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The bride's cook book

1915

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Presented as published in 1915. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
TIME-TABLES FOR COOKING (Continued) BOILING. ARTICLES— TIME Small Fish 6 to 10 Potatoes, white - 20 to 30 Potatoes, sweet 15 to 25 Asparagus 20 to 30 Peas 20 to 60 String Beans 1 to 2^/^ Lima and other Shell Beans 1 to l}i Beets, young 45 Beets, old 3 to 4 Cabbage 35 to 60 Oyster Plant 45 to 60 Turnips 30 to 45 Onions 45 to 60 Parsnips 30 to 45 Spinach 25 to 30 Green Corn ~ 12 to 20 Cauliflower 20 to 25 Brussels Sprouts 15 to 20 Tomatoes, stewed 15 to 20 Rice - 20 to 25 Macaroni 20 to 30 minutes hours minutes hours minutes BROILING. Steak, one inch thick 4 to 6 Steak, one and one-half inches thick 8 to 10 Lamb or Mutton Chops 6 to 8 Lamb or Mutton Chops in paper cases 10 Quail or Squabs ~ 8 Quail or Squabs in paper cases 10 to 12 Chickens _ 20 Shad, Bluefish and Whitefish 15 to 20 Slices of Fish, Halibut, Salmon and Swordfish 12 to 15 Small, thin Fish 5 to 8 Liver and Tripe 4 to 5 BAKING. Bread (white loaf) 45 to 60 Bread (graham loaf) 35 to 45 Bread (sticks) 10 to 15 Biscuits or Rolls (raised) 12 to 20 Biscuits (baking powder) 12 to 15 Gems ^...25 to 30 Muffins (raised) 30 Muffins (baking-powder) 20 to 25 Corn Cake (thin) 15 to 20 Corn Cake (thick) 30 to 35 Gingerbread 20 to 30 minutes Cookies 6 to 10 25 BRIDE'S COOK BOOK TIME-TABLES FOR COOKING (Continued) BAKING. ARTICLES— Sponge Cake ... Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake .45 (layer) 20 (loaf) 40 (pound) 1 % (fruit) 1 M (wedding) or steam 2 hours and bake 1^ Baked Batter Puddings 35 Bread Puddings Tapioca or Rice Pudding Rice Pudding (poor man's) 2 Indian Pudding 2 Plum Pudding 2 Custard Pudding 30 Custard (baked in cups) 20 Pies 30 Tarts 15 Patties 20 Vol-au-vent 50 Cheese Straws 8 Scalloped Oysters 25 Scalloped Dishes of Cooked Mixtures 12 Baked Beans 6 Braised Beef Beer, sirloin or rib, rare, weight 5 lbs Beef, sirloin or rib, rare, weight 10 lbs Beef, sirloin or rib, well done, weight 5 lbs Beef, sirloin or rib, well done, weight 10 lbs Beef, rump, rare, weight 10 lbs Beef, rump, well done, weight 10 lbs Beef (miet) 20 Mutton (saddle) Lamb (leg) Lamb (forequarter) ; Lamb (chops) in paper cases Veal (leg) Veal (loin) Pork (chine or spare-rib) 3^ Chicken, weight 3 lbs. to 4 1 Turkey, weight 9 lbs '.. 2^ Goose, weight 9 lbs Duck (domestic) 1 Duck (wild) 20 Grouse 25 Partridge 45 Pigeons (potted) Fish (thick) weight 3 to 4 lbs 45 Fish (small) .:..... .....20 TIME to 60 to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to 31^ to hour 15 3/2 2 to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to minutes hours minutes hours mmutes 30 60 1/2 2 3 45 1 1 3 3 3 45 25 50 20 25 60 10 30 15 8 30 20 50 35 55 30 1/2 IK 20 4 3 3^ hours IK 3 2 IK " 30 30 50 2 60 30 hours minutes hours minutes hours mmutes hours minutes 26 BRIDE'SCOOKBOOK TIME TABLES FOR COOKING (Continued) FRYING. ARTICLES- TIME Muffins, Fritters and Doughnuts 3 to Croquettes and Fishballs Potatoes, raw 4 to Breaded Chops 5 to Fillets of Fish 4 to Smelts, Trout and other small Fish ..^ 3 to minutes 27 In Bungalow or Mansion American Sodas A welcome addition to Any Table. Fiesta Sugar Wafers Complete a Dainty Dessert. Manufactured ' by American Biscuit Company