BOILING

Cereals
Corn Meal2 hours
Hominy2-3 hours
Macaroni20-30 minutes
Oatmeal4 hours
Rice20-30 minutes
Rolled Oats½ hour
Spaghetti20 minutes
Granulated or Rolled Wheat½ hour
Eggs
Soft-cooked3-5 minutes
Hard-cooked20 minutes
Fish
Bass, per pound12 minutes
Bluefish, per pound12 minutes
Cod, per pound6 minutes
Halibut, per pound12 minutes
Lobster, whole20 minutes
Salmon, per pound12 minutes
Small fish6-10 minutes
Meats
Corned Beef3-4 hours
Fresh Beef3 hours
Fowl, per pound30 minutes
Ham, per pound25 minutes
Mutton (leg), per pound25 minutes
Corned Tongue3½ hours
Fresh Tongue2½ hours
Vegetables
Artichokes30-45 minutes
Asparagus20-30 minutes
Dried Beans3-4 hours
Lima and other Shell Beans1 to 1¼ hours
String Beans1-2 hours
Beets, old2-4 hours
Beets, young45 minutes
Brussels Sprouts20 minutes
Cabbage20-30 minutes
Cauliflower25 minutes
Green Corn10 minutes
Onions1 to 1½ hours
Oyster Plant (whole)45 minutes
Parsnips45-60 minutes
Peas, Fresh20-60 minutes
Peas, Dried3 hours
Potatoes, White20-30 minutes
Potatoes, Sweet20-25 minutes
Spinach25-30 minutes
Tomatoes (stewed)20-30 minutes
Turnips, Yellow1½ to 2 hours
Turnips, White1 to 1½ hours