_Lastly_, the writer has aimed to avoid the defects complained of by most housekeepers in regard to works of this description issued in this country, or sent from England, such as that, in some cases, the receipts are so rich as to be both expensive and unhealthful; in others, that they are so vaguely expressed as to be very imperfect guides; in others, that the processes are so elaborate and _fussing_ as to make double the work that is needful; and in others, that the topics are so limited that some departments are entirely omitted, and all are incomplete. In accomplishing these objects, the writer has received contributions of the pen, and verbal communications, from some of the most judicious and practical housekeepers, in almost every section of this country, so that the work is fairly entitled to the name it bears of the _American_ Housekeeper’s Receipt Book. The following embraces most of the topics contained in this work. Suggestions to young housekeepers in regard to style, furniture, and domestic arrangements. Suggestions in regard to different modes to be pursued both with foreign and American domestics. On providing a proper supply of family stores, on the economical care and use of them, and on the furniture and arrangement of a store-closet. On providing a proper supply of utensils to be used in cooking, with drawings to illustrate. On the proper construction of ovens, and directions for heating and managing them. Directions for securing good yeast and good bread. Advice in regard to marketing, the purchase of wood, &c. Receipts for breakfast dishes, biscuits, warm cakes, tea cakes, &c. Receipts for puddings, cakes, pies, preserves, pickles, sauces, catsups, and also for cooking all the various kinds of meats, soups, and vegetables. The above receipts are arranged so that the more healthful and simple ones are put in one portion, and the richer ones in another. Healthful and favourite articles of food for young children. Receipts for a variety of temperance drinks. Directions for making tea, coffee, chocolate, and other warm drinks. Directions for cutting up meats, and for salting down, corning, curing, and smoking. Directions for making butter and cheese, as furnished by a practical and scientific manufacturer of the same, of Goshen, Conn., that land of rich butter and cheese. A guide to a selection of a regular course of family dishes, which will embrace _a successive variety_, and unite convenience with good taste and comfortable living. Receipts for articles for the sick, and drawings of conveniences for their comfort and relief. Receipts for articles for evening parties and dinner parties, with drawings to show the proper manner of setting tables, and of supplying and arranging dishes, both on these and on ordinary occasions.