The American Frugal Housewife

About this eBook

Author

Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880

Credits

E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, William Flis, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

TX: Technology: Home economics

Subject

Home economics

Category

Text

eBook-No.

13493

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13493

Release Date

September 18, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE. — DEDICATED TO — THOSE WHO ARE NOT ASHAMED OF ECONOMY. — BY MRS. CHILD, — AUTHOR OF "HOBOMOK," "THE MOTHER'S BOOK," EDITOR OF THE "JUVENILE MISCELLANY," &c. — TWELFTH EDITION. — ENLARGED AND CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR. — 1832. — TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. 2.INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER
3. 3.ODD SCRAPS FOR THE ECONOMICAL.
4. 4.SOAP.
5. 5.SIMPLE REMEDIES. — GRUEL. — EGG GRUEL. — ARROW-ROOT JELLY. — CALF'S FOOT JELLY. — TAPIOCA JELLY. — SAGO JELLY. — BEEF TEA. — WINE WHEY. — APPLE WATER. — MILK PORRIDGE. — STEWED PRUNES.
6. 6.VEGETABLES.
7. 7.HERBS.
8. 8.CHEAP DYE-STUFFS.
9. 9.MEAT CORNED, OR SALTED, HAMS, &c.
10. 10.CHOICE OF MEAT.
11. 11.COMMON COOKING. — VEAL. — CALF'S HEAD. — BEEF. — ALAMODE BEEF. — MUTTON AND LAMB. — PORK. — ROAST PIG. — SAUSAGES. — MINCE MEAT. — BEANS AND PEAS. — SOUSE. — TRIPE. — GRAVY. — POULTRY. — FRICASSEED CHICKEN, BROWN. — FRICASSEED CHICKEN, WHITE. — TO CURRY FOWL. — CHICKEN BROTH. — FISH.
12. 12.PUDDINGS. — BAKED INDIAN PUDDING. — BOILED INDIAN PUDDING. — FLOUR OR BATTER PUDDING. — BREAD PUDDING. — RENNET PUDDING. — CUSTARD PUDDINGS. — RICE PUDDINGS. — BIRD'S NEST PUDDING. — APPLE PUDDING. — CHERRY PUDDING. — CRANBERRY PUDDING. — WHORTLEBERRY PUDDING. — PLUM PUDDING. — HASTY PUDDING.
13. 13.CHEAP CUSTARDS.
14. 14.COMMON PIES. — MINCE PIES. — PUMPKIN AND SQUASH PIE. — CARROT PIE. — CHERRY PIE. — WHORTLEBERRY PIE. — APPLE PIE. — CUSTARD PIE. — CRANBERRY PIE. — RHUBARB STALKS, OR PERSIAN APPLE. — PIE CRUST. — COMMON CAKES. — GINGERBREAD. — CUP CAKE. — TEA CAKE. — CIDER CAKE. — ELECTION CAKE. — SPONGE CAKE. — WEDDING CAKE. — LOAF CAKE. — CARAWAY CAKES. — DOUGH-NUTS. — PANCAKES. — FRITTERS. — SHORT CAKE. — INDIAN CAKE.
15. 15.BREAD, YEAST, &c.
16. 16.PRESERVES, &c. — CURRANT JELLY. — CURRANT WINE. — RASPBERRY SHRUB. — COFFEE. — CHOCOLATE. — TEA. — PICKLES. — BEER.
17. 17.GENERAL MAXIMS FOR HEALTH.
18. 18.HINTS TO PERSONS OF MODERATE FORTUNE — [FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS JOURNAL.] — FURNITURE. — EDUCATION OF DAUGHTERS. — TRAVELLING AND PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
19. 19.PHILOSOPHY AND CONSISTENCY.
20. 20.REASONS FOR HARD TIMES.
21. 21.HOW TO ENDURE POVERTY.
22. 22.AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE. — EXTRACTS FROM THE ENGLISH FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE.
23. 23.CARVING. — [Written for the American Frugal Housewife.]
24. 24.INDEX. — APPENDIX.

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