This section is from the book "Lessons In Cooking Through Preparation Of Meals", by Eva Robeeta Robinson. Also available from Amazon: Lessons in Cooking Through Preparation of Meals.
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Starch & Sugar | |||||
Supplies | Cost | Total | Protein | Fat | |
6 lbs. Flour...................................... | $ | 9,840 | 1,180 | 294 | 8,366 |
1 lb. Cornmeal................................ | 1,739 | 157 | 191 | 1,391 | |
1 lb. Graham Flour.......................... | 1,664 | 249 | 83 | 1,332 | |
3 lbs. Bread............... | 3,615 | 468 | 219 | 2,928 | |
1/2 lb. Rice....................................... | 816 | 72 | 8 | 736 | |
1/4 pkg. Puffed Rice........ | 730 | 80 | 7 | 643 | |
1/8 pkg. Pettijohn............................ | 426 | 77 | 30 | 319 | |
1/4 pkg. Wheat Berries................... | 730 | 80 | 7 | 643 | |
1/8 pkg. Farina................................ | 354 | 53 | 18 | 283 | |
1 lb. Macaroni................................. | 1,600 | 240 | 32 | 1,328 | |
5 1/2 lbs. Sugar............................. | 10,230 | 10,230 | |||
1/2 pt. Molasses.............................. | 666 | 3 | 663 | ||
4 lbs. Round Steak......................... | 4,440 | 1,600 | 2,840 | ||
1 lb. Veal Steak............................... | 480 | 202 | 278 | ... | |
1 lb. Calf's Brain ......... | 576 | 152 | 424 | .. . | |
1 lb. Beef Stew................................. | 1,110 | 400 | 710 | ||
2 Calves' Hearts............................... | 600 | 166 | 434 | ||
3 lbs. Loin of Mutton...................... | 3,984 | 1,792 | 2,192 | >. • | |
1 1/2 lbs. Halibut ........... | 705 | 281 | 424 | ||
1/4 lb. Bacon.................................... | 800 | 48 | 752 | ||
3 lbs. Roast Pork.......... | 4,500 | 1,080 | 3,420 | ||
1 Beef Tongue................................. | 800 | 376 | 424 | ||
4 doz. Eggs @ 25c......... | 3,808 | 1,220 | 2,588 | ||
8 qts. Milk ............... | 5,200 | 992 | 2,704 | 1,504 | |
2 pts. Cream.................................... | 1,820 | 91 | 1,565 | 164 | |
3 lbs. Butter .............. | 10,815 | 54 | 10,761 | ||
1 lb. English Walnuts....................... | 3,200 | 320 | 2,656 | ||
1 pk. Potatoes ............ | 2,247 | 247 | 22 | 1,978 | |
1/8 pk. Sweet Potatoes..................... | 600 | 32 | 88 | 480 | |
1/2 pt. Lentils................................... | 1,070 | 225 | 193 | 652 | |
2 cans Peas...................................... | 1,020 | 252 | 32 | 736 | |
1 can Tomatoes............................... | 210 | 44 | 15 | 151 | |
1 can Kidney Beans......................... | 800 | 189 | 25 | 586 | |
8 Onions........................................ | 200 | 26 | 10 | 164 | |
6 Carrots......................................... | 200 | 20 | 16 | 164 | |
4 Turnips......................................... | 100 | 13 | 4 | 83 | |
6 Beets............................................. | 200 | 4 | 46 | 150 | |
1 bunch Celery................................ | 50 | 12 | 2 | 36 | |
1/2 box Gelatine............................... | 50 | 9 | 41 | ||
2 bunches Rhubarb.......................... | 100 | 10 | 27 | 63 | |
1/2 lb. Prunes................................... | 800 | 24 | 776 | ||
1/4 pk. Apples................................. | 440 | 13 | 31 | 396 | |
1/4. lb. Figs................ | 300 | 15 | 285 | ||
1/2 lb. Dates..................................... | 725 | 14 | 51 | 660 | |
1 lb. Raisins.................................... | 1,200 | 36 | 108 | 1,056 | |
4 Lemons....................................... | 144 | 12 | 20 | 112 | |
6 Bananas....................................... | 400 | 22 | 22 | 356 | |
2 Grapefruit................................... | 200 | 14 | 8 | 178 | |
1/2 can Pineapple............................ | 100 | 4 | 6 | 90 | |
3 oz. Chocolate................................ | 450 | 36 | 324 | 90 | |
1/2 oz. Cocoa................................... | 72 | 12 | 38 | 22 | |
7/8 lb. Coffee .............. | |||||
1/16 lb. Tea ................ | |||||
Total for Week......... | $ | 86,926 | 12,718 | 34,169 | 40,059 |
Food Units per Day - 12,418. Food Units per Day per Person - 3,104. Cost of Food per Day - $ Cost per Day per Person - $
Of the Total Food Value, 14% is Protein, 39% is Fat, and 47% IS Starch and Sugar.
Use butter substitutes in cooking. Use top of milk in place of cream for cereal and coffee. If expensive reduce the quantity of milk or use skimmed milk in cooking.
In L. 153 omit the scrambled eggs and chopped meat; also the almond steak in L. 154, substituting lettuce. In L. 155 omit the sweet potatoes, and substitute cherry cubes for Jerusalem pudding for dessert. Cherry cubes may be made from Cherry Jello or Bromangelan, or by flavoring plain gelatine with cherry and, when set, cut into 1/3 inch cubes for serving.
In L. 156 use dry toast instead of hot cornbread or plain rice for puffed rice, and in L. 157 omit the sauted brains. In L. 158 serve old potatoes riced, instead of new potatoes in cream, and use rhubarb sauce in place of pie for dessert. In L. 159 omit the doughnuts, and in L. 161 the peas. In L. 162 omit the cereal and baked apples.
In L. 164 substitute Hamburg roast for baked loin of mutton. In L. 165 omit the cereal and use leftover beef for beef ramikins, also use dry toast in place of coffee cake. In L. 167 omit the timbale cases. In L. 168 omit the prunes and the tomato toast and use dry toast instead of cream muffins. In L. 170 use raisin bread pudding instead of bakewell pudding.
In L. 171 have dry toast instead of the hot cross buns. In L. 172 substitute veal steak for roast pork and orange ice for German Puffs and Sabyon sauce for dessert.
1 1/2 lbs. butter, c, less 1 1/2 lbs. oleo, c........$
2 qts. milk ..............
1 pt. cream..............
4 eggs ..................
Almond steak, c, less lettuce, c...............
Sweet potatoes ..........
Jerusalem pudding, C, less cherry cubes, c. .. .
Cornbread...............
Brains ..................
Cream sauce.............
Pastry for pie...........
Doughnuts ..............
Peas ....................
"Wheat, berries, cream and sugar .................
Baked apples............$
Loin of mutton, c,' less
Hamburg steak, c. . . .
Farina, cream and sugar. .
Coffee cake..............
Timbale cases ...........
Prunes ..................
Tomato toast............
Cream muffins ...........
Bakewell pudding, c, less raisin bread, c.........
Hot Cross buns...........
Roast pork, c, less veal steak, " c..............
German puffs, and sauce,
- c, less orange ice, 10c.
Original total cost........................................$
Reduction................................................
New total cost per week..............................$
New cost per day.........................................
New cost per day per person................................

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