Indian meal should be kept in a cool, dry place, in a barrel or wooden pail, and stirred from the bottom often, particularly in warm weather, as it will readily become sour or musty. Never use without sifting.
Coffee should be bought by the bag or barrel, as it grows better by age.
Tea is cheaper by the box, but take out a pound canister at a time, and replacing the tin foil, nail the box up again.
Keep the canister always shut, as air injures the tea badly.
Raisins and starch are cheaper by the box; but raisins must be kept from heat or air, or they dry up and become almost worthless; and the starch must be kept covered to protect it from dust.
Household Weights and Measures.—Wheat flour, one pound is one quart.
Indian meal, one pound two ounces is one quart.
Butter, when soft, one pound one ounce is one quart.
Loaf sugar, broken, one pound is one quart.
White sugar, powdered, one pound one ounce is one quart.