There was fish in the river, but the colonists grew weary of keeping what they called "a Lenten diet," and in their dreams munched juicy sirloins of fat English beef.
"The Princess Pocahontas"
Virginia Watson
From the kitchen and the larder-where the girls were immersed in calculations anent the number of hams, tongues, and sirloins of beef that would be required-he could be seen passing; and as May stood on no ceremony with Alice, whistling to her dogs, and sticking both hands into the pockets of her blue dress, she rushed after him, the mud of the yard oozing through the loose, broken boots which she insisted on wearing.
"Muslin"
George Moore
When sirloins of beef, loins of veal or mutton come in, part of the suet may be cut off for puddings, or to clarify; dripping will baste everything as well as butter, fowls and game excepted; and for kitchen pies nothing else should be used.
"A Poetical Cook-Book"
Maria J. Moss