solidly = 1 " 9 large eggs, 10 medium eggs = 1 " 2 level tablespoonfuls butter = 1 ounce. 4 " " " = 2 ounces or 1/4 cup.  Butter the size of an egg = 2 " " " 2 level tablespoonfuls sugar = 1 " 4 " " flour = 1 " 4 " " coffee = 1 " 4 " " powdered sugar = 1 "

Table of Abbreviations.

Saltspoon                   ssp. 
Tablespoon                 tbsp. 
Pint                         pt. 
Gallon                      gal. 
Teaspoon                    tsp. 
Cupful                       cf. 
Quart                        qt. 
Peck                         pk.

A speck (spk.) is what you can put on a quarter inch square surface.

Time-table for Cooking.

BAKING BREAD, CAKES AND PUDDINGS.

    Loaf bread 40 to 60 m. 
    Graham gems 25 to 30 m. 
    Sponge cake 45 to 60 m. 
    Cookies 10 to 15 m. 
    Rice and tapioca 1 hr. 
    Custards 15 to 20 m. 
    Pastry (thin puff) 10 to 15 m. 
    Pie crust 25 to 30 m. 
    Baked beans 6 to 8 hrs. 
    Scalloped dishes 15 to 20 m. 
    Rolls, biscuit 10 to 20 m. 
    Gingerbread 25 to 30 m. 
    Fruit cake 2 to 3 hrs. 
    Bread pudding 1 hr. 
    Indian pudding 2 to 3 hrs. 
    Steamed pudding 1 to 3 hrs. 
    Pastry (thick) 30 to 50 m. 
    Potatoes 30 to 45 m. 
    Braised meat 3 to 4 hrs.

BAKING MEATS.

Beef, sirloin, rare, per lb.          8 to 10 m. 
Beef, well done, per lb.             12 to 15 m. 
Beef, rolled rib or rump, per lb.    12 to 15 m. 
Beef, fillet, per lb.                20 to 30 m. 
Mutton, rare, per lb.                10 m. 
Mutton, well done, per lb.           15 m. 
Lamb, well done, per lb.             15 m. 
Veal, well done, per lb.             20 m. 
Pork, well done, per lb.             30 m. 
Turkey, 10 lbs. weight               2-1/2 hrs. 
Chicken, 3 to 4 lbs. weight          1 to 1-1/2 hr. 
Goose, 8 lbs.                        2 hrs. 
Tame duck                            1 to 1-1/2 hr. 
Game                                 40 to 60 m. 
Grouse                               30 to 40 m. 
Small birds                          20 to 25 m. 
Venison, per lb.                     15 m. 
Fish, 6 to 8 lbs.                    1 hr. 
Fish, small                          30 to 40 m.

VEGETABLES (BOILING).

    Rice, green corn, peas, tomatoes, asparagus
      (hard boiled eggs) 20 to 25 m. 
    Potatoes, macaroni, squash, celery, spinach 25 to 30 m. 
    Young beets, carrots, turnips, onions, parsnips,
      cauliflower 30 to 45 m. 
    Young cabbage, string beans, shell beans, oyster plant 45 to 60 m. 
    Winter vegetables, oatmeal, hominy and wheat 1 to 2 hrs.