The American Frugal Housewife: Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of Economy, is a book of kitchen, economy and directions written by Lydia Maria Child, American abolitionist and women's rights activist. This book contains mostly recipes, but also contains advices and hints for young housewives on how to keep their household going on a low budget, and how to save money.
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Lydia Maria Child. The American Frugal Housewife
The American Frugal Housewife
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER
ODD SCRAPS FOR THE ECONOMICAL
SOAP
SIMPLE REMEDIES
GRUEL
EGG GRUEL
ARROW-ROOT JELLY
CALF'S FOOT JELLY
TAPIOCA JELLY
SAGO JELLY
BEEF TEA
WINE WHEY
APPLE WATER
MILK PORRIDGE
STEWED PRUNES
VEGETABLES
HERBS
CHEAP DYE-STUFFS
MEAT CORNED, OR SALTED, HAMS, &c
CHOICE OF MEAT
COMMON COOKING
VEAL
CALF'S HEAD
BEEF
ALAMODE BEEF
MUTTON AND LAMB
PORK
ROAST PIG
SAUSAGES
MINCE MEAT
BEANS AND PEAS
SOUSE
TRIPE
GRAVY
POULTRY
FRICASSEED CHICKEN, BROWN
FRICASSEED CHICKEN, WHITE
TO CURRY FOWL
CHICKEN BROTH
FISH
PUDDINGS
BAKED INDIAN PUDDING
BOILED INDIAN PUDDING
FLOUR OR BATTER PUDDING
BREAD PUDDING
RENNET PUDDING
CUSTARD PUDDINGS
RICE PUDDINGS
BIRD'S NEST PUDDING
APPLE PUDDING
CHERRY PUDDING
CRANBERRY PUDDING
WHORTLEBERRY PUDDING
PLUM PUDDING
HASTY PUDDING
CHEAP CUSTARDS
COMMON PIES
MINCE PIES
PUMPKIN AND SQUASH PIE
CARROT PIE
CHERRY PIE
WHORTLEBERRY PIE
APPLE PIE
CUSTARD PIE
CRANBERRY PIE
RHUBARB STALKS, OR PERSIAN APPLE
PIE CRUST
COMMON CAKES
GINGERBREAD
CUP CAKE
TEA CAKE
CIDER CAKE
ELECTION CAKE
SPONGE CAKE
WEDDING CAKE
LOAF CAKE
CARAWAY CAKES
DOUGH-NUTS
PANCAKES
FRITTERS
SHORT CAKE
INDIAN CAKE
BREAD, YEAST, &c
PRESERVES, &c
CURRANT JELLY
CURRANT WINE
RASPBERRY SHRUB
COFFEE
CHOCOLATE
TEA
PICKLES
BEER
GENERAL MAXIMS FOR HEALTH
HINTS TO PERSONS OF MODERATE FORTUNE
FURNITURE
EDUCATION OF DAUGHTERS
TRAVELLING AND PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
PHILOSOPHY AND CONSISTENCY
REASONS FOR HARD TIMES
HOW TO ENDURE POVERTY
APPENDIX
TO THE. AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE
EXTRACTS FROM THE ENGLISH FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE
CARVING
[Written for the American Frugal Housewife.]
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Lydia Maria Child
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When a white Navarino bonnet becomes soiled, rip it in pieces, and wash it with a sponge and soft water. While it is yet damp, wash it two or three times with a clean sponge dipped into a strong saffron tea, nicely strained. Repeat this till the bonnet is as dark a straw color as you wish. Press it on the wrong side with a warm iron, and it will look like a new Leghorn.
About the last of May, or the first of June, the little millers, which lay moth-eggs begin to appear. Therefore brush all your woollens, and pack them away in a dark place covered with linen. Pepper, red-cedar chips, tobacco—indeed, almost any strong spicy smell—is good to keep moths out of your chests and drawers. But nothing is so good as camphor. Sprinkle your woollens with camphorated spirit, and scatter pieces of camphor-gum among them, and you will never be troubled with moths. Some people buy camphor-wood trunks, for this purpose; but they are very expensive, and the gum answers just as well.
