| Coffee | 1 to 3 minutes |
| Eggs, hard cooked | 35 to 45 minutes |
| Eggs, soft cooked | 6 to 8 minutes |
| Ham, weight 12 to 14 pounds | 4 to 5 hours |
| Mutton leg | 2 to 3 hours |
| Corned Beef or Tongue | 3 to 4 hours |
| Turkey, weight 9 pounds | 2 to 3 hours |
| Fowl, weight 4 to 5 pounds | 2 to 3 hours |
| Chicken, weight 3 pounds | 1 to 1 1/4 hours |
| Lobster | 25 to 30 minutes |
| Cod and Haddock, weight 3 to 5 pounds | 20 to 30 minutes |
| Halibut, thick piece, weight 2 to 3 pounds | 30 minutes |
| Bluefish and Bass, 4 to 5 pounds | 40 to 45 minutes |
| Salmon, weight, 2 to 3 pounds | 30 to 35 minutes |
| Small fish | 6 to 10 minutes |
| Rice | 20 to 30 minutes |
| Macaroni | 20 to 25 minutes |
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896).