Motherly talks with young housekeepers: embracing eighty-seven brief articles on topics of home interest, and about five hundred choice receipts for cooking, etc.Beecher, H. W., Mrs.
General
Motherly talks with young housekeepers: embracing eighty-seven brief articles on topics of home interest, and about five hundred choice receipts for cooking, etc.
Beecher, H. W., Mrs.
Cooking; Home economics
XVIII. The Kitchen 66
XIX. How much is a Wife worth? 70
XX. Teach little Boys to be useful 74
XXI. Bleaching, Starching, and removing Stains 78
XXII. To iron Shirts, Vests, and Embroideries 84
XXIII. A Talk about Beds 88
XXIV. Marketing 91
XXV. Trust your Children 96
XXVI. Who invented Bread? 100
XXVII. How about the little Girls? 107
XXVIII. Stealing Servants 112
XXIX. Fall Cleaning 117
XXX. Fashionable Dress 122
XXXI. Lessons by the Wayside 126
XXXII. Pauline Pry 130
XXXIII. Buy your Cage before you catch your Bird 135
XXXIV. Care in selecting a House 138
XXXV. Visiting for one’s own Convenience 141
XXXVI. Will they Board, or keep House? 146
XXXVII. Choice of Colors in Dress 151
XXXVIII. Harmonizing Colors in Dress 156
XXXIX. A Word about Moths 160
XL. Winter Butter 164
XLI. Repairs 169
XLII. Accurate Weights and Measures in Cooking 173
XLIII. Teaching little Girls to sew 176
XLIV. The Care of Poultry 180
XLV. Institutions for the Education of Women 184
XLVI. Great Mistakes 189
XLVII. Study to make Home attractive 193
XLVIII. The Care of Cooking-Stoves and Ranges 198
XLIX. The Old Ways and the New 202
L. A few Hints on Carving 206
LI. Parental Example 209
LII. True Taste more effective than Money 213
LIII. Cooking by Steam 217
LIV. Vegetables 221
LV. Cabbage 225
LVI. Pulse 229
LVII. Pot-herbs and Salads 234
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