This section is from the book "Mrs. Owens' Cook Book", by Frances E. Owens. Also available from Amazon: Mrs. Owens' Cook Book.
4 loaves bread, or 6 dozen biscuit. 1/2 pound butter.
1 pound coffee in 5 quarts water.
2 ounces tea.
2 pounds sugar.
1 pint cream and 1 pint milk mixed.
1 quart pickles.
5 pounds ham before it is boiled.
2 cans fruit, or 2 quarts cranberries.
12 dozen biscuit.
6 loaves white bread.
6 loaves Graham bread. 150 doughnuts. 2 hams. 4 tongues.
1 gallon pickles. 4 pounds coffee. 1/2 pound tea.
10 pounds sugar. 4 pounds butter.
2 quarts cream and 2 quarts milk mixed.

 
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