Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!cca!ima!inmet!rgh From: rgh@inmet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <2011@inmet.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Mar-85 01:40:23 EST Article-I.D.: inmet.2011 Posted: Sat Mar 2 01:40:23 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 08:06:55 EST Lines: 12 Nf-ID: #R:sdcrdcf:-178700:inmet:3500060:177600:637 Nf-From: inmet!rgh Feb 28 11:30:00 1985 "Joy of Cooking" has this to say about chickens: Young chickens of either sex are called "broilers" if they weigh about 2-1/2 pounds and "fryers" if they weigh 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 pounds. "Roasters", also of either sex, are under 8 months old and weigh 3-1/2 to 5 pounds. ... "Stewing chickens", usually over 10 months, are pretty much what their name implies. "Capons", or castrated males, weigh 6 to 8 pounds. ... "Fowl" is a broadly polite nom de plume for hens aged 10 months or more and "stag" and "cock" for males that are too old to roast but make well-flavored adjuncts for the stock pot. Randy Hudson {ihnp4,harpo,ima}!inmet!rgh