| Beef, sirloin, rare, per lb. | 8 to 10 minutes |
| Beef, well done, per lb. | 12 to 15 minutes |
| Beef, rolled rib or rump, per lb. | 12 to 15 minutes |
| Beef, fillet, per lb. | 20 to 30 minutes |
| Chicken, 3 to 4 lbs. weight | 1 to 1 1/2 hours |
| Duck, tame | 1 to 1 1/2 hours |
| Fish, 6 to 8 lbs. | 1 hour |
| Fish, small | 30 to 40 minutes |
| Game | 40 to 60 minutes |
| Goose, 8 lbs. | 2 hours |
| Grouse | 30 to 40 minutes |
| Lamb, well done, per lb. | 15 minutes |
| Mutton, rare, per lb. | 10 minutes |
| Mutton, well done, per lb. | 15 minutes |
| Pork, well done, per lb. | 30 minutes |
| Small birds | 20 to 25 minutes |
| Turkey, 10 lbs. weight | 2 1/2 hours |
| Veal, well done, per lb. | 20 minutes |
| Venison, per lb. | 15 minutes |
Public School Domestic Science (1898).