9 large eggs = 1 pound
1 square Baker's chocolate = 1 ounce
1/3 cup almonds blanched and chopped = 1 "
A few grains is less than one-eighth teaspoon.
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
2 tablespoons butter = 1 ounce
4 tablespoons flour = 1 ounce
TIME-TABLES FOR COOKING
Boiling
Articles Time
Hours Minutes
Coffee 1 to 3
Eggs, soft cooked 6 to 8
" hard " 35 to 45
Mutton, leg 2 to 3
Ham, weight 12 to 14 lbs. 4 to 5
Corned Beef or Tongue 3 to 4
Turkey, weight 9 lbs. 2 to 3
Fowl, " 4 to 5 lbs. 2 to 3
Chicken, " 3 lbs. 1 to 1-1/4
Lobster 25 to 30
Cod and Haddock, weight 3 to 5 lbs. 20 to 30
Halibut, thick piece, " 2 to 3 lbs. 30
Bluefish and Bass, " 4 to 5 lbs. 40 to 45
Salmon, weight 2 to 3 lbs. 30 to 35
Small Fish 6 to 10
Potatoes, white 20 to 30
" sweet 15 to 25
Asparagus 20 to 30
Peas 20 to 60
String Beans 1 to 2-1/2
Lima and other Shell Beans 1 to 1-1/4
Beets, young 45
" old 3 to 4
Cabbage 35 to 60
Oyster Plant 45 to 60
Turnips 30 to 45
Onions 45 to 60
Parsnips 30 to 45
Spinach 25 to 30
Green Corn 12 to 20
