Equivalents of Measures in Weight.
| New-process flour, 1 quart less 1 gill | 1 pound. | |
| Pastry flour, 1 quart, sifted | 1 | “ |
| Granulated sugar, 1 heaped pint | 1 | “ |
| Butter, 1 pint | 1 | “ |
| Powdered sugar, 5 gills | 1 | “ |
| Chopped meat, 1 pint, packed solid | 1 | “ |
| Liquids, 1 pint | 1 | “ |
| Eggs, 10 of average size | 1 | “ |
| Corn meal, 1/2 pint | 6 ounces. | |
| Rice, 1/2 pint | 8 | “ |
| Raisins, stemmed, 1/2 pint | 6 | “ |
| English currants, cleaned, 1/2 pint | 6 | “ |
| Bread crumbs, grated, 1 pint | 4 | “ |
| Granulated sugar, 1 heaped tablespoonful | 1 | “ |
| Powdered sugar, 1 slightly rounded tablespoonful | 1/2 | “ |
| Butter, 1 rounded tablespoonful | 1 | “ |
| Flour, 1 rounded tablespoonful | 1/2 | “ |
| Baking powder, 1 heaped teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Soda, 1 slightly rounded teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Cream of tartar, 2 slightly rounded teaspoonfuls | 1/4 | “ |
| Ginger, 1 heaped teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Cinnamon, 1 heaped teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Allspice, 1 generously heaped teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Clove, 1 slightly heaped teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Mace, 1 heaped teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Pepper, 1 heaped teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Salt, 1 teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Mustard, 1 rounded teaspoonful | 1/4 | “ |
| Nutmegs, 5 | 1 | “ |
| Tea, 3 scant teaspoonfuls | 1/4 | “ |
| Coffee, roasted berry, 1 tablespoonful | 1/2 | “ |
| Liquids, 2 tablespoonfuls | 1 | “ |
INDEX
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| A WORD WITH THE YOUNG HOUSEWIFE. | |
| Page | |
| Difference between mere housekeeping and home-making | [1] |
| Folly of “keeping up appearances” | [3] |
| My idea of good housekeeping | [2] |
| Some things a good housekeeper will do | [2] |
| ABOUT FURNISHING THE HOUSE. | |
| Introduction | [4] |
| Carpets and rugs, selecting | [6] |
| Chambers, what to buy for the | [5] |
| Cutlery, fashions in | [9] |
| Dainty things for the table | [9] |
| Dining-room furniture | [5] |
| Dinner and tea set, choosing a | [7] |
| Kitchen, What is Needed in the | [11] |
| List of articles most in use | [12] |
| Range, the | [11] |
| Linen Closet, Furnishing | [13] |
| Bed spreads and blankets | [18] |
| Doilies | [16] |
| Linen, imported | [14] |
| Napkins, size and quality of | [16] |
| Sheets and pillow cases | [18] |
| Table-cloths and napkins | [14] |
| Tea, carving, and tray cloths | [17] |
| Towels, bath and bedroom | [20] |
| Towels, kitchen and pantry | [21] |
| Sitting-room, comfort in the | [6] |
| DIVISION OF THE HOUSEHOLD WORK. | |
| Introduction | [22] |
| Cleaning a room by system | [26] |
| Day of rest, a | [28] |
| Every-day duties | [23] |
| Last half of the week, duties in the | [27] |
| Morning, what to do in the | [23] |
| Servant, where one is kept | [26] |
| Servants, two or more in the family | [29] |
| Special work for special days | [24] |
| SOME THINGS TO BE LEARNED EARLY. | |
| Bath-room, about the | [36] |
| Fires, proper management of | [31] |
| Furnace fire, points about the | [32] |
| Garbage barrel, do not neglect the | [37] |
| Lamps, getting the greatest good out of | [34] |
| Plumbing, taking care of | [35] |
| Refrigerator, the, keeping sweet | [33] |
| Washing Dishes | [38] |
| Cautions, some special | [40] |
| China, tins, and iron-ware | [39] |
| Glassware, proper care of | [38] |
| Knife blades, do not slight the | [41] |
| Rust and other annoyances | [42] |
| Silver, care of | [40] |
| WORK ON WASHING DAY. | |
| Introduction | [44] |
| Curtains, lace, cleaning | [47] |
| Curtains, washable, how to launder | [47] |
| Flannels, how to wash | [45] |
| Ironing | [48] |
| Satines, ginghams, and prints | [44] |
| Silk undergarments, the right way to wash | [46] |
| Soap, borax | [50] |
| Soap, hard, rule for | [49] |
| Soap, soft | [50] |
| Starching | [48] |
| IN THE DINING-ROOM. | |
| Introduction | [52] |
| Breakfast table, at the | [54] |
| Dinner table, how to set the | [55] |
| Duties of the waitress | [57] |
| Luncheon and tea table | [56] |
| Refinement not exclusively for the rich | [53] |
| Serving meals without a servant | [58] |
| Table, setting the | [52] |
| Waitress, duties of the | [57] |
| BUYING FOOD AND CARING FOR IT. | |
| Beef, fore quarter of | [64] |
| Beef, hind quarter of | [62] |
| Beef, loin of | [70] |
| Beef, rump of | [71] |
| Beef, sirloin, second cut | [66] |
| Butter | [73] |
| Buying for a small family | [70] |
| Chops, rib | [69] |
| Chuck ribs | [61] |
| Clarifying fat | [76] |
| Eggs | [73] |
| First five ribs | [61] |
| Food, care of | [75] |
| Fore quarter of beef | [64] |
| Going to market | [60] |
| Groceries | [74] |
| Hind quarter of beef | [62] |
| Leg of mutton | [72] |
| Loin of beef | [70] |
| Market, going to | [60] |
| Milk | [73] |
| Mutton, carcass of | [67] |
| Mutton, leg of | [72] |
| Odds and ends, care of | [77] |
| Rib chops | [69] |
| Ribs, chuck | [61] |
| Ribs, first five | [61] |
| Rump of beef | [71] |
| Sirloin of beef, second cut | [66] |
| Sirloin roast | [68] |
| Small family, buying for a | [70] |
| SOUPS. | |
| Bean | [92] |
| Bean, cream of | [92] |
| Bean, Lima | [90] |
| Beef | [82] |
| Bisque, mock | [87] |
| Chicken | [86] |
| Chowder, clam | [73] |
| Chowder, fish | [94] |
| Chowder, salt codfish | [95] |
| Clam chowder | [93] |
| Clam | [93] |
| Codfish chowder, salt | [95] |
| Corn | [89] |
| Cream of bean | [92] |
| Cream of dried peas | [91] |
| Cream of rice | [86] |
| Dried pea | [91] |
| Dried pea, cream of | [91] |
| Fish chowder | [94] |
| Hub | [90] |
| Lima bean | [90] |
| Macaroni | [82] |
| Macaroni and tomato | [88] |
| Mock bisque | [87] |
| Oxtail | [83] |
| Oyster | [92] |
| Pea, dried | [91] |
| Plain stock | [80] |
| Potato | [89] |
| Rice | [82] |
| Rice, cream of | [86] |
| Salt codfish chowder | [95] |
| Scotch broth | [84] |
| Stock, a good plain | [80] |
| Stock, second | [81] |
| Tomato | [87] |
| Tomato, No. 2 | [88] |
| Tomato and macaroni | [88] |
| Veal broth | [84] |
| Vegetable soup | [85] |
| FISH. | |
| Introduction | [96] |
| Baked fish | [98] |
| Baked salt mackerel | [99] |
| Boiling fish | [97] |
| Breaded fish | [101] |
| Breaded lobster | [109] |
| Broiling fish | [99] |
| Broiled halibut | [100] |
| Clams, roast | [111] |
| Clams, steamed | [111] |
| Clams, stewed | [110] |
| Codfish, salt, in cream | [102] |
| Crabs, escaloped | [110] |
| Creamed oysters | [107] |
| Curry of lobster | [108] |
| Escaloped crabs | [110] |
| Escaloped fish | [101] |
| Escaloped lobster | [109] |
| Escaloped oysters | [106] |
| Escaloped shrimp | [110] |
| Fish balls | [103] |
| Fish cakes | [103] |
| Fish cakes, fresh | [104] |
| Fricassee of lobster | [109] |
| Fried fish | [100] |
| Fried oysters | [107] |
| Fried scallops | [105] |
| Halibut, broiled | [100] |
| How fish should be broiled | [99] |
| How to boil fish | [97] |
| Lobster | [108] |
| Lobster, breaded | [109] |
| Lobster, curry of | [108] |
| Lobster, escaloped | [109] |
| Lobster, fricassee of | [109] |
| Mackerel, baked salt | [99] |
| Oysters au gratin | [106] |
| Oysters, creamed | [107] |
| Oysters, escaloped | [106] |
| Oysters, fried | [107] |
| Oysters on toast | [105] |
| Oyster stew | [105] |
| Roast clams | [111] |
| Salt codfish in cream | [102] |
| Scallops, fried | [105] |
| Shrimp, escaloped | [110] |
| Steamed clams | [111] |
| Stewed clams | [110] |
| Stewed oysters | [105] |
| HOW TO COOK MEAT. | |
| Baked hash | [147] |
| Beef, braised | [131] |
| Beef, shin, stewed | [129] |
| Beefsteak and onions | [124] |
| Beefsteak roll | [132] |
| Beef stew from cold roast | [134] |
| Beef olives | [133] |
| Blanquette of cold meat | [138] |
| Boiling | [112] |
| Boiled corned beef | [113] |
| Boiled fowl | [154] |
| Boiled ham | [115] |
| Boiled leg of mutton | [112] |
| Boiled tongue | [115] |
| Braised beef | [131] |
| Breaded chicken | [157] |
| Breaded chops | [127] |
| Breaded sausages | [129] |
| Breaded veal cutlets | [128] |
| Breading croquettes | [151] |
| Broiling | [122] |
| Broiling in a frying-pan | [123] |
| Broiled chops with bacon | [123] |
| Broiled kidneys | [142] |
| Broiled small birds | [162] |
| Broiled tripe | [144] |
| Broiled venison | [163] |
| Calf’s liver sauté | [143] |
| Chicken, breaded | [157] |
| Chicken, creamed | [158] |
| Chicken dressing | [157] |
| Chicken, fried | [158] |
| Chicken gravy | [156] |
| Chicken livers en brochette | [144] |
| Chicken pie | [160] |
| Chicken, roast | [155] |
| Chicken, stewed | [159] |
| Chicken, white fricassee | [160] |
| Chops, breaded | [127] |
| Chops, broiled, with bacon | [123] |
| Chops, pork | [139] |
| Cold lamb stew | [135] |
| Cold meat, blanquette of | [138] |
| Cold mutton stew | [135] |
| Cold roast, beef stew from | [134] |
| Corned beef, boiled | [113] |
| Corned beef hash | [146] |
| Corned beef, spiced | [114] |
| Creamed chicken | [158] |
| Creamed dried beef | [135] |
| Creamed turkey | [159] |
| Croquettes, breading | [151] |
| Croquettes, meat and potato | [152] |
| Croquettes, mutton | [150] |
| Curried rabbit | [163] |
| Cutlets, mutton, sauté | [128] |
| Cutlets, veal, breaded | [128] |
| Dried beef, creamed | [135] |
| Duck, roast | [160] |
| Fat, how to keep | [126] |
| Fat, the kind to use | [126] |
| Fresh meat hash | [146] |
| Fresh tongue | [115] |
| Fricassee of rabbit | [162] |
| Fricassee of veal | [137] |
| Fried chicken | [158] |
| Fried liver and bacon | [143] |
| Fried salt pork | [139] |
| Fried tripe | [145] |
| Frizzled smoked beef | [135] |
| Frying | [124] |
| Frying basket, the way to lower it | [127] |
| Frying-pan, to broil in | [123] |
| Gravy, chicken | [156] |
| Grouse, roast | [161] |
| Ham, boiled | [115] |
| Ham, roast | [121] |
| Hamburg steaks | [133] |
| Hash, baked | [147] |
| Hash, corned beef | [146] |
| Hash of fresh meat | [146] |
| How to clean and truss poultry | [153] |
| How to keep fat | [126] |
| How to roast meat in the oven | [117] |
| Kidneys, broiled | [142] |
| Kidneys sauté | [141] |
| Kidneys, stewed | [141] |
| Lamb, roast | [119] |
| Leg of mutton, boiled | [112] |
| Liver, fried, with bacon | [143] |
| Livers, chicken, en brochette | [144] |
| Meat and potato croquettes | [152] |
| Meat cakes | [148] |
| Meat, how to roast in the oven | [117] |
| Meat, minced, on toast | [148] |
| Minced meat on toast | [148] |
| Miscellaneous modes | [129] |
| Mutton, boiled leg of | [112] |
| Mutton croquettes | [150] |
| Mutton cutlets sauté | [128] |
| Mutton, ragout of | [137] |
| Mutton, roast | [120] |
| Mutton, steamed | [113] |
| Mutton, stuffed | [120] |
| Olives, beef | [133] |
| Partridge, roast | [161] |
| Pickled tongue | [115] |
| Pie, chicken | [160] |
| Pork chops | [139] |
| Pork, roast | [121] |
| Pot roast | [130] |
| Poultry, to clean and truss | [153] |
| Ptarmigan, roast | [161] |
| Rabbit, curried | [163] |
| Rabbit, fricassee of | [162] |
| Ragout of mutton | [137] |
| Rib of beef, roast | [118] |
| Roast chicken | [155] |
| Roast duck | [160] |
| Roast grouse | [161] |
| Roast ham | [121] |
| Roasting meat, science in | [116] |
| Roast lamb | [119] |
| Roast mutton | [120] |
| Roast partridge | [161] |
| Roast pork | [121] |
| Roast ptarmigan | [161] |
| Roast rib of beef | [118] |
| Roast turkey | [156] |
| Roast veal | [120] |
| Salt pork, fried | [139] |
| Salt pork in batter | [140] |
| Sanders | [149] |
| Sausages, breaded | [129] |
| Sausage cakes | [140] |
| Sausage hash | [147] |
| Science in roasting meat | [116] |
| Sheep’s hearts, stewed | [142] |
| Shin of beef, stewed | [129] |
| Small birds, broiled | [162] |
| Small timbales | [149] |
| Smoked beef, frizzled | [135] |
| Smoked tongue | [115] |
| Spiced corned beef | [114] |
| Steak, Hamburg | [133] |
| Steamed mutton | [113] |
| Stew from cold lamb or mutton | [135] |
| Stewed chicken | [159] |
| Stewed kidneys | [141] |
| Stewed sheep’s hearts | [142] |
| Stewed shin of beef | [129] |
| Stuffed mutton | [120] |
| Tongue, boiled | [115] |
| Tongue, pickled | [115] |
| Tongue, smoked | [115] |
| Tongue toast | [148] |
| Tripe, broiled | [144] |
| Tripe, fried | [145] |
| Tripe fried in batter | [145] |
| Turkey, creamed | [159] |
| Turkey or chicken dressing | [157] |
| Turkey, roast | [156] |
| Veal cutlets, breaded | [128] |
| Veal cutlets, sauté | [136] |
| Veal, fricassee of | [137] |
| Veal olives | [136] |
| Veal, roast | [120] |
| Venison, broiled | [163] |
| Venison steak sauté | [163] |
| White fricassee of chicken | [160] |
| SAUCES FOR MEAT AND FISH. | |
| Béchamel | [165] |
| Bisque | [168] |
| Bread | [171] |
| Brown | [164] |
| Brown, No. 2 | [164] |
| Butter | [167] |
| Butter, maître d’hôtel | [170] |
| Caper | [167] |
| Cream | [166] |
| Currant jelly | [170] |
| Curry | [167] |
| Egg | [167] |
| Hollandaise | [168] |
| Maître d’hôtel butter | [170] |
| Mint | [170] |
| Mushroom | [165] |
| Mustard | [166] |
| Parsley | [166] |
| Tartar | [169] |
| Tomato | [169] |
| White | [165] |
| SALADS. | |
| Introduction | [172] |
| Beet | [175] |
| Chicken | [174] |
| Cooked salad dressing | [173] |
| Fish | [174] |
| French dressing | [173] |
| Lettuce and tomato | [175] |
| Lobster | [174] |
| Mayonnaise dressing | [172] |
| Potato | [176] |
| Potato, No. 2 | [176] |
| Salad dressing, cooked | [173] |
| Tomato and lettuce | [175] |
| Vegetable | [175] |
| VEGETABLES. | |
| Introduction | [177] |
| Asparagus on toast | [192] |
| Asparagus with cream sauce | [192] |
| Baked beans | [190] |
| Baked cabbage | [195] |
| Baked hominy | [197] |
| Baked rice | [198] |
| Baked sweet potatoes | [182] |
| Beans, baked | [190] |
| Beans, butter | [189] |
| Beans, shelled kidney | [190] |
| Beets | [185] |
| Boiled carrots | [186] |
| Boiled cauliflower | [187] |
| Boiled macaroni | [196] |
| Boiled onions | [183] |
| Boiled potatoes | [178] |
| Boiled rice | [197] |
| Boiled sweet potatoes | [182] |
| Boiled turnips | [185] |
| Browned sweet potatoes | [183] |
| Cabbage, baked | [195] |
| Cabbage, creamed | [194] |
| Cabbage, fried | [195] |
| Cabbage, hashed | [194] |
| Canned corn | [188] |
| Canned peas | [191] |
| Carrots, boiled | [186] |
| Cauliflower au gratin | [187] |
| Cauliflower, boiled | [187] |
| Celery | [199] |
| Corn, canned | [188] |
| Corn, green | [188] |
| Corn oysters | [188] |
| Creamed cabbage | [194] |
| Creamed onions | [184] |
| Croquettes, potato | [182] |
| Croquettes, rice | [198] |
| Dried Lima beans | [189] |
| Dried Lima beans, No. 2 | [189] |
| Egg plant, fried | [196] |
| Fresh Lima beans | [189] |
| Fried cabbage | [195] |
| Fried egg plant | [196] |
| Green corn | [188] |
| Green peas | [191] |
| Greens | [193] |
| Hash, vegetable | [198] |
| Hashed cabbage | [194] |
| Hashed potatoes | [180] |
| Hominy, baked | [197] |
| Lettuce, how to keep crisp | [199] |
| Lima beans, dried | [189] |
| Lima beans, dried, No. 2 | [189] |
| Lima beans, fresh | [189] |
| Lyonnaise potatoes | [181] |
| Macaroni, boiled | [196] |
| Macaroni with cheese | [197] |
| Mashed turnips | [186] |
| Nichewaug potatoes | [181] |
| Onions au gratin | [184] |
| Onions, boiled | [183] |
| Onions, creamed | [184] |
| Parsnips | [186] |
| Peas, canned | [191] |
| Peas, green | [191] |
| Potato cakes | [182] |
| Potato croquettes | [182] |
| Potatoes au gratin | [180] |
| Potatoes, boiled | [178] |
| Potatoes, hashed | [180] |
| Potatoes, stewed | [179] |
| Potatoes, stewed, No. 2 | [179] |
| Potatoes, sweet, baked | [182] |
| Potatoes, sweet, boiled | [182] |
| Potatoes, sweet, browned | [183] |
| Potatoes, sweet, warming over | [183] |
| Rice, baked | [198] |
| Rice, boiled | [197] |
| Rice croquettes | [198] |
| Salsify | [187] |
| Shelled kidney beans | [190] |
| Sliced tomatoes | [184] |
| Spinach | [193] |
| Squash | [195] |
| Squash, summer | [196] |
| Stewed potatoes | [179] |
| Stewed potatoes, No. 2 | [179] |
| Stewed tomatoes | [184] |
| String beans | [188] |
| Succotash of dried Lima beans and canned corn | [190] |
| Summer squash | [196] |
| Tomatoes au gratin | [185] |
| Tomatoes, sliced | [184] |
| Tomatoes, stewed | [184] |
| Turnips, boiled | [185] |
| Turnips, mashed | [186] |
| Vegetable hash | [198] |
| Warming over sweet potatoes | [188] |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISHES. | |
| Apple fritters | [207] |
| Apple sauce, evaporated | [213] |
| Apple sauce, green | [213] |
| Apples, broiled | [213] |
| Apples, fried | [213] |
| Apricots, evaporated | [214] |
| Baked eggs | [202] |
| Baked omelet | [205] |
| Baked pears | [214] |
| Baked sweet apples | [212] |
| Baked toast | [208] |
| Batter for fruit fritters | [207] |
| Boiled eggs | [200] |
| Boiled hominy | [211] |
| Bread, fried | [206] |
| Bread omelet | [205] |
| Breaded eggs | [202] |
| Broiled apples | [213] |
| Corn meal mush | [210] |
| Cracker cream toast | [209] |
| Cranberry jelly | [213] |
| Cranberry sauce | [215] |
| Creamed eggs | [202] |
| Dumplings | [215] |
| Eggs au gratin | [201] |
| Eggs, baked | [202] |
| Eggs, boiled | [200] |
| Eggs, breaded | [202] |
| Eggs, creamed | [202] |
| Egg cutlets | [203] |
| Eggs, fried | [201] |
| Eggs, poached | [200] |
| Eggs scrambled | [201] |
| Evaporated apple sauce | [213] |
| Evaporated apricots | [214] |
| Evaporated peaches | [214] |
| Fried apples | [213] |
| Fried bread | [206] |
| Fried eggs | [201] |
| Fried hominy | [211] |
| Fried mush | [210] |
| Fritters, apple | [207] |
| Fruit fritters, batter for | [207] |
| Fruit sauces | [212] |
| Green apple sauce | [213] |
| Hominy, boiled | [211] |
| Hominy cakes | [211] |
| Hominy, fried | [211] |
| Maple syrup from sugar | [207] |
| Milk toast | [208] |
| Mush | [209] |
| Mush, corn meal | [210] |
| Mush, fried | [210] |
| Oatmeal mush | [210] |
| Omelet, baked | [205] |
| Omelet, plain | [203] |
| Oyster crackers, roasted | [206] |
| Peaches, evaporated | [214] |
| Pears, baked | [214] |
| Plain omelet | [203] |
| Poached eggs | [200] |
| Prunes, stewed | [214] |
| Rarebit, Welsh | [206] |
| Rhubarb sauce | [215] |
| Roasted oyster crackers | [206] |
| Scrambled eggs | [201] |
| Soft butter toast | [208] |
| Stewed prunes | [214] |
| Sweet apples, baked | [212] |
| Syrup, maple, from sugar | [207] |
| Toast, baked | [208] |
| Toast, cracker cream | [209] |
| Toast, milk | [208] |
| Toast, soft butter | [208] |
| Welsh rarebit | [206] |
| BREAD IN VARIOUS FORMS. | |
| Introduction | [217] |
| Baking powder biscuit | [226] |
| Baking powder griddle cakes | [236] |
| Baltimore hominy bread | [234] |
| Biscuit, baking powder | [226] |
| Blueberry griddle cakes | [237] |
| Blueberry muffins | [232] |
| Boston brown bread | [222] |
| Bread, Baltimore hominy | [234] |
| Bread, corn | [233] |
| Bread dough, rolls from | [223] |
| Bread, entire-wheat | [221] |
| Bread, graham | [221] |
| Bread griddle cakes | [238] |
| Bread made with dry yeast | [219] |
| Bread, pulled | [223] |
| Bread, rye | [222] |
| Bread, steamed Indian | [223] |
| Bread, water | [220] |
| Buckwheat cakes | [235] |
| Buttermilk or sour milk muffins | [230] |
| Cakes, baking powder griddle | [236] |
| Cakes, blueberry griddle | [237] |
| Cakes, bread griddle | [236] |
| Cakes, buckwheat | [235] |
| Cakes, sour milk graham griddle | [236] |
| Cakes, ground rice griddle | [237] |
| Cakes, hominy griddle | [236] |
| Cakes, hominy, with sour milk, griddle | [237] |
| Cakes, raised flannel | [238] |
| Cakes, sour milk griddle | [235] |
| Cakes, sour milk Indian griddle | [236] |
| Corn bread | [233] |
| Corn cake, spider | [233] |
| Corn dodgers | [234] |
| Cream of tartar muffins | [232] |
| Crumpets | [227] |
| Dry yeast, bread made with | [219] |
| Entire-wheat bread | [221] |
| Flour pop-overs | [228] |
| Gems, wheat | [229] |
| Graham bread | [221] |
| Graham muffins | [231] |
| Graham muffins with sour milk | [231] |
| Graham pop-overs | [229] |
| Griddle cakes, bread | [238] |
| Griddle cakes, baking powder | [236] |
| Griddle cakes, blueberry | [237] |
| Griddle cakes, ground rice | [237] |
| Griddle cakes, hominy | [236] |
| Griddle cakes, hominy, with sour milk | [237] |
| Griddle cakes, sour milk | [235] |
| Griddle cakes, sour milk graham | [236] |
| Griddle cakes, sour milk Indian | [236] |
| Ground rice griddle cakes | [237] |
| Hominy griddle cakes | [236] |
| Hominy griddle cakes with sour milk | [237] |
| Hominy waffles | [240] |
| Hop yeast | [218] |
| Luncheon rolls | [226] |
| Milk rolls | [225] |
| Muffins, blueberry | [232] |
| Muffins, buttermilk or sour milk | [230] |
| Muffins, cream of tartar | [232] |
| Muffins, graham | [231] |
| Muffins, graham with sour milk | [231] |
| Muffins, raised wheat | [230] |
| Muffins, rye | [231] |
| Muffins, rye, with sour milk | [231] |
| Muffins, white corn meal | [233] |
| Muffins, yellow corn meal | [232] |
| Parker House rolls | [224] |
| Pin wheels | [227] |
| Pop-overs, flour | [228] |
| Pop-overs, graham | [229] |
| Pulled bread | [223] |
| Quick luncheon rolls | [227] |
| Raised flannel cakes | [238] |
| Raised wheat muffins | [230] |
| Raised wheat waffles | [240] |
| Rolls from bread dough | [223] |
| Rolls, luncheon | [226] |
| Rolls, quick luncheon | [227] |
| Rolls, milk | [225] |
| Rolls, Parker House | [224] |
| Rolls, sponge | [224] |
| Rye bread | [222] |
| Rye muffins | [231] |
| Rye muffins, with sour milk | [231] |
| Rye pop-overs | [229] |
| Sally Lunn | [228] |
| Sour milk graham griddle cakes | [236] |
| Sour milk griddle cakes | [255] |
| Sour milk Indian griddle cakes | [236] |
| Sour milk or buttermilk muffins | [230] |
| Spider corn cake | [233] |
| Sponge rolls | [224] |
| Steamed Indian bread | [223] |
| Waffles | [238] |
| Waffles, hominy | [240] |
| Waffles, raised wheat | [240] |
| Water bread | [220] |
| Wheat gems | [229] |
| White corn meal muffins | [233] |
| Yeast, hop | [218] |
| Yellow corn meal muffins | [232] |
| CAKE. | |
| Angel | [244] |
| Blackberry jam | [242] |
| Blueberry | [247] |
| Chocolate icing | [252] |
| Clinton doughnuts | [249] |
| Cold water | [245] |
| Corn starch | [244] |
| Dropped doughnuts | [250] |
| Gingerbread, maple sugar | [248] |
| Gingerbread, soft molasses | [248] |
| Gingerbread, soft molasses, No. 2 | [249] |
| Gingerbread, soft molasses, No. 3 | [249] |
| Hermits | [247] |
| Icing | [252] |
| Maple sugar gingerbread | [248] |
| Plain cup | [245] |
| Plain sponge | [243] |
| Raised fruit | [241] |
| Rich cup | [245] |
| Rich sponge | [242] |
| Soft molasses gingerbread | [248] |
| Spice | [241] |
| Strawberry shortcake | [251] |
| Strawberry shortcake, No. 2 | [251] |
| Swiss | [246] |
| Tea | [246] |
| PASTRY. | |
| Apple pie, sliced | [254] |
| Apple pie, stewed | [255] |
| Apple turnovers | [259] |
| Berry pies | [256] |
| Berry tarts | [258] |
| Chocolate pie | [258] |
| Cream pie | [257] |
| Delicate paste | [253] |
| Lemon pie | [256] |
| Mince meat | [254] |
| Mince pies | [255] |
| Peach pie | [255] |
| Plain paste | [253] |
| Sliced apple pie | [254] |
| Squash pie | [256] |
| Stewed apple pie | [255] |
| Sweet potato pie | [257] |
| Washington pie | [258] |
| PUDDINGS. | |
| Apple and Indian | [262] |
| Apple sponge | [263] |
| Apple tapioca | [262] |
| Baked apple | [261] |
| Baked apple dumplings | [261] |
| Baked Indian | [271] |
| Baked rice | [280] |
| Berry | [266] |
| Blackberry | [267] |
| Blueberry | [265] |
| Blueberry, No. 2 | [266] |
| Boiled rice | [278] |
| Bread | [272] |
| Caramel | [276] |
| Chester | [269] |
| Chocolate | [275] |
| Chocolate, No. 2 | [275] |
| Cocoanut | [277] |
| Cold farina | [280] |
| Cold rice | [279] |
| Corn starch | [276] |
| Cottage | [273] |
| Cream | [274] |
| Custard | [277] |
| Dumplings, baked apple | [262] |
| Dumplings, steamed apple | [262] |
| English rice | [280] |
| Farina, cold | [280] |
| Farina fruit | [281] |
| Farina, hot | [280] |
| Graham | [270] |
| Hot farina | [280] |
| Indian and apple | [262] |
| Jam | [268] |
| Lemon | [273] |
| Little fruit | [265] |
| Mock Indian | [272] |
| Oatmeal | [278] |
| Orange snow | [283] |
| Peach tapioca | [263] |
| Plum | [269] |
| Prune | [263] |
| Prune tapioca | [264] |
| Quick steamed apple | [261] |
| Quiver | [268] |
| Raspberry tapioca | [264] |
| Rhubarb | [267] |
| Rice balls | [279] |
| Rose | [281] |
| Snow | [282] |
| Snow, No. 2 | [282] |
| Snow blancmange | [283] |
| Sponge | [273] |
| Sponge apple | [263] |
| Steamed apple | [260] |
| Steamed apple dumplings | [262] |
| Steamed batter | [268] |
| Steamed black | [267] |
| Steamed Indian | [271] |
| Steamed Indian and apple | [271] |
| Steamed Indian berry | [271] |
| Tapioca | [278] |
| Tapioca prune | [264] |
| Tapioca raspberry | [264] |
| Turkish | [270] |
| Wayne | [270] |
| PUDDING SAUCES. | |
| Cinnamon | [286] |
| Clear | [286] |
| Clear lemon | [286] |
| Creamy | [284] |
| Egg | [285] |
| Foaming | [284] |
| Fruit | [285] |
| Golden | [287] |
| Hot cream | [288] |
| Italian | [287] |
| Molasses | [285] |
| Nutmeg | [286] |
| Vinegar | [285] |
| Wine | [284] |
| SWEETS. | |
| Apricot ice | [299] |
| Baked cup custards | [290] |
| Blackberry jelly | [294] |
| Blancmange, chocolate | [292] |
| Blancmange, moss | [292] |
| Blancmange, sea moss farina | [292] |
| Chocolate ice cream | [297] |
| Cider jelly | [293] |
| Coffee jelly | [294] |
| Cup custards, baked | [290] |
| Cup custards, steamed | [290] |
| Custard, soft | [289] |
| Directions for freezing | [295] |
| Lemon jelly | [293] |
| Lemon sherbet | [298] |
| Milk sherbet | [298] |
| Moss blancmange | [292] |
| Orange jelly | [294] |
| Orange sherbet | [298] |
| Peach ice | [299] |
| Peach ice cream | [297] |
| Pistachio ice cream | [297] |
| Raspberry jelly | [294] |
| Rennet custard | [290] |
| Sea moss farina blancmange | [292] |
| Slip | [291] |
| Soft custard | [289] |
| Steamed cup custards | [290] |
| Strawberry Bavarian cream | [291] |
| Strawberry ice cream | [297] |
| Strawberry jelly | [294] |
| Tapioca custard | [290] |
| Vanilla ice cream | [296] |
| Wine jelly | [293] |
| BEVERAGES. | |
| Boiled coffee | [302] |
| Breakfast cocoa | [304] |
| Broma | [304] |
| Chocolate | [304] |
| Cocoa | [304] |
| Cocoa shells and nibs | [306] |
| Coffee | [301] |
| Filtered coffee | [302] |
| Lemonade | [306] |
| Tea | [300] |
| PRESERVES AND PICKLES. | |
| Blackberry jam | [314] |
| Canadian tomato pickle | [320] |
| Canned rhubarb | [314] |
| Canned tomatoes | [322] |
| Canning fruits | [311] |
| Catsup, tomato | [321] |
| Covering jellies | [316] |
| Crab apples | [308] |
| Crab apple jelly | [318] |
| Crab apple, spiced | [323] |
| Cucumber pickles | [318] |
| Currant and raisin jam | [315] |
| Currant jelly | [316] |
| Currant jelly, No. 2 | [317] |
| Currants, spiced | [322] |
| Different fruits need different treatment | [312] |
| Filling the jars | [312] |
| Governor’s sauce | [321] |
| Grape preserve | [309] |
| Jam, blackberry | [314] |
| Jam, raisin and currant | [315] |
| Jam, raspberry | [314] |
| Jellies | [315] |
| Jelly, currant | [316] |
| Other jellies | [318] |
| Peaches, preserved | [307] |
| Pear marmalade | [315] |
| Pears, preserved | [308] |
| Piccalilli | [323] |
| Pickle, tomato | [320] |
| Pickles, cucumber | [318] |
| Pineapple, preserved | [310] |
| Pineapple, uncooked, preserved | [310] |
| Preserved peaches | [307] |
| Preserved pears | [308] |
| Preserved pineapple | [310] |
| Preserved uncooked pineapple | [310] |
| Preserved plums | [309] |
| Preserved quinces | [309] |
| Pulp of fruit, what to do with it | [307] |
| Quality of the fruit | [307] |
| Raspberry jam | [314] |
| Rhubarb, canned | [314] |
| Small fruits, how to can | [313] |
| Spiced crab apple | [323] |
| Spiced currants | [322] |
| Sun cooked strawberries | [311] |
| Sweet cucumber pickles | [319] |
| Tomatoes, canned | [322] |
| Tomato catsup | [321] |
| Tomato pickle | [320] |
| What to do with fruit pulp | [307] |
| FOR THOSE WHO LIVE ON FARMS. | |
| Introduction | [324] |
| Bacon, to cure breakfast | [328] |
| Butter making | [335] |
| Cheese, cottage | [335] |
| Cheese, hogs’ head | [330] |
| Chine and jowl, to cure | [328] |
| Chine pillau | [329] |
| Corned shoulder of mutton | [326] |
| Corning, how to prepare meat for | [325] |
| Cottage cheese | [335] |
| Cream, care of | [334] |
| Dairy, the | [334] |
| English sausage meat | [328] |
| Essence of rennet | [333] |
| Hams, to cure | [327] |
| Hogs’ head cheese | [330] |
| Jowl and chine, to cure | [328] |
| Jowl, to cook | [329] |
| Lard, how to render | [320] |
| Milk, care of | [334] |
| Mutton, corned shoulder of | [326] |
| Pickle for any kind of meat | [326] |
| Pickle for tongues | [326] |
| Pigs’ feet | [332] |
| Pillau, chine | [329] |
| Rennet, essence of | [333] |
| Rennet, to preserve | [332] |
| Rennet wine | [333] |
| Sausage meat | [328] |
| Sausage meat, English | [328] |
| Scrapple | [331] |
| Soused tripe | [332] |
| Tongues, pickle for | [326] |
| Tripe | [332] |
| Wine, rennet | [333] |
| CARE OF THE SICK. | |
| Introduction | [338] |
| Apple water | [348] |
| Arrowroot gruel | [347] |
| Barley water | [348] |
| Bathing | [339] |
| Beef juice | [345] |
| Beef tea | [344] |
| Broth, mutton | [341] |
| Camphorated oil | [351] |
| Cleanliness and ventilation | [329] |
| Cold in the head, remedy for | [351] |
| Cracked ice, to keep | [341] |
| Cracker gruel | [347] |
| Crust coffee | [349] |
| Custard, mutton | [343] |
| Eggnog | [348] |
| Egg tea | [349] |
| Flour gruel | [346] |
| For a cold in the head | [351] |
| Gargle for a sore throat | [351] |
| Gruel, arrowroot | [347] |
| Gruel, cracker | [347] |
| Gruel, flour | [346] |
| Gruel, Indian meal | [346] |
| Gruel, oatmeal | [346] |
| Ice, cracked, to keep | [341] |
| Ice, to break in a sick room | [341] |
| Indian meal gruel | [346] |
| Jelly, restorative | [350] |
| Lemonade, moss | [349] |
| Lime water | [351] |
| Milk punch | [347] |
| Moss lemonade | [349] |
| Mutton broth | [341] |
| Mutton custard | [343] |
| Neuralgia, to relieve | [340] |
| Oatmeal gruel | [346] |
| Oyster roast | [343] |
| Oysters roasted in the shell | [343] |
| Oysters, steamed | [343] |
| Prunes, senna | [350] |
| Punch, milk | [347] |
| Raw beef sandwiches | [345] |
| Restorative jelly | [350] |
| Rice water | [348] |
| Roast oysters | [343] |
| Roasted oysters, in the shell | [343] |
| Round steak | [345] |
| Sandwiches, raw beef | [345] |
| Senna prunes | [350] |
| Sore throat, a gargle for | [351] |
| Steak, round | [345] |
| Steamed oysters | [343] |
| Tea, beef | [344] |
| Tea, egg | [349] |
| Turpentine applications | [340] |
| Ventilation and cleanliness | [339] |
| Wine whey | [349] |
| WHEN CLEANING HOUSE. | |
| Introduction | [352] |
| Carpets, laying the | [357] |
| Carpets, taking up and cleaning | [355] |
| Cleaning the cellar | [353] |
| Dusting | [356] |
| From cellar to attic | [354] |
| Kitchen, pantry, and closets | [359] |
| Rooms on the first floor | [358] |
| Sweeping | [356] |
| System absolutely necessary | [352] |
| Washing painted surfaces | [356] |
| Whitewashing, importance of | [354] |
| ODD BITS OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. | |
| A word regarding stains | [371] |
| About whipping cream | [364] |
| Acids, what to do if they are spilled | [377] |
| Alcohol for grass stains | [376] |
| Ants, how to drive away | [387] |
| Bouquet of sweet herbs, how to make | [367] |
| Brass, how to clean | [383] |
| Bread, to freshen | [367] |
| Bread crumbs, how to prepare | [365] |
| Breading articles for frying | [365] |
| Brightening leather furniture | [379] |
| Brushes, to clean | [381] |
| Burning accidents, what to do in case of | [368] |
| Cake, to freshen | [367] |
| Care of straw matting | [381] |
| Care of the hands | [387] |
| Cement for china | [384] |
| Chandeliers, keeping flies from | [387] |
| Chimney, what to do when it is cold | [385] |
| Cleaning brass | [383] |
| Cleaning chamois skins | [381] |
| Cleaning dress silks and ribbons | [380] |
| Cleaning fluid, a good | [378] |
| Coffee, tea, or wine stains on linen | [374] |
| Cold cream | [388] |
| Colors, restoring | [377] |
| Conveniences when sweeping | [383] |
| Cream, about whipping | [364] |
| Crumbs, how to prepare | [365] |
| Cupfuls, half-pints, and gills | [388] |
| Driving away ants | [387] |
| Equivalents of measures in weight | [389] |
| Flies, to keep away from chandeliers | [387] |
| Flour, difference in various brands | [361] |
| Flour paste | [368] |
| Fruit stains, treatment of | [373] |
| Frying, breading articles for | [365] |
| Furniture, to remove stains from | [382] |
| Getting rid of the odor of onions | [366] |
| Grass stains, alcohol for | [376] |
| Grease spots on wall paper, treatment of | [378] |
| Grease spots, to remove | [371] |
| Grease, to take from wood and stone | [372] |
| Handles of knives and forks, how to fasten | [384] |
| Hands, the care of | [387] |
| Heat of the oven, how to test | [386] |
| Herbs, sweet, making a bouquet of | [367] |
| How to prepare bread crumbs | [365] |
| Iron and earthen ware, to temper | [367] |
| Iron rust, the best way to remove | [374] |
| Javelle water, how to make | [377] |
| Kid, to prevent from cracking | [385] |
| Leather furniture, to brighten | [379] |
| Marble, removing stains from | [373] |
| Matting, care of | [381] |
| Measures, equivalents of, in weight | [389] |
| Mending breaks in plaster | [383] |
| Meringue, to prevent from falling | [367] |
| Mildewed clothes, treatment of | [374] |
| Muriatic acid for stains on porcelain | [376] |
| Naphtha, use of, in the household | [369] |
| Oil, value of a drop of | [385] |
| Onions, getting rid of the odor of | [366] |
| Onion juice, ways to get | [366] |
| Oven heat, testing with paper | [386] |
| Oven thermometers | [386] |
| Paint, to remove | [376] |
| Paper, soiled, how to clean | [378], [379] |
| Paste, flour | [368] |
| Pitch and tar, to remove | [375] |
| Plaster, mending breaks in | [383] |
| Points of difference in various brands of flour | [361] |
| Porcelain, stains on, how to remove | [376] |
| Preventing a meringue from falling | [367] |
| Preventing silks and woollens from turning yellow | [380] |
| Raisins, how to stone | [366] |
| Removing blood stains | [375] |
| Removing ink stains | [376] |
| Removing iron rust | [374] |
| Removing sewing-machine oil stains | [375] |
| Removing stains from marble | [373] |
| Restoring colors | [377] |
| Ridding the house of water bugs | [386] |
| Silk goods, to keep from turning yellow | [380] |
| Soiled paper, stale bread for cleaning | [379] |
| Stains, a word regarding | [371] |
| Stains, fruit, treatment of | [373] |
| Stains on linen,—coffee, tea, or wine | [374] |
| Stains on porcelain, muriatic acid for | [376] |
| Stains, removing ink | [376] |
| Stale bread for cleaning soiled paper | [379] |
| Stoning raisins in an easy manner | [366] |
| Straw matting, care of | [381] |
| Sweeping, conveniences to use when | [383] |
| Sweet herbs, making a bouquet of | [367] |
| Tar, how to remove | [375] |
| Testing the oven heat with paper | [386] |
| Thermometers, oven | [386] |
| To clean brushes | [381] |
| To clean woods in natural finish | [382] |
| To freshen bread and cake | [367] |
| To make Javelle water | [377] |
| To prevent kid from cracking | [385] |
| To remove grease spots | [371] |
| To remove paint | [376] |
| To remove pitch and tar | [375] |
| To remove white stains from furniture | [382] |
| To take grease from wood and stone | [372] |
| To temper iron and earthen ware | [367] |
| Use of naphtha in the household | [369] |
| Value of a drop of oil | [385] |
| Various brands of flour, points of difference in | [361] |
| Wall paper, treatment of grease spots on | [378] |
| Wall paper, two ways to repair | [379] |
| Water bugs, ridding the house of | [386] |
| Ways to get onion juice | [366] |
| What to do when burning accidents occur | [368] |
| What to do when the chimney is cold | [385] |
| When and why soda, cream of tartar, and baking powders are used | [363] |
| When acids are spilled | [377] |
| When clothes become mildewed | [374] |
| Woollen goods, to keep from turning yellow | [380] |
Transcriber’s note:
All instances of ‘Bechamel’ and ‘Bechémal’ changed to ‘Béchamel’
Page 12, full stop inserted after ‘handled,’ “Dipper, long-handled.”
Page 12, ‘Dishcloths’ changed to ‘Dish-cloths,’ “Dish-cloths, two,—one being of”