The Young Housekeeper's Friend / Revised and Enlarged

A practical manual for novice household managers, offering step-by-step counsel on economy, cleanliness, and health alongside tested receipts and techniques. Chapters treat baking and ovens, bread, cakes, pastry, puddings, preserves and ices, meats and poultry, soups and sauces, fish, vegetables, pickles, and beverages, plus guidance on milk, butter, cheese, care of the sick and infants, laundering, and using remnants. Directions emphasize simplicity, thrift, and explicit method to prevent waste and needless trial-and-error, and an index and organized headings make it easy to follow everyday routines and prepare a wholesome, economical table.