Recipes For Terrapin (Terrapene). Part 2
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This section is from the book "The Epicurean", by Charles Ranhofer. Also available from Amazon: The Epicurean, a Complete Treatise of Analytical and Practical Studies on the Culinary Art.
Recipes For Terrapin (Terrapene). Part 2
Table List No. 1
A | Number. | Size. | Pound. | Ounce. | According to No. | Price per Pound. | Price per Dozen. | Total. | |
9 3/4| | No. 6 | $0.90 | $ 8.77 | ||||||
Gross ................. | 5 1/4 | No. 1 | 1.30 | 19.50 | |||||
Waste .............. | 5 1/2 | 13 1/2 | No. 5 | 1.10 | 14.85 | ||||
- | 5 3/4 | 15 1/4 | No. 5 | 1.15 | 17.54 | ||||
Net.................. | 5 1/4 | 14 1/4 | No. 2 | 1.20 | 17.10 | ||||
5 1/2 | 14 1/4 | No.4-5 | 1.12 | 15.96 | |||||
Average dozen 15.70. | $93.72 | ||||||||
Average weight of each terrapin 18 ounces. | |||||||||
B | 6 1/4 | 22 1/2 | No. 3 | 1.60 | $36.00 | ||||
6 3/4 | 25 1/2 | No. 5 | 1.60 | 40.80 | |||||
Gross .............. | No. 6 | 1.30 | 23.40 | ||||||
Waste................ | 6 1/4 | No. 6 | 1.35 | 27.00 | |||||
___ | 6 3/4 | No. 5 | 1.60 | 41.60 | |||||
Net.................. | 13G | 6 1/2 | No. 3 | 1.65 | 39.60 | ||||
Average dozen 35.15. | $208.40 | ||||||||
Average weight of each 30 ounces. | |||||||||
c | No. 4 | 1.70 | $51.00 | ||||||
7 1/4 | No. 3 | 1.80 | 64.80 | ||||||
Gross .......... | 7 1/2 | 34 1/4 | No. 5 | 1.75 | 59.94 | ||||
Waste ............. | 7 3/4 | 36 3/4| | No. 5 | 1.80 | 66.15 | ||||
___ | 26 1/4 | No. 6 | 1.60 | 42.00 | |||||
Net................. | 7i | 30| | No. 5 | 1.70 | 52.26 | ||||
Average dozen 53.72. | $336.15 | ||||||||
Average weight of each 43 ounces. | |||||||||
D | 8 1/4 | 38 1/4 | No. 6 | 1.85 | $ 70.76 | ||||
No. 5 | 1.90 | 78.83 | |||||||
Gross ............. | No. 5 | 1.85 | 72.15 | ||||||
Waste ............... | No. 3 | 2.05 | 100.45 | ||||||
No. 4 | 1.90 | 79.80 | |||||||
Net.................. | .',53 | 44+ | No. 3 | 2.00 | 89.00 | ||||
Average dozen 81.08. | $490.54 | 81,128.81 | |||||||
Average weight of each 56 ounces. | |||||||||
The average weight of the dozen for the whole list is 27| pounds. The average price of the whole list is $1.70. The average price of the dozen for the whole list is $47.00.
Fig. 281.
The prices quoted above are the actual prices of terrapins in New York, Baltimore and Cris-field, and are liable to fluctuate according to the market supply; this can be overcome by diminishing or augmenting the price per pound.
The letters in the four divisions of the table No. 1, refer to sizes of the terrapins. A. denotes terrapins from five to six inches; B. from six to seven, etc.
To make use of these tables: Weigh the terrapins and barrel as received, deduct weight of barrel, grass, etc., which will leave the net weight. Sort the terrapins by sizes in differences of a quarter of an inch, using the measure shown in Fig. 281. Weigh the terrapins of each size by ounces, then find the average weight of each, refer to table No. 2, looking in the first column for the corresponding length, then find in what column their average weight in ounces is found; in this same section will be found their price by the pound; for instance: a seven and three-quarter inch terrapin weighing 64 ounces at $2.05 cents a pound will cost $8.20, or one dozen will cost $98.40.
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