[Sca-cooks] Catering - input needed

[Daniel Myers]

On Apr 26, 2005, at 2:16 PM, Laura C. Minnick wrote:

> At 11:07 AM 4/26/2005, you wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:03:15 -0400
>>  <kingstaste at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>> hehehehe...  yes, i just got done making a metric buttload of little 
>> 1950's style canapes and sammiches for a retirement party at work 
>> this afternoon.
>
> Ok, I gotta ask- what is the difference between a metric buttload, and 
> an English buttload? And can you convert it to pounds and shillings? 
> ;-D)


A traditional butt is 476.91 liters, a metric butt is 500 liters, and 
an imperial butt is 490.98 liters.  Therefore the difference between a 
metric butt load and an English (imperial) butt load is 9.02 liters.

Red wine cost 5d per gallon (1438 - 1439), therefore 2.39 gallons (9.02 
liters) would be just under 12d.

I don't happen to have a value for the price of wine in 1950.

- Doc


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