Spons' Household Manual / A treasury of domestic receipts and a guide for home management
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
Quantities are separated from the unit by a space, for example ‘3 ft.’ or ‘12½ lb.’ Some quantities had a linking - such as ‘12½-lb.’ For consistency this - has been removed in the etext.
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A TREASURY OF
DOMESTIC RECEIPTS
And Guide for
HOME MANAGEMENT.
London: E. & F. N. SPON, 125 STRAND.
New York: SPON & CHAMBERLAIN, 12 CORTLANDT STREET.
1894
Time was when the foremost aim and ambition of the English housewife was to gain a full knowledge of her own duties and of the duties of her servants. In those days, bread was home-baked, butter home-made, beer home-brewed, gowns home-sewn, to a far greater extent than now.
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Site
Construction
Water Supply and Purification
Sanitation
Ventilation
Warming
Lighting
Furniture and Decoration
Bells and Calls
Thieves and Fire
Aerated Drinks
Beer
Bitters
Cordials and Liqueurs
Wine, and Miscellaneous Drinks
Bread
Biscuits, Cakes, and Fancy Breads
THE FITTINGS.
THE PROCESSES OF COOKERY.
RECIPES FOR DISHES.
Testing
Cleaning and Renovating
Vermin, Destroying
Removing Stoppers
Housekeeping
Marketing
Dietetics
Laying and Waiting at Table
Carving
Dinners
Breakfasts
Luncheons
Teas
Suppers
Miscellaneous
Etiquette
Dancing
Amateur Theatricals
Tricks and Illusions
Games
The Room
Sleep
The Toilet
Dress
The Room
The Nurse
The Bed
Sickroom accessories
Feeding patients
Administering Physic
Accidents and Emergencies
Common Complaints
Bathing in general.
Management of Hot-water System.
Domestic Washing.
Steam Laundries.
Games
Patching
Joining
Darning
Horse
Cow
Pig
Fowls
Ducks
Geese
Turkeys
Pigeons
Bees
Gardeners’ Calendar.
The House
Servants
The Householder
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