This section is from the book "The Just-Wed Cook Book", by E. F. Kiessling. Also available from Amazon: The Just-Wed Cook Book.
Loaf Bread ..........................40 to 60 m. |
Rolls, biscuit ........................10 to 20 " |
Graham Gems ...................... 30 " |
Gingerbread ........................20 to 30 " |
Sponge-cake ..........................45 to 60 " |
Plain cake ............................30 to 40 " |
Fruit cake ............................ 2 to 3 hrs. |
Cookies ..................................10 to 15 m. |
Bread pudding .................... 1 hr. |
Rice and Tapioca .............. 1 " |
Indian pudding .................. 2 to 3 " |
Plum pudding ...................... 2 to 3 " |
Custards ................................15 to 20 m. |
Steamed brown-bread ........ 3 hrs. |
Steamed puddings .............. 1 to 3 " |
Pie-crust ..............................about 30 m. |
Potatoes ..............................30 to 45 m. |
Baked beans ........................ 6 to 8 hrs. |
Braised meat .......................... 3 to 4 " |
Scalloped dishes ..................15 to 20 m. |
WHAT TO SERVE WITH MEATS |
Roast Beef - Grated Horseradish. |
Roast Mutton - Currant jelly. |
Boiled Mutton - Caper sauce. |
Roast Pork - Apple sauce. |
Roast Lamb - Mint sauce. |
Venison or Wild Duck-Black currant jelly. |
Roast Goose - Apple sauce. |
Roast Turkey - Oyster sauce. |
Roast Chicken - Bread sauce. |
Compote of Pigeon - Mushroom sauce. |
Broiled Fresh Mackerel - Sauce of stewed gooseberries. |
Broiled Bluefish - White cream sauce. |
Broiled Shad - Rice. Fresh Salmon - Green peas with cream sauce. |
BAKING MEATS |
Beef, sirloin, rare, per lb.... 8 to 10 m. |
Beef, sirloin, well done, per lb.........................................12 to 15 m. |
Beef, rolled, rib or rump, per lb.................................12 to 15 m. |
Beef, long or short, filet......20 to 30 m. |
Mutton, rare, per lb............ 10 " |
Mutton, well done, per lb- 15 " |
Lamb, well done, per lb...... 15 " |
Veal, well done, per lb...... 20 " |
Pork, well done, per lb...... 30 " |
Turkey, 10 lbs. wt................ 3 hrs. |
Chickens, 3 to 4 lbs. wt......1 to 11/2 " |
Goose, 8 lbs.................:.......... 2 " |
Tame duck ............................40 to 60 m. |
Game duck ............................30 to 40 " |
Grouse, pigeons.................... 30 " |
Small birds ..........................15 to 20 " |
Venison, per lb.................... 15 " |
Fish, 6 to 8 lbs.; long, thin fish ...................................... 1 hr. |
Fish, 4 to 6 lbs.; thick Halibut .............................. 1 hr. |
Fish, small ............................20 to 30 m. |
FREEZING |
Ice Cream ............................ 30 m. |
BOILING |
Coffee .................................... 3 to 5 m. |
Tea, steep without boiling 5 " |
Corn meal ............................ 3 hrs. |
Hominy, fine ........................ 1 hr. |
Oatmeal, rolled .................... 30 m. |
Oatmeal, coarse, steamed- 3 hrs. |
Rice, steamed ......................45 to 60 m. |
Rice, boiled ..........................15 to 20 " |
Wheat granules ..................20 to 30 m. |
Eggs, soft boiled.................. 3 to 6 " |
Eggs, hard boiled..................15 to 20 " |
Fish, long, whole, per lb.... 6 to 10 " |
Fish, cubical, per lb............ 15 " |
Clams, oysters ...................... 3 to 5 " |
Beef, corned and a la mode 3 to 5 hrs. |
Soup stock ............................ 3 to 6 " |
Veal, mutton ........................ 2 to 3 " |
Tongue .................................. 3 to 4 " |
Potted pigeons .................... 2 ll |
Ham ...................................... 5 ll |
Sweetbreads ........................20 to 30 m. |
Sweet corn ............................ 5 to 8 " |
Asparagus, tomatoes, peas..15 to 20 " |
Macaroni, potatoes, spinach, |
squash, celery, cauliflower, greens ..................20 to 30 " |
Cabbage, beets, young........30 to 45 " |
Parsnips, turnips ................30 to 45 " |
Carrots, onions, salsify........30 to 60 " |
Beans, string and shelled- 1 to 2 hrs. |
Puddings, 1 qt., steamed- 3 " |
Puddings, small .................. 1 hr. |
FRYING |
Croquettes, fish balls.......... 1 m. |
Doughnuts, fritters ............ 3 to 5 " |
Bacon, small fish, potatoes.. 2 to 5 " |
Breaded chops and fish........ 5 to 8 " |
BROILING |
Steak, one inch thick.......... 4 m. |
Steak, 11/2 inch thick.......... 6 " |
Small, thin fish.................... 5 to 8 " |
Thick fish ..............................12 to 15- " |
Chops broiled in paper........ 8 to 10 " |
Chickens .............................. 20 " |
Liver, tripe, bacon.............. 3 to 8 " |
 
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