PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. ON SELECTING FOOD AND DRINKS WITH REFERENCE TO HEALTH.
CHAPTER II. MARKETING CARE AND USES OF MEATS. Beef.
CHAPTER III. BOILED MEATS.
CHAPTER IV. ROASTED AND BAKED MEATS. General Remarks.
CHAPTER V. FRIED AND BROILED MEATS. General Remarks.
CHAPTER VI. SOUPS.
CHAPTER VII. FISH.
CHAPTER VIII. ON THE PREPARATION OF HASHES, GRAVIES, AND SAUCES.
CHAPTER IX. VEGETABLES. Potatoes.
CHAPTER X. OVENS, YEAST, BREAD, AND BISCUIT. On Constructing and Heating an Oven.
CHAPTER XI. BREAKFAST AND TEA CAKES.
CHAPTER XII. PLAIN PUDDINGS AND PIES.
CHAPTER XIII. RICH PUDDINGS AND PIES. Ellen's Pudding, or Rhubarb Tart.
CHAPTER XIV. PLAIN CAKES. General Directions for Making Cake.
CHAPTER XV. RICH CAKES. Old Hartford Election Cake (100 years old).
CHAPTER XVI. PRESERVES AND JELLIES. General Directions for making Preserves and Jellies.
CHAPTER XVII. PICKLES.
CHAPTER XVIII. ARTICLES FOR DESSERTS AND EVENING PARTIES. Ice Cream.
CHAPTER XIX. TEMPERANCE DRINKS.
CHAPTER XX. RECEIPTS FOR FOOD AND DRINKS FOR THE SICK.
CHAPTER XXI. ON MAKING BUTTER AND CHEESE.
CHAPTER XXII. ARTICLES AND CONVENIENCES FOR THE SICK.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE PROVIDING AND CARE OF FAMILY STORES.
CHAPTER XXIV. SUGGESTIONS IN REFERENCE TO PROVIDING A SUCCESSIVE VARIETY OF FOOD.
CHAPTER XXV. ON BREAD MAKING.
CHAPTER XXVI. DIRECTIONS FOR DINNER AND EVENING PARTIES.
CHAPTER XXVII. ON SETTING TABLES, AND PREPARING VARIOUS ARTICLES OF FOOD FOR THE TABLE.
CHAPTER XXVIII. ON SYSTEMATIC FAMILY ARRANGEMENT, AND MODE OF DOING WORK.
CHAPTER XXIX. ON A PROPER SUPPLY OF UTENSILS AND CONVENIENCES FOR HOUSEKEEPING.
CHAPTER XXX. SUGGESTIONS IN REGARD TO HIRED SERVICE.
CHAPTER XXXI. ON THE STYLE OF LIVING AND EXPENSES.
CHAPTER XXXII. WORDS OF COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.
CHAPTER XXXIII. FRIENDLY COUNSELS FOR DOMESTICS.
CHAPTER XXXIV. MISCELLANEOUS ADVICE, AND SUPPLEMENTARY RECEIPTS. Weights and Measures.
DESIGNED AS A
SUPPLEMENT
TO HER
TREATISE ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, 82 CLIFF STREET.
1846.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1846, by
Harper & Brothers,
In the Clerk’s Office of the Southern District of New-York.
