Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper
Containing Five Hundred Receipes for Economical and
Healthful Cooking; also, Many Directions for Securing
Health and Happiness
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MISS BEECHER’S HOUSEKEEPER AND HEALTHKEEPER:
CONTENTS.
PART FIRST.
CHAPTER I. ADDRESS OF THE AUTHOR TO AMERICAN HOUSEKEEPERS.
CHAPTER II. MARKETING AND THE CARE OF MEATS.
MARKETING.
THE CARE OF MEATS.
CHAPTER III. STEWS AND SOUPS.
CHAPTER IV. SOUPS.
CHAPTER V. HASHES.
CHAPTER VI. BOILED MEATS.
CHAPTER VII. ROAST AND BAKED MEATS.
CHAPTER VIII. BROILED AND FRIED MEATS AND RELISHES.
FRIED MEATS AND RELISHES.
CHAPTER IX. PICKLES.
CHAPTER X. SAUCES AND SALADS.
CHAPTER XI. FISH.
CHAPTER XII. VEGETABLES.
CHAPTER XIII. FAMILY BREAD.
CHAPTER XIV. BREAKFAST AND SUPPER.
CHAPTER XV. PUDDINGS AND PIES.
SAUCES FOR PUDDINGS.
PASTE FOR PUDDINGS AND PIES.
CHAPTER XVI. CAKE.
CAKE RAISED WITH POWDERS.
CAKES RAISED WITH EGGS.
GINGERBREAD, FRIED CAKES, COOKIES, AND OTHER CAKES.
CAKE RAISED WITH YEAST.
CHAPTER XVII. PRESERVES AND JELLIES.
CHAPTER XVIII. DESSERTS AND EVENING PARTIES.
CHAPTER XIX. DRINKS AND ARTICLES FOR THE SICK AND YOUNG CHILDREN.
CHAPTER XX. THE PROVIDING AND CARE OF FAMILY STORES.
CHAPTER XXI. ON SETTING TABLES, AND PREPARING VARIOUS ARTICLES OF FOOD FOR THE TABLE.
CHAPTER XXII. WASHING, IRONING, AND CLEANSING.
TO MANUFACTURE LYE, SOAP, STARCH, AND OTHER ARTICLES USED IN WASHING.
DIRECTIONS FOR STARCHING MUSLINS AND LACES.
ARTICLES TO BE PROVIDED FOR IRONING.
ON SPRINKLING, FOLDING, AND IRONING.
TO WHITEN ARTICLES, AND REMOVE STAINS FROM THEM.
MIXTURES FOR REMOVING STAINS AND GREASE.
CHAPTER XXIII. MISCELLANEOUS ADVICE AND RECIPES.
ODDS AND ENDS.
PART SECOND.
CHAPTER I. NEEDFUL SCIENCE AND TRAINING FOR THE FAMILY STATE.
CHAPTER II. A HEALTHFUL AND ECONOMICAL HOUSE.
CHAPTER III. ON HOME VENTILATION.
CHAPTER IV. ON WARMING A HOME.
CHAPTER V. ON STOVES AND CHIMNEYS.
CHIMNEYS.
CHAPTER VI. ECONOMIC MODES OF BEAUTIFYING A HOME.
CHAPTER VII. CARE OF HEALTH.
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
CHAPTER VIII. DOMESTIC EXERCISE.
CHAPTER IX. HEALTHFUL FOOD AND DRINKS.
CHAPTER X. CLEANLINESS.
SECRETING ORGANS.
CHAPTER XI. CLOTHING.
CHAPTER XII. EARLY RISING.
CHAPTER XIII. DOMESTIC MANNERS.
CHAPTER XIV. THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD TEMPER IN THE HOUSEKEEPER.
CHAPTER XV. HABITS OF SYSTEM AND ORDER.
CHAPTER XVI. HEALTH OF MIND.
CHAPTER XVII. CARE OF THE AGED.
CHAPTER XVIII. THE CARE OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XIX. CARE OF THE SICK.
CHAPTER XX. FIRES AND LIGHTS.
STOVES AND GRATES.
LIGHTS.
TO MAKE CANDLES.
CHAPTER XXI. ON THE CARE OF ROOMS.
ON THE CARE OF BREAKFAST AND DINING ROOMS.
ON SETTING TABLES.
RULES FOR SETTING A TABLE.
FOR DINNER.
ON WAITING AT TABLE.
ON CARVING AND HELPING AT TABLE.
ON THE CARE OF CHAMBERS AND BEDROOMS.
ON PACKING AND STORING ARTICLES.
ON THE CARE OF THE KITCHEN, CELLAR, AND STORE-ROOM.
ON WASHING DISHES.
RULES FOR WASHING DISHES.
KITCHEN FURNITURE.
CARE OF THE CELLAR.
STORE-ROOM.
CHAPTER XXII. THE CARE OF YARDS AND GARDENS.
THE PROPAGATION OF PLANTS.
THE CULTIVATION OF FRUIT.
CHAPTER XXIII. SEWING, CUTTING, AND FITTING.
CHAPTER XXIV. ACCIDENTS AND ANTIDOTES.
CHAPTER XXV. ON THE RIGHT USE OF TIME AND PROPERTY.
CHAPTER XXVI. THE CARE OF INFANTS.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE MANAGEMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN.
CHAPTER XXVIII. FAMILY RELIGIOUS TRAINING.
CHAPTER XXIX. THE CARE OF SERVANTS.
CHAPTER XXX. DOMESTIC AMUSEMENTS AND SOCIAL DUTIES.
CHAPTER XXXI. LAWS OF HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
CHAPTER XXXII. COMFORT FOR A DISCOURAGED HOUSEKEEPER.
NOTE A. VIEWS OF MEDICAL WRITERS
INDEX.
FOOTNOTES:
VALUABLE STANDARD WORKS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIBRARIES,
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