This section is from the book "Food Facts For The Home-Maker", by Lucile Stimson Harvey. Also available from Amazon: Food facts for the home-maker.
Unit of purchase | Cost | Total calories | Calories for 10 c. | |
Oatmeal . . . . . . . | 1 lb. 4 oz. package | .12 | 1912 | 1583+ |
Oatmeal . . . . . . . | 1 lb. by bulk | .07 | 1800 | 2571 |
Cornmeal . . . . . . | 1 lb. 8 oz. package | .12 | 2419 | 2015 |
Cornmeal . . . . . | 1 lb. by bulk | . 07 | 1613 | 2304 |
Hominy . . . . . . | 1 lb. 8 oz. package | .08 | 2412 | 3015 |
Samp . . . . . . . | 1 lb. by bulk | .08 | 1608 | 20IO |
Cracked wheat.. . . | 1 lb. 10 oz. package | .25 | 2652 | 1060+ |
Cream of wheat. . | 1 lb. 12 oz. package | . 23 | 2870 | 1247 |
Wheatena . . . . | 1 lb. 8 oz. package | .18 | 1947 | 1081 |
Rice . . . . . | I lb. by bulk | .18 | 1591 | 883 |
Shredded wheat . . | 12 oz. package | .14 | 1243 | 887+ |
Puffed rice . . . . . | 5 oz. package | .15 | 500 | 333+ |
Corn flakes . . . . . | 8 oz. package | .15 | 800 | 533+ |
Graham flour.... | 1 lb. | .07 | 1627 | 2324+ |
White flour . . . . . | 1 lb. | 0.8 1/2 | 1600 | 1888+ |
Bread . . . . . . | 1 lb. 5 oz. loaf | .15 | 1541 | 1002 |
Kind | Amount | Salt | Time | |
Cornmeal | 1 cup | 4 to 5 cups | 1 teaspoon | 1 to 3 hours |
Granular cereals | 1 cup | 4 to 6 cups | 1 teaspoon | 1/2 to 1 hour |
Hominy | 1 cup | 4 cups | 1 teaspoon | 3 to 5 hours |
Oatmeal | 1 cup | 4 cups | 1 teaspoon | 3 to 4 hours |
Rice, boiled | 1 cup | 8 to 12 cups | 1 teaspoon | 30 minutes |
Rice, steamed | 1 cup | 4 cups | 1 teaspoon | 1 to 3 hours |
1 cup | 2 to 3 cups | 1 teaspoon | I to 3 hours |
 
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