This section is from the book "Cooking For Profit", by Jessup Whitehead. Also available from Amazon: Cooking for Profit.
July 9.
Ham and eggs (7 orders, 12 ozs, ham, net, 15; eggs 18, 33 cents.) Beetsteak (8 orders, 1 lb, net, 20 cents.) Mutton chops (8 orders, 12 cents.) Stewed kidneys (1/2 lb, 6 cents.) Potatoes baked and fried, (5 cents.) Wheat muffins (No. 102 doubled, 14 cents.) Batter cakes (2 qts, 12 cents.) Milk and cream (average count, 25 cents.) Butter 15, syrup and sugar 16, tea and coffee 6. Total, $1 64; 25 persons; about 61/2 cents a plate.
 
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