in. |
|Widgeons | | | |
|Teal | | | |
|Plovers | | | |
|Larks |November |Till March | Ditto. |
|Wheatears |July |And during August | |
|Wild pigeons |March |Till September | August. |
|Tame do. | | | |
|Tame rabbits | |All the year | |
|Wild do. |June |Till February | November. |
|Sucking pigs | |All the year | |
|Leverets |March |Till September | |
|Hares |September | | |
|Partridges |Do. | | |
|Pheasants |October | | |
|Grouse |August | | |
|Moor game | |Till March | |
|Woodcock snipes |November | | |
+----------------+------------------+------------------+----------------+

Cocks' combs, fat livers, eggs, &c. are _dearest_ in April and May, and
_cheapest_ in August.

Fowls' heads may be had three for a penny; a dozen will make a very good
pie or _soup_, like No. 244.

Turkey heads, about a penny each.

Duck giblets, about three half-pence a set; four sets will make a
_tureen of good soup for sixpence_. See No. 244.

_Obs._--Poultry is in greatest perfection when in greatest plenty.

The _price of it_ varies as much as the size and quality of it, and the
supply at market, and the demand for it.

It is generally _dearest_ from March to July, when the town is fullest;
and _cheapest_ about September, when the game season commences, and the
weather being colder, allows of its being brought from more distant
parts, and the town becoming thin, there is less demand for it.

The above information will, we trust, be very acceptable to economical
families, who, from hearing the very high price poultry sometimes costs,
are deterred from ever inquiring about it. In the cheap seasons, we have
noted, it is sometimes as cheap as butcher's meat.