Typical Menus for the Trip to Newfoundland
CREW
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OFFICERS
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Morning
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Morning
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biscuit and butter
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biscuit and butter
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Days when meat was allowed (Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays)
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Days when meat was allowed (Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays)
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Ration: six ounces of bacon with biscuit
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Menu: biscuit and soup made with meat
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Menu: soup with salt beef and/or bacon, and bread or biscuit
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Evening
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Evening
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pea soup
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peas with bacon
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Meatless days (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays)
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Meatless days (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays)
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Lunch
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Lunch
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pea soup
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cod with fricasseed peas
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Dinner
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Dinner
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pea soup
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cod with fricasseed peas
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Beverages
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Beverages
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Depending on the origin of the crew: cider, beer or wine, all watered down
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Depending on the origin of the crew: as much beer or wine as they wanted
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At the Fishing Station
CREW
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OFFICERS
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Ration
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biscuit and 2 pounds of butter a week
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Morning
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Morning
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biscuit and butter
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biscuit and butter
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Days when meat was allowed (Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays)
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Days when meat was allowed (Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays)
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small cod and pilot fish
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dried vegetables, fish soup and biscuit
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cod soup or fricasseed fish with white sauce or oil
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Meatless days (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays)
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Meatless days (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays)
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small cod or pilot fish
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cod soup or fricasseed fish with white sauce or oil
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dried vegetables, fish soup with butter, biscuit
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Sundays only
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Occasionally
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bacon
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meat
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Dried vegetables
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Depending on the origin of the crew: beans, peas, potatoes or groats
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Beverages
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Beverages
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Depending on the origin of the crew: cider, beer or wine, all watered down
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as much beer or wine as they wanted
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spruce beer
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eau-de-vie as a reward for the fisherman who worked the hardest
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Ration for the Return Trip on Another Ship
CREW
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OFFICERS
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50 pounds of biscuit for every 3 men
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menu prepared for the captain's table
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4 pounds of butter per person
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4 pounds of bacon per person
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Beverages
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cider, weak beer or spruce beer
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