Spons’ Household Manual, by E. & F. N. Spon.

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Title

Spons' Household Manual A treasury of domestic receipts and a guide for home management

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TX: Technology: Home economics

Subject

Home economics

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 57630

Release Date

August 3, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SPONS’ HOUSEHOLD MANUAL:
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.THE DWELLING. — Site — Construction — Water Supply and Purification — Sanitation — Ventilation — Warming — Lighting — Furniture and Decoration — Bells and Calls — Thieves and Fire
5. 5.THE LARDER — ( a ) Keeping foods fresh for a limited time. — ( b ) Storing Foods without change. —This embraces the keeping of fruits, roots, eggs, &c. — ( c ) Curing foods for lengthened preservation. — Smoking — Pickling — Preserving with Sugar
6. 6.THE DAIRY.
7. 7.THE CELLAR. — Aerated Drinks — Beer — Bitters — Cordials and Liqueurs — Wine, and Miscellaneous Drinks
8. 8.THE PANTRY. — Bread — Biscuits, Cakes, and Fancy Breads
9. 9.THE KITCHEN. — THE FITTINGS. — THE PROCESSES OF COOKERY. — RECIPES FOR DISHES. — Soups — Fish — Meat — Game, Poultry, &c. — Vegetables — Salads — Puddings, Pastry, and Sweet Dishes — Confectionery — Ices — Cheese — Eggs — Sauces, Butters, Gravies, Stuffings, &c. — Flavours — Coffee — Foreign Dishes
10. 10.THE HOUSEWIFE’S ROOM. — Testing — Cleaning and Renovating — Vermin, Destroying — Removing Stoppers — Housekeeping — Marketing — January. — February. — March. — April. — May. — June. — July. — August. — September. — October. — November. — December.
11. 11.THE DINING-ROOM. — Dietetics — Laying and Waiting at Table — Carving — Dinners — Breakfasts — Luncheons — Teas — Suppers — Miscellaneous
12. 12.THE DRAWING-ROOM. — Etiquette — Dancing — Amateur Theatricals — Tricks and Illusions — 1.— Dickens’s Haunted Man . — 2.— The Returned Mariner . — 3.— The Californian Gamblers, or Robbers . — 4.— The Miser and Money-lender . — 5.— A Strange Christmas-box . — 6.— The Duel . — 7.— The Milliner Bewitched . — 8.— The Gipsy’s Promise . — 9.— A Hand seen Writing . — 10.— The Otranto Picture, or Living Portrait . — 11.— Wonderful Jugglers . — 12.— The Wizard’s Incantation . — 13.— The Greenroom Riot . — 14.— A Spirit-rapping Séance . — 15.— Will-o’-the-Wisp . — 16.— Spectre Workman . — 17.— The Drunkard’s Dream . — 18.— Clown and Fairies . — 19.— The Black Ghost . — 20.— The Spectre Dog . — 21.— The Haunted Hut, or Witch’s Laundry . — 22.— Temptations of St. Anthony . — 23.— Metamorphoses . — 24.— Trial by Fire . — 25.— Any Legendary Saint’s Martyrdom . — 26.— Executions by Axe or Guillotine . — 27.— The Nightmare . — 28.— The Doubtful Visitor . — 29.— A Pantomime . — 30.— Ghost of China . — 31.— Pilgrim and Saint . — 32.— The Spectre’s Kiss . — Games
13. 13.THE BEDROOM. — The Room — Sleep
14. 14.THE DRESSING-ROOM. — The Toilet — Dress
15. 15.THE NURSERY.
16. 16.THE SICKROOM. — The Room — The Nurse — The Bed — Sickroom accessories — Feeding patients — Administering Physic — Accidents and Emergencies — Common Complaints
17. 17.THE BATHROOM. — Bathing in general. — Management of Hot-water System.
18. 18.THE LAUNDRY. — Domestic Washing. — Steam Laundries.
19. 19.THE SCHOOLROOM.
20. 20.THE PLAYGROUND. — Games
21. 21.THE WORKROOM. — Patching — Joining — Darning
22. 22.THE LIBRARY.
23. 23.THE FARMYARD. — Horse — Cow — Pig — Fowls — Ducks — Geese — Turkeys — Pigeons — Bees
24. 24.THE GARDEN. — Gardeners’ Calendar.
25. 25.DOMESTIC MOTORS.
26. 26.HOUSEHOLD LAW. — The House — Servants — The Householder
27. 27.INDEX.
28. 28.SUPPLEMENT.
29. 29.INDEX TO SUPPLEMENT.
30. 30.FOOTNOTES:

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