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MANUFACTURED GAS IN THE HOME
on current market prices, with manufactured gas at $1 for each thousand cubic feet.
A similar meal was cooked in an insulated oven where the gas cost was reduced to 2 cents.
This is shown in Figure 4, where the portions are for five people. The cereals are based on current market prices, with manufactured gas at $1 for each thousand cubic feet. The total costs for five people are shown in cents at the left. The cereal costs alone are shown by the black areas and the gas costs for the “home cooked” cereals by the shaded areas. The cereals were cooked in the ordinary double boiler.
Another test was also made in which the cereals were cooked in a fireless cooker and with this the gas consumption was one-half of that shown in Figure 4.
The relative cost of various fuels for cooking a dinner consisting of a a thick or Swiss steak, escaloped potatoes, spinach, bread, butter, rice pudding, coffee cream, and sugar with portions for six people, is shown in Figure 5. The figures at the left indicate the fuel cost for each meal in cents at the respective unit prices of the various fuels.
[3] Based on tests made by Dr. Minna C. Denton, Office of Home Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
[4] Based on data from Office of Home Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., and department of home economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
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on current market prices, with manufactured gas at $1 for each thousand cubic feet.
A similar meal was cooked in an insulated oven where the gas cost was reduced to 2 cents.
RELATIVE COST OF “HOME -COOKED” AND “READY -TO-SERVE” CEREALS [3]
This is shown in Figure 4, where the portions are for five people. The cereals are based on current market prices, with manufactured gas at $1 for each thousand cubic feet. The total costs for five people are shown in cents at the left. The cereal costs alone are shown by the black areas and the gas costs for the “home cooked” cereals by the shaded areas. The cereals were cooked in the ordinary double boiler.
Another test was also made in which the cereals were cooked in a fireless cooker and with this the gas consumption was one-half of that shown in Figure 4.
RELATIVE COST OF VARIOUS FUELS. [4]
The relative cost of various fuels for cooking a dinner consisting of a a thick or Swiss steak, escaloped potatoes, spinach, bread, butter, rice pudding, coffee cream, and sugar with portions for six people, is shown in Figure 5. The figures at the left indicate the fuel cost for each meal in cents at the respective unit prices of the various fuels.
[3] Based on tests made by Dr. Minna C. Denton, Office of Home Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
[4] Based on data from Office of Home Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., and department of home economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
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