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TELEGRAM  CONSERVATION  COOK  BOOK
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TELEGRAM CONSERVATION COOK BOOK

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

26
Calories
1g
Protein
3g
Fat
0g
Carbs

Counts 2 of 7 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coffee not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Soup not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0
Cake not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 cupfuls of coffee
  • 3 quarts water 0000 2 hours very low gas simmer- ing
  • 4 quarts soup cost $0
  • one quart costs 3% cents
  • 1 cupful less than 1 cent
  • one cupful costs 1 cent
  • six cupfuls cost 6 cents
  • 6 walnuts
  • 12 half meats
  • 12 cakes
  • 6 cakes
  • 1 pound $0
  • 1 cent
  • 6 cents
  • 30 min
  • 6 people $0
  • salt

Directions

1

Small Cakes.

2

1 c sugar $0.0417

3

y2 c Crusto 0600

4

Vz c water 0000

5

2 t baking powder 0042

6

1 egg 0500

7

2 c flour 0282

8

Vi t salt 0001

9

1 T cornstarch 0016

10

Total $0.1858

11

6 walnuts (12 half meats) 0400

12

Total $0.2258

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Place % walnut on 12 cakes. Bake. 6 cakes for dinner $0.1129

14

Crystallized Grapes.

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Grapes, 1 pound $0.0750

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To crystallize —

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1 c sugar 0417

18

2 T water 0000

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Total $0.1167

20

Boil to hard boil stage. Pour over fruit and nut meats. Stir around until all are well covered. Set aside to cool.

21

I Coffee.

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iy2 quarts water -. $0.0000

23

% lb. coffee (32c per lb.) 0800

24

% eg-g shell 0000

25

Total $0.0800

26

Cream. 1 c off of bottle 0268

27

4 T sugar 0104

28

Total $0.1172

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Planned for 8 cupfuls of coffee.

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Summary. Cost.

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Clam soup $0.0642

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Beet relish 0418

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Home-made mustard pickles. . . .0200

34

Croppie fish 0098

35

Roast chicken 8136

36

Currant jelly 0500

37

Sweet peach pickles 1000

38

Potato balls 1218

39

Baked squash 0759

40

Stewed small onions 0000

41

Biscuit 1019

42

Butter 0963

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Apple salad with mayonnaise

44

dressing 1435

45

Oregon prune pie 1055

46

Raspberry Jello 0850

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Substitute for cream 0712

48

Small cakes 1129

49

Crystallized grapes 1167

50

1 pound walnuts 1250

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Raisins 1000

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Coffee, cream and sugar 1172

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Total $2.4525

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3 hours wood 1020

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Total cost $2.5545

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It is not fair to charge full cost of wood to cooking, as I use the range to heat lower floor at home. — Mrs. W. W. Williams, 1411 Rodney avenue.

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Second Prize.

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For the second best menu, as in tho first prize. This was won with the following

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MENU BY MRS. METZGER.

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Vegetable Soup.

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Celery. Saltines. Picalilli.

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Creamed Salmon with Turkish Pilau.

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Roast Chicken with Brown Gravy.

64

Bread Dressing.

65

Cranberry Sauce.

66

Baked Potatoes with Cheese.

67

Creamed Cauliflower.

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White Bread. Raisin Brown Bread.

69

Banana and Walnut Salad.

70

Apple Pie with Whipped Cream.

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Stuffed Dates. Coffee.

72

Vegetable Soup.

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2 c carrots, diced $0.0300

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1 c onions, diced 0250

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1 c potatoes, diced 0125

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2 c cabbage, diced 0188

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1 c turnips, diced 0125

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1 c tomatoes, diced 0267

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2 t salt 0006

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3 quarts water 0000

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2 hours very low gas simmer- ing) 0080

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4 quarts soup cost $0.1341

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One quart costs 3% cents and 1 cupful less than 1 cent.

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Prepare and dice all of the above vegetables. Put in a kettle and cook slowly; it may be cheaper to buy the canned beans.

85

The above recipe with a salad makes a complete meal, hence is very economical. One cupful costs 1 cent, six cupfuls cost 6 cents. — Mrs. Taylor.

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Steamed Salmon with Turkish Pilau.

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Cost. 2-lb. salmon $0.3000

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1 T salt 0008

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Vz c rice 0156

90

2 c stock 0500

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1 c strained tomato 0267

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% t salt 0002

93

y8 t pepper 0010

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Parsley to garnish 0000

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Gas to steam salmon, 30 min. . .0057 Gas to cook rice, 30 minutes. . .0057

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Serves 6 people $0.4057

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About 6 2-3c per portion 0676

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Rub the salmon with salt, and steam until tender. Cook the rice in the stock. When all is absorbed add the tomato. Add the salt to the rice

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The Greatest Editorial Page in the Northwest- The Evening Telegram

By Chapel, Inie Gage, Mrs. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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