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<DIV><FONT size=2>Greetings all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2> I am trying to decipher an English recipe
from 1606. It starts "</FONT><FONT size=2>First you must take halfe a strike of
..." Does any one know what a "strike" is? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> The only use of the word "strike" I have
been able to find relates to the "Winchester Standard." (found it in
<EM>Weights and Measures </EM>by F.G. Skinner) For capacity, it defined
each measure by the weight in Troy ounces of its contents of wheat by "striked
measure." Any help would be appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Michael</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="mailto:darke@inetworld.net">darke@inetworld.net</A>
_^..^_<BR><A
href="http://www.inetworld.net/darke">http://www.inetworld.net/darke</A><BR>"Veni,
Coqui, Bibimus"</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>