Chapter III
Reading edition
TIME TABLE.
As a general rule less time is required for Paper-bag Cookery than any other way. While this approximate time table is at your service, experience will enable you to modify the figures to suit your own stove and your family's predilections as to having things rare or well done.
FISH.
1 lb.15 minutes
3 lbs. 30 minutes
6 lbs.50 minutes
ROASTS.
Beef, 3 lbs.45 minutes
Add 5 minutes for each additional pound.
Veal, 5 lbs.1 hour and a half.
Add 7 minutes for each additional pound.
Pork, 3 lbs.50 minutes
Add 6 minutes for each additional pound.
Mutton, leg 8 poundsAn hour and a half
Mutton, shoulder 5 pounds 45 minutes
Mutton, chops12 minutes
Mutton, cutlets8 minutes
Lamb, leg 7 lbs.1¾ hours.
Lamb, shoulder50 minutes
Lamb, chops10 minutes
Sausages8 minutes
Sliced Bacon6 minutes
POULTRY.
Turkey (stuffed) 15 lbs.2½ hours
Turkey (not stuffed) 15 lbs. 2 hours
Goose (ordinary size)2 hours
Goose (green)1½ hours
Duck (old)1 hour
Duck (young)35 minutes
Guinea, 6 lbs.1 hour and 40 minutes
Chicken (large)1 hour and a half
Chicken (young)45 minutes
Quail and other small birds15 minutes
Stews (meat) medium sized1½ or two hours
Potatoes (Baked)35 minutes
Sweet (ten minutes less than by the other methods of cookery).
TABLE OF MEASUREMENTS.
4 teaspoonfuls of liquid1 tablespoonful
4 tablespoonfuls of liquid ½ gill or ¼ cupful
1 tablespoonful of liquid½ ounce
1 pint of liquid1 pound
2 gills of liquid1 cupful or ½ pint
1 kitchen cupful½ pint
1 quart sifted pastry flour1 pound
4 cupfuls sifted pastry flour1 quart or 1 pound
2 rounded tablespoonfuls of flour1 ounce
1 rounded tablespoonful granulated sugar1 ounce
2 rounded tablespoonfuls of ground spice 1 ounce
1 heaping tablespoonful powdered sugar1 ounce
3 cupfuls cornmeal1 pound
1 cupful butter½ pound
1 pint butter1 pound
1 tablespoonful butter1 ounce
Butter size of an egg2 ounces
10 eggs1 pound
1 solid pint chopped meat1 pound
2 cupfuls granulated sugar1 pound
1 pint brown sugar7 ounces
2½ cups powdered sugar1 pound
1 cupful stemmed raisins6 ounces
1 cupful rice½ pound
1 cupful stemmed raisins6 ounces
1 cupful cleaned and dried currants6 ounces
1 cupful grated bread crumbs2 ounces
8 rounded tablespoonfuls of flour1 cupful
8 rounded tablespoonfuls of sugar1 cupful
8 rounded tablespoonfuls of butter1 cupful
1 common tumbler1 cupful
3 tablespoonfuls grated chocolate1 ounce
4 gills1 pint
2 pints1 quart
4 quarts1 gallon