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Motherly Talks With Young Housekeepers

Motherly Talks With Young Housekeepers

by Mrs. H. W. Beecher

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Author
Beecher, H. W., Mrs., 1813-1897
Title
Motherly talks with young housekeepers embracing eighty-seven brief articles on topics of home interest, and about five hundred choice receipts for cooking, etc.
Original Publication
United States: J. B. Ford and Company,1873.
Credits
Charlene Taylor, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
TX: Technology: Home economics
Subject
Home economics
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 69858
Release Date
January 22, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.MOTHERLY TALKS WITH YOUNG HOUSEKEEPERS:
  2. 2.PUBLISHERS’ PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
  5. 5.PART I. MOTHERLY TALKS WITH YOUNG HOUSEKEEPERS.
  6. 6.I. SYSTEM IN WORK.
  7. 7.II. MARCH.
  8. 8.III. SPRING LABOR.
  9. 9.IV. SUNSHINE AND FRESH AIR.
  10. 10.V. HOUSE-CLEANING.
  11. 11.VI. WASHING-DAY.
  12. 12.VII. PUTTING CLOTHES TO SOAK.
  13. 13.VIII. PATIENT CONTINUANCE IN WELL-DOING.
  14. 14.IX. PREPARING FOR THE COUNTRY.
  15. 15.X. HEEDLESSNESS.
  16. 16.XI. WASHING FLANNELS.
  17. 17.XII. JUNE CARES.
  18. 18.XIII. PURE AIR AND THOROUGH VENTILATION.
  19. 19.XIV. MILK AND BUTTER.
  20. 20.XV. MAKING CHEESE.
  21. 21.XVI. A TROUBLESOME QUESTION.
  22. 22.XVII. WOMAN’S KINGDOM.
  23. 23.XVIII. THE KITCHEN.
  24. 24.XIX. HOW MUCH IS A WIFE WORTH?
  25. 25.XX. TEACH LITTLE BOYS TO BE USEFUL.
  26. 26.XXI. BLEACHING, STARCHING, AND REMOVING STAINS.
  27. 27.XXII. TO IRON SHIRTS, VESTS, AND EMBROIDERIES.
  28. 28.XXIII. A TALK ABOUT BEDS.
  29. 29.XXIV. MARKETING.
  30. 30.XXV. TRUST YOUR CHILDREN.
  31. 31.XXVI. WHO INVENTED BREAD?
  32. 32.XXVII. HOW ABOUT THE LITTLE GIRLS?
  33. 33.XXVIII. STEALING SERVANTS.
  34. 34.XXIX. FALL CLEANING.
  35. 35.XXX. FASHIONABLE DRESS.
  36. 36.XXXI. LESSONS BY THE WAYSIDE.
  37. 37.XXXII. PAULINE PRY.
  38. 38.XXXIII. BUY YOUR CAGE BEFORE YOU CATCH YOUR BIRD.
  39. 39.XXXIV. CARE IN SELECTING A HOUSE.
  40. 40.XXXV. VISITING FOR ONE’S OWN CONVENIENCE.
  41. 41.XXXVI. WILL THEY BOARD, OR KEEP HOUSE?
  42. 42.XXXVII. CHOICE OF COLORS IN DRESS.
  43. 43.XXXVIII. HARMONIZING COLORS IN DRESS.
  44. 44.XXXIX. A WORD ABOUT MOTHS.
  45. 45.XL. WINTER BUTTER.
  46. 46.XLI. REPAIRS.
  47. 47.XLII. ACCURATE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN COOKING.
  48. 48.XLIII. TEACHING LITTLE GIRLS TO SEW.
  49. 49.XLIV. THE CARE OF POULTRY.
  50. 50.XLV. INSTITUTIONS FOR THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN.
  51. 51.XLVI. GREAT MISTAKES.
  52. 52.XLVII. STUDY TO MAKE HOME ATTRACTIVE.
  53. 53.XLVIII. THE CARE OF COOKING-STOVES AND RANGES.
  54. 54.XLIX. THE OLD WAYS AND THE NEW.
  55. 55.L. A FEW HINTS ON CARVING.
  56. 56.LI. PARENTAL EXAMPLE.
  57. 57.LII. TRUE TASTE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN MONEY.
  58. 58.LIII. COOKING BY STEAM.
  59. 59.LIV. VEGETABLES.
  60. 60.LV. CABBAGE.
  61. 61.LVI. PULSE.
  62. 62.LVII. POT-HERBS AND SALADS.
  63. 63.LVIII. MISTAKES IN COOKING VEGETABLES.
  64. 64.LIX. DIVIDED FAMILY GOVERNMENT.
  65. 65.LX. HOW CAN WE SECURE GOOD SERVANTS?
  66. 66.LXI. THE GUEST-CHAMBER.
  67. 67.LXII. THE CARE OF INFANTS.
  68. 68.LXIII. PERSONAL NEATNESS.
  69. 69.LXIV. ARE HOUSE-PLANTS INJURIOUS TO THE HEALTH?
  70. 70.LXV. BAD BUTTER.
  71. 71.LXVI. OCTOBER.
  72. 72.LXVII. THE SLAVERY OF FASHION.
  73. 73.LXVIII. PICKLING AND PRESERVING.
  74. 74.LXIX. WHAT HAS BECOME OF ALL THE LITTLE GIRLS?
  75. 75.LXX. PROCRASTINATION.
  76. 76.LXXI. THE SUREST REMEDY.
  77. 77.LXXII. A FEW LITTLE THINGS.
  78. 78.LXXIII. PLANNING FOR THE WEEK.
  79. 79.LXXIV. SHOPPING.
  80. 80.LXXV. DUSTING.
  81. 81.LXXVI. A CHAPTER ON SOUPS.
  82. 82.LXXVII. MORE ABOUT SOUPS.
  83. 83.LXXVIII. TESTING CHARACTER.
  84. 84.LXXIX. IF WE KNEW!
  85. 85.LXXX. IN SUCH AN HOUR AS YE THINK NOT.
  86. 86.LXXXI. GRUMBLING.
  87. 87.LXXXII. LITTLE FOXES SPOILING THE BELOVED VINE.
  88. 88.LXXXIII. WASTE NOT—WANT NOT.
  89. 89.LXXXIV. MAKING CAKE AND PASTRY.
  90. 90.LXXXV. AS THY DAY SO SHALL THY STRENGTH BE.
  91. 91.LXXXVI. WHAT WE KNOW NOT NOW WE SHALL KNOW HEREAFTER.
  92. 92.LXXXVII. UNTIL DEATH DO US PART.
  93. 93.PART II. CHOICE FAMILY RECEIPTS. — YEAST. — BREAD. — BISCUIT. — BREAKFAST AND TEA CAKES. — SOUPS. — FISH. — MEATS. — BEEF. — MUTTON AND LAMB. — VENISON. — COOKING IN A “RUMFORD BOILER.” — VEAL. — POULTRY AND GAME. — PORK AND HAM. — SALADS AND OMELETS. — EGGS. — VEGETABLES. — CAKE. — GENERAL RULES. — PIES, PUDDINGS, AND DESSERTS. — PRESERVES AND JELLIES. — CHEESE. — PICKLES. — MISCELLANEOUS HINTS. — GLEANINGS.
  94. 94.Untitled
  95. 95.Untitled
  96. 96.Untitled
  97. 97.Untitled
  98. 98.Untitled
  99. 99.Transcriber’s Notes

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