Cooking Notes
Once again, this was from notes I collected somewhere. While not as useless as the cleaning tips, it is interesting.
| Basic Ovens | ||
|---|---|---|
| slow oven | 250-350 | |
| moderate oven | 350-400 | |
| hot oven | 400-450 | |
| fast oven | 450-550 | |
| Oven Temperatures | ||
| biscuits | 450-460 | 12-15 minutes |
| bread | 350-400 | 50-60 minutes |
| loaf cakes | 360-400 | 40-60 minutes |
| layer cakes | 380-400 | 20-30 minutes |
| angel cake | 330-360 | 50-60 minutes |
| cup cakes | 350-400 | 15-25 minutes |
| cookies | 380-390 | 10-12 minutes |
| meringues | 250-300 | 40-60 minutes |
| muffins | 400-425 | 20-25 minutes |
| pies | 400-500 | 20-50 minutes |
| pie shells | 400-450 | 15-20 minutes |
| popovers | 350-450 | 35-40 minutes |
| rolls | 400-425 | 20-25 minutes |
| beef , rare | 300 | 18-20 min/lb |
| beef, medium (160) | 300 | 22-25 min/lb |
| beef, well done (170) | 300 | 27-30 min/lb |
| lamb (175) | 300 | 30-35 min/lb |
| veal (170) | 300 | 25-35 min/lb |
| pork, fresh (185) | 350 | 35-40 min/lb |
| pork, smoked (170) | 300 | 25-35 min/lb |
| capon | 350 | 25-30 min/lb |
| chicken | 350 | 30-40 min/lb |
| duck | 350 | 20-30 min/lb |
| duckling | 350 | 20-25 min/lb |
| goose | 350 | 20-25 min/lb |
| turkey, 8-10 lbs | 350 | 20-25 min/lb |
| turkey, 11-16 lbs | 350 | 18-20 min/lb |
| turkey, 17-25 | 350 | 15-18 min/lb |
| Salt proportions | ||
| soups | 1 t per | quart liquid |
| sauces | 1 t per | quart liquid |
| bread doughs | 1 t per | 4 cups flour |
| cereals | 1 t per | 2 c liquid |
| meat | 1 t per | pound |
| vegetables cooked in water | 1/2 t per | quart water |
| Eggs | ||
| soft eggs | 6 min | |
| firm eggs | 8 minutes | |
| hard eggs | 30-35 minutes | |
| Vegetables | ||
| asparagus | 20-30 minutes | |
| lima beans | 40-60 minutes | |
| shell beans | 40-60 minutes | |
| brussels sprouts | 15-25 minutes | |
| carrots | 20-30 minutes | |
| cauliflower | 8-10 minutes | |
| green corn | 7-10 minutes | |
| onions | 20-30 minutes | |
| peas | 20-30 minutes | |
| potatoes | 20-30 minutes | |
| rice | 20-30 minutes | |
| squash | 20-25 minutes | |
| broccoli | 10-30 minutes | |
| corn | 7-12 minutes | |
