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Summary of Fuller Household Expenses, 1857

Food

2,099  pounds fresh meat and fish
   622  pounds salted meat and fish
1,754  pounds flour and crackers
   222  pounds butter
   122  pounds lard
   222  pounds coffee
     24  pounds tea
   478  pounds sugar, 8 gallons molasses
          eggs, fruit, rice
          spices and vinegar
          miscellaneous
$328.43
95.84
65.00
72.63
27.71
44.06
21.57
109.06
46.83
37.92
34.95

Food (total expenses)
Wood (44 cords)
Lights (oil and candles)
Laundry (soap, starch, dye)
Kitchen (utensils, kettles, brooms, etc.)
House (candlesticks, towels, stovepipe, etc.)
Servants' wages
$884.00
239.75
87.85
16.90
26.35
43.81
390.60

TOTAL
$1,689.26


In 1857 Lizzie spent a total of $1,689.26 to run the household for her three brothers, two sisters, two servants, and herself.

What percentage of the total household expenditures was spent on food?