Timetable for Boiling

Asparagus, 20 to 30 min.
Beans, shell, 1 to 1½ hrs.
Beans, string, 45 to 60 min.
Beets, young, 45 to 60 min.
Beets, old, 3 to 4 hrs.
Brown bread, steamed, 3 hrs.
Cabbage, 35 to 60 min.
Carrots, 1 hr.
Cauliflower, 20 to 30 min.
Chickens, young, 3 to 4 pounds, 1 to 1¼ hrs.
Corn, green, 15 min.
Corned Beef, gentle simmering, 3 to 4 hrs.
Eggs, soft cooked (in water which does not boil), 4 to 6 min.
Eggs, hard cooked (in water which does not boil), 35 to 45 min.
Ham, weight 12 to 14 pounds, 4 to 5 hrs.
Onions, 45 to 60 min.
Rice in fast boiling water, 20 min.
Smoked tongue, 4 hrs.