Tea—Coffee—Fish-skin for Coffee—Cocoa—Cream for Coffee and Tea—Chocolate—Milk Lemonade—Strawberry and Raspberry Vinegar—White Tea and Boys’ Coffee—Dangerous use of Milk—Simple Drinks—Simple Wine Whey—Toast and Cider—Panada—Water-gruel—Beef-tea—Tomato Sirup—Sassafras Jelly—Egg-tea, Egg-coffee, and Egg-milk—Oat-meal Gruel—Pearl Barley-water—Cream-tartar Beverage—Rennet Whey—A fever Drink—Food, etc., for Infants 100 CHAPTER XX. THE PROVIDING AND CARE OF FAMILY STORES. The Art of keeping a good Table—Successive Variety—Doing every thing in the best Manner—Stores and Store-rooms—Flour—Unbolted Flour—Indian-meal—Rye—Buckwheat—Rice—Hominy—Arrow-root—Tapioca, etc.—Sugars—Butter—Lard and Drippings—Salt—Vinegar—Oil—Molasses—Hard Soap—Starch—Indigo—Coffee—Tea—Soda—Raisins—Currants—Lemon and Orange Peel—Spices—Sweet Herbs—Cream-tartar—Acids—Essences, etc.—Preserves and Jellies—Hams—Cheese—Bread—Cake—Codfish—Salted Provisions 103 CHAPTER XXI. SETTING TABLES, PREPARATION OF FOOD. Table-cloth—Napkins—Table Furniture—Bread—Butter—Dishes—Soiled Spots—Plates to be warmed in Winter—Certain Dishes served together—Strong flavored Meats—Boiled Poultry—Jelly—Fresh Pork—Drawn Butter—Pickles—Garnishing Dishes—Boiled Ham or Veal—Greens and Asparagus—Hashes—Curled Parsley—Mode of setting Table 109 CHAPTER XXII. WASHING, IRONING, AND CLEANSING. Modes of economizing the Wash—Good Washing depends on Conveniences—Articles needed—Common mode of Washing—Fine Clothes—White Articles—Colored Articles—Flannels—Bedding—Calicoes—Waters, etc.—To cleanse Broadcloth—To make Lye—Soft Soap—Potash Soap—To prepare Starch—Beef’s Gall—To do up Laces—Articles needed for Ironing—Sprinkling, Folding, and Ironing—To whiten Articles and remove Stains—Mildew—Stain-mixture—Another—To remove Grease, Tar, Pitch, Turpentine, Lamp-oil, Oil-paint, Ink-stains, Stains on varnished Articles—To clean silk Handkerchiefs and Ribbons—To clean silk Hose or Gloves 112 CHAPTER XXIII. MISCELLANEOUS ADVICE AND RECIPES. How to keep Cool in hot Weather—Indelible Ink—To keep Eggs—To prevent Earthen, Glass, and Iron ware from breaking easily—Cement for broken Ware—To keep Knives from Rust—To cleanse or renovate Furniture—To clean Silver—To cleanse Wall-paper—To purify a Well—To take care of Roses and other Plants—To keep Grapes—Snow for Eggs—Paper to keep Preserves—To cool Butter in hot Weather—To stop Cracks in Iron—To stop creaking Hinges—To stop creaking Doors and make Drawers slide easily—To renovate black Silk—To clean Kid Gloves—To remove grease Spots—To get rid of Rats and Mice—Odds and ends for Housekeepers—Additional Recipes 122 PART SECOND. CHAPTER I. NEEDFUL SCIENCE AND TRAINING FOR THE FAMILY STATE.