To Ventilate a Room. — Place pitcher or small
bucket of cold water on the table of the sleeping-room,
and it will absorb the gases that arise from respiration;
and for the reason that it does absorb gases, you should
never drmk of water that stands for any length of
time in a room unless closelv covered.
372 SCIENTIFIC COOKING.
To Prevent and Destroy Ants. — Prepare a solu-
tion by using half a pound of flour of brimstone and
one-fourth of a pound of potash. Place them in an
iron vessel, and put over the fire until they are dis-
solved, then beat them to a powder. Use a portion in
some water, sprinkling the places w^here the ants are
found, and they will vacate at once. Borax and sugar
mixed together, and placed in a small dish, is good to
keep them off.
Deodorizer for Sick-room. — Freshly ground coffee
placed on a saucer with a piece of gum of camphor
placed in center, and camphor lighted, will produce a
pleasant and healthful odor in the room. This I have
always found satisfactory and economical.
To Soften Boots and Shoes. — Apply kerosene with
soft cloth, and you will find they become soft and
pliable. It will also remove stains from furniture.
To Remove Mildew. — Soak the article in sour milk
and salt, and lay in the sun ; or use chloride of lime
made in solution by using a teaspoonful of lime to a
quart of water.
To Free Stove-pipe from Soot. — Put a piece of zinc
in stove on hot coals, and as it bums it will clear the
pipe.
Things Not to Do.
Never let your fresh meat remain in the papers in
ice-box.
Never keep vinegar in anything but glass or earthen
ware.
Never use water from hot-water pipe for cooking
purposes; the gases are gone and the water flat.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
373
TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,
2 cups butter (packed)
4
2
2%
SVo
2%
flour
granulated sugar ....
powdered sugar
confectioner's sugar . .
brown sugar
9 large eggs
1 square Baker's chocolate
1/2 cup almonds, blanched and
chopped
3 teaspoonfuls
16 tablespoons
2 level tablespoonfuls
flour
2 gills
25 drops of liquid
1 pint finely chopped meat
4 tablespoonfuls
2% cups granulated corn meal,
414 " rye meal
4% '' cofli'ee
pound.
ounce
1 tablespoon.
1 cup.
1 ounce.
1 ^'
1 cup.
1 teaspoon.
1 pound.
1 wineglass.
= 1 pound
The measuring of the present day, as taught in all
schools of cookery, is understood to be level, and flour
is always sifted before measuring. It is understood
everything is level, which no doubt gives more correct
measurements.
874 SCIENTIFIC COOKING.
TABLES FOR COOKING.
Broilins:.
Time.
Articles. Hours. Minutes.
Steak, one inch thick 5 to 6
Steak, one and one-half inch thick 8 to 10
Lamb or mutton chops 8 to 9
Lamb or mutton chops in paper cases 10
Quail 10
Quail in paper cases 12
Chicken (small) 25
Chicken, large, for plank 25
Slices of halibut or salmon 15 to 20
Whitefish, bluefish and shad 20 to 25
Tripe 5
Boiling.
Coffee 2 to 3
Soft-cooked eggs 3 to 5
Leg of mutton 2 to 3
Ham, weight 12 to 14 lbs 4 to 5
Fowl, weight 4 to 5 lbs 2 to 3
Turkey, weight 9 lbs 31/2
Corned beef or tongues 3 to 4
Cod and haddock, weight 3 to 5 lbs 25 to 30
Halibut (thick), weight 2 to 3 lbs 35 to 40
Salmon, weight 2 to 3 lbs 35 to 40
Lobster 30 to 35
"White potatoes 25 to 30
Sweet potatoes 20 to 25
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Presented as published in 1911. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
To Ventilate a Room. — Place pitcher or small bucket of cold water on the table of the sleeping-room, and it will absorb the gases that arise from respiration; and for the reason that it does absorb gases, you should never drink of water that stands for any length of time in a room unless closelv covered.
To Prevent and Destroy Ants. — Prepare a solution by using half a pound of flour of brimstone and one-fourth of a pound of potash. Place them in an iron vessel, and put over the fire until they are dissolved, then beat them to a powder. Use a portion in some water, sprinkling the places where the ants are found, and they will vacate at once. Borax and sugar mixed together, and placed in a small dish, is good to keep them off.
Deodorizer for Sick-room. — Freshly ground coffee placed on a saucer with a piece of gum of camphor placed in center, and camphor lighted, will produce a pleasant and healthful odor in the room. This I have always found satisfactory and economical.
To Soften Boots and Shoes. — Apply kerosene with soft cloth, and you will find they become soft and pliable. It will also remove stains from furniture.
To Remove Mildew. — Soak the article in sour milk and salt, and lay in the sun ; or use chloride of lime made in solution by using a teaspoonful of lime to a quart of water.
To Free Stove-pipe from Soot. — Put a piece of zinc in stove on hot coals, and as it bums it will clear the pipe.
Things Not to Do.
Never let your fresh meat remain in the papers in ice-box.
Never keep vinegar in anything but glass or earthen ware.
Never use water from hot-water pipe for cooking purposes; the gases are gone and the water flat.
TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,
2 cups butter (packed)
2% SVo
2%
flour
granulated sugar ....
powdered sugar
confectioner's sugar . .
brown sugar
9 large eggs
1 square Baker's chocolate
1/2 cup almonds, blanched and
chopped
3 teaspoonfuls
16 tablespoons
2 level tablespoonfuls
flour
2 gills
25 drops of liquid
1 pint finely chopped meat
4 tablespoonfuls
2% cups granulated corn meal,
414 " rye meal
4% '' coffee
pound.
ounce
1 tablespoon. 1 cup. 1 ounce. 1 ^' 1 cup. 1 teaspoon. 1 pound. 1 wineglass.
= 1 pound
The measuring of the present day, as taught in all schools of cookery, is understood to be level, and flour is always sifted before measuring. It is understood everything is level, which no doubt gives more correct measurements.
TABLES FOR COOKING.
Broilins:.
Time. Articles. Hours. Minutes.
Steak, one inch thick 5 to 6
Steak, one and one-half inch thick 8 to 10
Lamb or mutton chops 8 to 9
Lamb or mutton chops in paper cases 10
Quail 10
Quail in paper cases 12
Chicken (small) 25
Chicken, large, for plank 25
Slices of halibut or salmon 15 to 20
Whitefish, bluefish and shad 20 to 25
Tripe 5
Boiling.
Coffee 2 to 3
Soft-cooked eggs 3 to 5
Leg of mutton 2 to 3
Ham, weight 12 to 14 lbs 4 to 5
Fowl, weight 4 to 5 lbs 2 to 3
Turkey, weight 9 lbs 31/2
Corned beef or tongues 3 to 4
Cod and haddock, weight 3 to 5 lbs 25 to 30
Halibut (thick), weight 2 to 3 lbs 35 to 40
Salmon, weight 2 to 3 lbs 35 to 40
Lobster 30 to 35
"White potatoes 25 to 30
Sweet potatoes 20 to 25