Boiling

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By Lizzie Black Kander

Published 1903

  • About
  • Meats (4 to 5 pounds.)—2 to 3 hours. (Tough meats should keep boiling. 180° F.)
  • Fish (2 to 5 lbs.)—30 to 45 minutes
  • Ham (12 to 14 lbs.)—4 to 5 hours
  • Corned meat (6 to 8 lbs.)—4 to 6 hours
  • Potatoes, white—20 to 30 minutes
  • Potatoes, sweet—15 to 25 minutes
  • Peas, green—20 to 40 minutes
  • Beans, string—20 to 40 minutes
  • Beets, young—45 minutes
  • Beets, old—3 to 4 hours
  • Onions—40 minutes
  • Cauliflower—20 to 25 minutes
  • Cabbage, cut up—20 to 25 minutes
  • Turnips, parsnips—30 to 45 minutes
  • Green corn—8 to 15 minutes
  • Spinach—15 to 20 minutes
  • Squash—20 to 30 minutes
  • Asparagus—20 to 30 minutes
  • Diced vegetables—10 to 20 minutes