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Down the Scale or Up... · Barbara Abel — chapter 6 of 6 · ~355 words · public domain

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Limas (dried, cooked) ½ cup 140 Limas (fresh, cooked) ½ cup 75 Navy Beans (stewed) ½ cup 100 Baked Pork and Beans ½ cup 160 Peanut Butter 1 tablespoon 90 Peanuts 10 50 Pecans 6 50 Cashews 6-8 90

DESSERTS AND PASTRY

Baked Custard ½ cup 140 Rice Pudding ½ cup 165 Bread Pudding ½ cup 200 Chocolate Pudding ½ cup 220 Cornstarch Pudding ½ cup 140 Filled Cream Puff 1 medium 175 Sponge Cake 2¼″ × 2¾″ × 1½″ 100 Plain Cake 2″ × 2″ × 1″ 100 Layer Cake (iced) 2″ sector 400 Plain Cookies 2 medium 100 Doughnut 1, medium 135 Apple Pie ⅛, 9″ pie 230 Cherry Pie ⅛, 9″ pie 370 Coconut Custard Pie ⅛, 9″ pie 355 Custard Pie ⅛, 9″ pie 200 Mince Pie ⅛, 9″ pie 340 Lemon Meringue Pie ⅛, 9″ pie 340 Pumpkin Pie ⅛, 9″ pie 275 Cheese Cake 2½″ sector 275

SOUPS

Cream Soups 1 cup 200 Oyster Stew 1 cup 240 Bouillon ¾ cup 9 Split Pea ¾ cup 200 Clear Tomato ¾ cup 60 Vegetable (broth type) ¾ cup 55

SANDWICHES

Chicken Salad 1 245 Grilled Cheese (open) 1, 1 sl. bread 215 Egg Salad 1 280 Ham 1 280 Lettuce and Tomato 1 200 Peanut Butter 1 300 Swiss Cheese 1 270

MISCELLANEOUS

Fudge l¼″ × 1″ × ¾″ 100 Chocolate Sundae 1 medium 215 Ice Cream Soda Fountain size 260 Chocolate Almond Bar 1 small 130 Cocoa ¾ cup 180 Choc. Malted Milk Fountain size 500 Chop Suey 1 cup 400 Brown Gravy ¼ cup 100 Soft Drinks 1 bottle, 8 oz. 110 Sugar 1 tablespoon 50 Jams, Jellies 1 tablespoon 55 Pretzels 5 small sticks 20

TO LADIES IN WEIGHTING

Keep a regular record, using the same scales, if possible.

DATE WEIGHT

______ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ______

Transcriber’s Notes

—Silently corrected a few typos, including listed errata.

—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by underscores.

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