Word: offing
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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The current number of the Lampoon is one of the best that has appeared this year. Its most striking feature is the great improvement in the illustrations, some of which are extremely well executed. The only long article is "Around Cambridge with the Expert Guy," which describes rather cleverly certain...
An examination of the methods used at Memorial and Randall Halls together with the amount and kind of food consumed, brings out some interesting facts.
The following list will give some idea of the scale on which Memorial Hall is conducted: 1000 pounds of beef is used at a breakfast, 300 pounds of fish, 1700 pounds of chops, and one-quarter of a barrel of rolled oats or one-eighth of a barrel of rolled...
At lunch, 80 gallons of soup are served, 1500 pounds of beef or lamb, or 1800 pounds of chicken; besides 10 bushels of potatoes, one bushel of rice and 300 pies, of 30 gallons of pudding.
The principle articles of food used at dinner are 80 gallons of soup, 350 pounds of fish, 1500 pounds of meat, 10 bushels of potatoes and one of rice, two barrels of fresh vegetables, from 10 to 20 cans of vegetables, 70 gallons of ice cream and 150 pounds of...