Weight, Measures, Cooking Times, and Cooking Tips, collected by Carlos Mirasierras
Potatoes, sweet
Boiled
45 to 60 minutes
Pumpkin
Baked
4 to 5 hours
Rice
Stewed
25 to 35 minutes
Rice
Boiled
40 to 60 minutes
Steamed
45 to 60 minutes
Salsify
Sea Kale
Boiled
30 to 40 minutes
Boiled
15 to 20 minutes
Spinach
Boiled
20 to 30 minutes
Squash, summer
Boiled
1 hour
Squash, winter
Tomatoes
Baked
25 to 40 minutes
Stewed
15 to 20 minutes
Tomatoes
Turnips, young
Boiled
15 to 20 minutes
Turnips, old
Boiled
30 to 45 minutes
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Bread, Pastries, Puddings, etc.
ARTICLE
Biscuits (baking
powder)
Bread (white loaf)
Bread (Graham loaf)
Brown Bread
Cake, fruit
Cake, layer
Cake, loaf, small
Cake, loaf, medium or
large
Cake, sponge
Cake, wedding
Cookies
Custards, small or in
cups
Custards, large
Doughnuts
Fritters
Gingerbread
Graham Gems
Macaroni
Muffins, baking powder
Muffins, raised
Patties
Pie Crust

HOW COOKED

TIME

Baked

12 to 15 minutes

Baked
Baked
Steamed
Baked
Baked
Baked

45 to 60 minutes
35 to 60 minutes
3 hours
2 to 3 hours
20 to 30 minutes
25 to 40 minutes

Baked

35 to 90 minutes

Baked
Baked
Baked

45 to 60 minutes
3 hours
8 to 15 minutes

Baked

20 to 35 minutes

Baked
Fried
Fried
Baked
Baked
Baked
Baked
Baked
Baked
Baked

35 to 65 minutes
3 to 5 minutes
3 to 5 minutes
20 to 30 minutes
25 to 35 minutes
20 to 50 minutes
20 to 25 minutes
30 minutes
20 to 25 minutes
30 to 45 minutes

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