buns |
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Boiled Rice |
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Jam Sauce |
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Tea |
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17-6-59 |
Tea |
Kidney Soup |
Tea |
Tea |
|
Bread |
Brown Stew |
Bread |
Beef |
|
|
Butter |
Potatoes Mashed |
Butter |
Sandwich |
|
|
Rasher |
Queen of Pudding |
Sausage |
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Egg |
Custard Sauce |
Mash |
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|
Tea |
B.P. Scones |
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|
18-6-59 |
Tea |
Tomato Soup |
Tea |
Tea |
|
Bread |
Roast Beef |
Bread |
Beef |
|
|
Butter |
Yorkshire Pudding |
Butter |
Sandwich |
|
|
Rasher |
Brown Sauce |
Meat Loaf |
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|
Sausage |
Creamed Cabbage |
Queen Cake |
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|
Creamed Potatoes |
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Boiled Rice with fruit |
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Tea |
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19-6-59 |
Tea |
Celery Soup |
Tea |
— |
|
Bread |
Fried Whiting |
Bread |
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Butter |
White Sauce |
Butter |
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Kipper (fried) |
Boiled Peas |
Fish Cake |
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Creamed Potatoes |
Mashed Potatoes |
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Steamed Batter |
Raspberry Bun |
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|
Pudding |
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Custard Sauce |
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|
Tea |
THE issues per head of dining strength, in accordance with Regulations during the week in questions were as follows:—
|
Item |
13-6-59 |
14-6-59 |
15-6-59 |
16-6-59 |
17-6-59 |
18-6-59 |
19-6-59 |
|
|
Bread |
(lb.) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Butter |
(oz.) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Tea |
,, |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
|
Sugar |
,, |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Milk |
(pint) |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
|
Rashers |
(oz.) |
1½ |
1½ |
1½ |
1½ |
1½ |
1½ |
— |
|
Sausages |
,, |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
|
Pudding |
,, |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Eggs |
(unit) |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Kippers |
(oz.) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
|
Potatoes |
,, |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
Beef |
,, |
10½ |
— |
— |
12 |
10½ |
12 |
— |
|
Bacon |
,, |
— |
— |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Mutton |
,, |
— |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Fish |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8 |
|
Sausages |
(oz.) |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
|
Liver |
,, |
— |
1.7/10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Onions |
,, |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
|
Peas |
,, |
— |
— |
1½ |
1½ |
— |
— |
1½ |
|
Cabbage |
,, |
— |
7 |
— |
— |
— |
7 |
— |
|
Dried Fruit |
,, |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Flour |
,, |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
|
Rice |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Prunes |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Jam |
,, |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
— |
|
Cheese |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
¼ |
|
Custard |
,, |
— |
¾ |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
The following statement shows the cost per head per day and per week of the food items in question:—
|
Contract prices |
Dublin and Dun Laoghaire average retail prices |
National average retail prices |
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£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
13th June, 1959 |
3 |
9¼ |
5 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
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|
14th ,, ,, |
3 |
4¾ |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4½ |
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|
15th ,, ,, |
3 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
9½ |
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|
16th ,, ,, |
3 |
9¾ |
5 |
6½ |
5 |
4 |
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|
17th ,, ,, |
3 |
9¾ |
5 |
7¾ |
5 |
5½ |
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|
18th ,, ,, |
3 |
9¼ |
5 |
9¼ |
5 |
6¾ |
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|
19th ,, ,, |
2 |
6 |
3 |
7½ |
3 |
7½ |
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|
£1 |
4 |
5¾ |
£1 |
15 |
7 |
£1 |
14 |
8¾ |