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In olden times large meals were the order of the day. Even to-day there are people who are great eaters. Not long ago a “champion” managed to win a lew pounds by eating at one meal: Ten helpings of veal; fifty sausages; a turkey; five apple dumplings; and rather more than a dozen buns, Once upon a time there were strong men who would have thought such a huge meal a mere trifle. “Gentlemen ot fashion” staked large sums on their elforts, and the lists of what was put away” made one gasp. In one case where the wager was a thousand guineas we have all the details except the menu, but you may judge how enormous that must have been from a letter written about the affair. The winner” it says, “did nobly, and ate his rival to a standstill, beating him, after a mightly struggle, by a pig and an ap-ple-pie.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 30 January 1936, Page 12
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156E ATTN G'MATCHES Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 30 January 1936, Page 12
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