The Fireless Cook Book: A Manual of the Construction and Use of Appliances for Cooking by Retained Heat, With 250 Recipes (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Fireless Cook Book\nIt will be noticed that nearly every recipe in the book states how many persons it will serve, the idea being that, in spite of the variable quan tities which different people use, this would act as a guide to those who wish to plan rather closely. Where two numbers are given the vari ation is in proportion to the difference between the amount eaten by men and by women.