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HOUSEKEEPER'S TIME-TABLE.
      Mode of Preparation.Time of Cooking.Time of digestion.
      H. M.H. M.
      Apples, sour, hard..............................Raw......2 50
      Apples, sweet and mellow........................Raw......1 50
      Asparagus.......................................Boiled15 to 302 30
      Beans(pod)......................................Boiled1 002 30
      Beans with green corn........Boiled453 45
      Beef.........................Roasted* 253 00
      Beefsteak.....................Broiled153 00
      Beefsteak......................Fried154 00
      Beef, salted....................Boiled* 354 15
      Bass, fresh.....................Broiled203 00
      Beets, young.....................Boiled2 003 45
      Beets, old.......................Boiled4 304 00
      Bread, corn......................Baked453 15
      Bread, wheat......................Baked1 003 30
      Butter............................Melted......3 30
      Cabbage............................Raw......2 30
      Cabbage and vinegar................Raw......2 00
      Cabbage.............................Boiled1 004 30
      Cauliflower.........................Boiled1-2 002 30
      Cake, sponge........................Baked452 30
      Carrot, orange.......................Boiled1 003 15
      Cheese, old..........................Raw......3 30
      Chicken..............................Fricasseed1 003 45
      Codfish, dry and whole...............Boiled* 152 00
      Custard (one quart)..................Baked302 45
      Duck, tame...........................Roasted1 304 00
      Duck, wild...........................Roasted1 004 50
      Dumpling, apple......................Boiled1 003 00
      Eggs, hard...........................Boiled103 30
      Eggs, soft............................Boiled33 00
      Eggs..................................Fried53 30
      Eggs..................................Raw......2 00
      Fowls, domestic, roasted or...........Boiled1 004 00
      Gelatine..............................Boiled......2 30
      Goose, wild...........................Roasted* 202 30
      Lamb..................................Boiled* 202 30
      Meat and vegetables...................Hashed302 30
      Milk..................................Raw......2 15
      Milk..................................Boiled......2 00
      Mutton................................Roast* 253 15
      Mutton................................Broiled203 00
      Onions................................Boiled1-2 003 00
      Oysters...............................Roasted......3 15
      Oysters...............................Stewed53 30
      Parsnips..............................Boiled1 003 00
      Pigs' feet............................Soused......1 00
      Pork..................................Roast* 305 15
      Pork..................................Boiled* 254 30
      Pork, raw or..........................Fried......4 15
      Pork..................................Broiled203 15
      Potatoes..............................Boiled303 30
      Potatoes..............................Baked453 30
      Potatoes..............................Roasted452 30
      Rice..................................Boiled201 00
      Salmon, fresh.........................Boiled81 45
      Sausage...............................Fried254 00
      Sausage...............................Broiled203 30
      Soup, vegetable........................Boiled1 004 00
      Soup, chicken...........................Boiled2 003 00
      Soup, oyster or mutton..................Boiled€  3 303 30
      Spinach.................................Boiled1-2 002 30
      Tapioca.................................Boiled1 302 00
      Tomatoes................................Fresh1 002 30
      Tomatoes................................Canned302 30
      Trout, salmon, fresh, boiled or.........Fried301 30
      Turkey, boiled or.......................Roasted* 202 30
      Turnips.................................Boiled453 30
      Veal....................................Broiled204 00
      Venison steak...........................Broiled201 35

* Minutes to the pound.

€  Mutton soup.

The time given is the general average; the time will vary slightly with the 
quality of the article.

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