Brown bread.............................

3 hours.

Puddings, one quart or more.......................

2 to 3 hours.

Rice.........................

45 to 60 minutes.

Baking of bread, cakes, custards and pudding

Fruit cake...........................

2 to 3 hours.

Layer cake...................................

15 to 20 minutes.

Loaf bread............................

40 to 60 minutes.

Muffins, baking powder.........................

20 to 25 minutes.

Muffins, yeast.........................

about 30 minutes.

Pie crust..........................

30 to 45 minutes.

Plain loaf cake..........................

30 to 90 minutes.

Rolls, biscuit........................

30 to 45 minutes.

Scalloped and au grain dishes......................

10 to 30 minutes.

Scalloped and au gratin dishes........................

10 to 20 minutes, according to size

Sponge cake, loaf..............................

45 to 60 minutes, according to size.

Timbales

about 20 minutes.

The instructions given above must be modified by circumstances: the age and quality of meat, vegetables and fish, the size of loaves and so forth. It is not possible to make out a table which shall be absolutely accurate. Experience is the one trustworthy teacher.