How long does it take to read Best Recipes from the Backs of Boxes, Bottles, Cans, and Jars?
Ceil Dyer
Best Recipes from the Backs of Boxes, Bottles, Cans, and Jars by Ceil Dyer takes about 11 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours
A week or two of reading
First published 1979. 600 pages, about 165,000 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Hundreds of recipes that have appeared on the backs of packages for decades, withstanding the test of time, include perennial favorites that are simple, easy to prepare, economical, and delicious.
Subjects: American Cookery, Cookery, Cooking, American Cooking, Processed foods
