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The housekeeper's book : comprising advice on the conduct of household affairs in general : and particular directions for the preservation of furniture, bedding, &c : for the laying in and preserving of provisions : with a complete collection of receipts for economical domestic cookery : the whole carefully prepared for the use of American housekeepers
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- Date
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- 1837
- Publisher
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: William Marshall and Co.
- Summary
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- Attributed to Frances H. McDougall (i.e. Frances H. Green). Cf. Lowenstein, E. Bib. of Amer. cookery books.
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- 1837
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- Publisher
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: William Marshall and Co.
- Date
- 1837
- Description of Original
- xvi, [13]-217 pages : frontispiece, illustrations ; 18 cm
- Format
- Text
- Language
- English
- The housekeeper's book : containing advice on the conduct of household affairs : with a complete collection of receipts for economical domestic cookery
- [Frontispiece]
- [Title Page]
- Preface
- Contents
- General observations on commencing housekeeping
- Household duties and operations
- Servants
- The kitchen
- Boiling
- Roasting
- Broiling
- Frying
- Cooking of meat
- Preservation of meat
- Stews
- Soups
- Made dishes
- Cooking of fish
- Vegetables
- Pickles, sauces, gravies, macaroni, omelet, oysters, &c
- Coffee, shells, &c
- Puddings, custards, &c
- Pastry, cakes, &c
- Making and baking of bread
- Jellies, jams, &c
- Preserves
- Cookery for the sick
- Cordials
- Essences
- Flowers
- Preservation of plate
- Preservation of beds, carpets, &c
- Washing
- Miscellaneous receipts
- Directions for jointing, trussing, and carving
- [Cover]