Housekeepers’ 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 | Boiled | 15 to 30 | 2 30 |
| Beans (pod) | Boiled | 1 00 | 2 30 |
| Beans with green corn | Boiled | 45 | 3 45 |
| Beef | Roasted | A 25 | 3 00 |
| Beefsteak | Broiled | 15 | 3 00 |
| Beefsteak | Fried | 15 | 4 00 |
| Beef, salted | Boiled | A 35 | 4 15 |
| Bass, fresh | Broiled | 20 | 3 00 |
| Beets, young | Boiled | 2 00 | 3 45 |
| Beets, old | Boiled | 4 30 | 4 00 |
| Bread, corn | Baked | 45 | 3 15 |
| Bread, wheat | Baked | 1 00 | 3 30 |
| Butter | Melted | 3 30 | |
| Cabbage | Raw | 2 30 | |
| Cabbage and vinegar | Raw | 2 00 | |
| Cabbage | Boiled | 1 00 | 4 30 |
| Cauliflower | Boiled | 1-2 00 | 2 30 |
| Cake, sponge | Baked | 45 | 2 30 |
| Carrot, orange | Boiled | 1 00 | 3 15 |
| Cheese, old | Raw | 3 30 | |
| Chicken | Fricasseed | 1 00 | 3 45 |
| Codfish, dry and whole | Boiled | A 15 | 2 00 |
| Custard (one quart) | Baked | 30 | 2 45 |
| Duck, tame | Roasted | 1 30 | 4 00 |
| Duck, wild | Roasted | 1 00 | 4 50 |
| Dumpling, apple | Boiled | 1 00 | 3 00 |
| Eggs, hard | Boiled | 10 | 3 30 |
| Eggs, soft | Boiled | 3 | 3 00 |
| Eggs | Fried | 5 | 3 30 |
| Eggs | Raw | 2 00 | |
| Fowls, domestic, roasted or | Boiled | 1 00 | 4 00 |
| Gelatine | Boiled | 2 30 | |
| Goose, wild | Roasted | A 20 | 2 30 |
| Lamb | Boiled | A 20 | 2 30 |
| Meat and vegetables | Hashed | 30 | 2 30 |
| Milk | Raw | 2 15 | |
| Milk | Boiled | 2 00 | |
| Mutton | Roast | A 25 | 3 15 |
| Mutton | Broiled | 20 | 3 00 |
| Onions | Boiled | 1-2 00 | 3 00 |
| Oysters | Roasted | 3 15 | |
| Oysters | Stewed | 5 | 3 30 |
| Parsnips | Boiled | 1 00 | 3 00 |
| Pigs’ Feet | Soused | 1 00 | |
| Pork | Roast | A 30 | 5 15 |
| Pork | Boiled | 25 | 4 30 |
| Pork, raw or | Fried | 4 15 | |
| Pork | Broiled | 20 | 3 15 |
| Potatoes | Boiled | 30 | 3 30 |
| Potatoes | Baked | 45 | 3 30 |
| Potatoes | Roasted | 45 | 2 30 |
| Rice | Boiled | 20 | 1 00 |
| Salmon, fresh | Boiled | 8 | 1 45 |
| Sausage | Fried | 25 | 4 00 |
| Sausage | Broiled | 20 | 3 30 |
| Soup, vegetable | Boiled | 1 00 | 4 00 |
| Soup, chicken | Boiled | 2 00 | 3 00 |
| Soup, oyster or mutton | Boiled | B3 30 | 3 30 |
| Spinach | Boiled | 1-2 00 | 2 30 |
| Tapioca | Boiled | 1 30 | 2 00 |
| Tomatoes | Fresh | 1 00 | 2 30 |
| Tomatoes | Canned | 30 | 2 30 |
| Trout, salmon, fresh, boiled or | Fried | 30 | 1 30 |
| Turkey, boiled or | Roasted | 20 | 2 30 |
| Turnips | Boiled | 45 | 3 30 |
| Veal | Broiled | 20 | 4 00 |
| Venison steak | Broiled | 20 | 1 35 |
The time given is the general average; the time will vary slightly with the quality of the article.