shin (below the shoulder);
cheek.
Hind Quarter. Sirloin;
rump;
aitch-bone
these are the three divisions of the upper part of the quarter;
buttock and mouse-buttock,
which divide the thigh;
veiny piece, joining the buttock;
thick flank
and thin flank (belly pieces)
and leg.
The sirloin and rump of both sides form a baron.
_Beef is in season all the year; best in winter._
[THE MISER FASTS WITH GREEDY MIND TO SPARE.]
ii. Mutton.
Shoulder;
breast (the belly);
over which are the loin (chump, or tail end):
loin (best end):
neck (best end);
neck (scrag end);
leg;
haunch, or leg and chump end of loin;
and head.
A chine is two necks;
a saddle, two loins.
_Mutton is best in winter, spring, and autumn._
iii. Lamb
is cut into fore quarter
and hind quarter;
saddle;
loin;
neck;
breast;
leg;
and shoulder.
_Grass lamb is in season from Easter to Michaelmas; house lamb from
Christmas to Lady-day._
iv. Pork
is cut into leg,
hand or shoulder;
hind loin;
fore loin;
belly-part;
spare-rib, or neck;
and head.
_Pork is in season nearly all the year round, but is better relished in
winter than in summer._
v. Veal
is cut into neck (scrag end);
neck (best end);
loin (best end);
loin (chump, or tail end);
fillet (upper part of hind leg);
hind knuckle, which joins the fillet;
knuckle of fore leg;
blade (bone of shoulder);
breast (best end);
and breast (brisket end).
_Veal is always in season, but dear in winter and spring._
vi. Venison
is cut into haunch;
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