MANUFACTURED GAS IN THE HOME. 
5 
DINNER 
FOR 
on current market prices, with manufactured gas at $1 for each thou- 
sand 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 ordi- 
nary 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 thick or Swiss steak, escal- 
loped potatoes, spinach, bread, but- 
ter, 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 re- 
spective unit prices of the various 
fuels. 
FIG. 3.. FUEL SMALL FART OF TOTAL 
MEAL COST. 
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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