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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Sat, 2-Mar-85 01:40:23 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  2 01:40:23 1985
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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