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Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals

1912

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Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
12 48 Fat 294 'ii9 290 80 23 18 30 60 12 16 1,296 3,888 278 10 117 1,242 765 50 1,504 526 2,042 224 2,588 2,028 2,348 562 10,761 877 22 16 30 97 4 88 50 18 4 8 5 2 10 "31 "so 9 2 54 24 '"38 432 Starch & Sugar 8,366 265 869 3,904 284 421 283 319 638 1,104 664 12,090 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,131 246 15 1,978 192 302 438 31 480 385 156 83 82 82 36 73 776 396 570 168 231 94 528 405 736 22 120 Total for Week .$11.37 89,349 13,364 33,022 42,963 Food Units per Day — 12,764. Food Units per Day per Person — 3,191. Cost of Food per Day — .$1.62. Cost per Day per Person — $0,405. Op the Total Food Value 15% is Protein, 37% is Fat and 48% is Starch and Sugar. 147 148 LESSONS IN COOKING SUGGESTIONS FOR REDUCING THE COST OF DECEMBER MENUS Substitute oleomargarine for butter in cooking. Use top of milk in place of cream for cereal and coflfee. In cooking with milk reduce by adding half water, or buy skimmed milk at $.05 a quart. In L. 65 serve toast instead of muffins. Also use ^ pound bacon instead of 1 pound sausage. Get a 5 pound soup bone Monday. For lunch, L. 66, have a vegetable soup with stock instead of cream of celery soup. For dinner, L. 67, instead of boiled ham, chop the soup meat, add to it y^ c currants, % t cinnamon, clove and all- spice mixed, 1 c bread crumbs, 1 egg, and % e stock for each 2 e meat. Form into a loaf and bake 20 min in a moderate oven, or until well heated throughout and browned on top. In pumpkin timbales use one whole egg instead of the two eggs. Omit the cream with the jellied figs. In L. 68 omit the peaches with the cereal. In L. 69 serve the omelet plain and omit the raspberry jam. In L. 70 use 1 whole egg instead of 2 yolks in the sweet rice croquettes. Omit the oranges in L. 71 ; also the egg in the creamed codfish. Use plain bread and butter in place of the rye muffins. In L. 72 omit the mushrooms from the macaroni dish; also use but half of the hermit recipe. In L. 73, if the rabbit must be purchased, substitute 1 pound round steak for brown stew (p. 51). Also serve bread pudding (see recipe, p. 49) instead of lemon pie. In L. 76 make a shortcake as on p. 47. In L. 77 use but 1 egg in the batter for tripe, adding Yi e water. In L. 79 omit the egg sauce for the salmon, of which 1 pound instead of 2 will be sufficient. In L. 80 serve buttered toast instead of Scotch scones. In L. 82 omit the banana salad and wafers. In L. 84 substitute IV2 lbs ham for 4 lbs roast beef. Also omit the Yorkshire pudding and serve mashed, instead of franconia potatoes. Also serve plain lettuce. In L. 85 substitute creamed eggs for sweetbreads, also sliced bananas for canned strawberries. ESTIMATED REDUCTION— OMISSIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS 1% lb. Butter, ,$ .48 less Lemon Pie $ .23 less l%lb. Oleo .30 $.18 Bread Pudding f .05 ? .18 3 pts. Cream 60 Butter reduced bv substitu- 2 qts. Milk 16 tions V2 lb 16 1 lb. Sausage !f .25 less 1 small can Mushi-ooms 10 14 lb. Bacon .06 19 Rabbit 42 1% doz. eggs (saved in muf- 1 lb. Salmon .18 fins, shortcake, etc.) 47 4 Banana.s 06 3 lb. Ham $ .66 less 4 lbs. Roast Beef $ .56 less $.25 Soup Bone 41 li^ lb. Ham .27 29 % can Peaches 07 1 pr. Sweetbreads $ .30 less