This section is from the book "Cooking For Profit", by Jessup Whitehead. Also available from Amazon: Cooking for Profit.
Bought milk, regular supply,
800 qts @ 3 cents........ $24 00
Bought milk and buttermilk irregularly 6 weeks 140 qts.
@ 3 cents............... 4 20
Bought cream 102 qts. @ 20 cents................... 20 40
Average cost 1 1/4 cents each person each meal; giving half a pint of milk and a gill of cream to each person - some of it used in the cooking and ice cream, however.
 
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