Bill of fare

The following is the bill of fare at the entertainment given by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, at Wynnstay, on his coming of age.

 30 Bullocks
  1 Ditto roasted whole
 50 Hogs
 50 Calves
 80 Sheep
 18 Lambs
 70 Pies
 51 Guinea fowls
 37 Turkeys
 12 Turkey poults
 84 Capons
 25 Pie fowls
300 Chickens
360 Fowls
 96 Ducklings
 48 Rabbits
 15 Snipes
  1 Leveret
  5 Bucks
421 Pounds of salmon
 30 Brace of tench
 40 Brace of carp
 36 Pike
 60 Dozen of trout
108 Flounders
109 Lobsters
 96 Crabs
 10 Quarts of shrimps
200 Crawfish
 60 Barrels of pickled oysters
  1 Hogshead of rock oysters
 20 Quarts of oysters for sauce
166 Hams
100 Tongues
125 Plum puddings
108 Apple pies
104 Pork pies
 30 Beef pies
 34 Rice puddings
  7 Venison pies
 60 Raised pies
 80 Tarts
 30 Pieces of cut pastry
 24 Pound cakes
 60 Savoy cakes
 30 Sweetmeat cakes
 12 Backs of bacon
144 Ice creams
18,000 Eggs
150 Gallons of milk
 60 Quarts of cream
 30 Bushels of potatoes
6,000 Asparagus
200 French beans
  3 Dishes of green pease
 12 Cucumbers
 70 Hogsheads of ale
120 Dozen of wine
Brandy, rum, and shrub
Rock-work shapes, landscapes, in jellies, blanchmange, &c.
A great quantity of small pastry
One large calk of ale, which held twenty-six hogsheads.

It is thought that there were at least 15,000 people at dinner in Sir Watkin's park all at the same time.