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Common Sense in the Household

by Marion Harland

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  1. 1Introductory of Revised Edition
  2. 2Index of General Subjects — Familiar Talk with My Fellow-Housekeepe…
  3. 3Soups
  4. 4Vegetable Soups — Green Pea. (No. 1.) ✠
  5. 5Green Pea (No. 2.)
  6. 6Split Pea ( dried ). ✠
  7. 7Pea and Tomato. ✠
  8. 8Bean ( dried. ) ✠
  9. 9Bean and Corn. ✠
  10. 10Asparagus ( White soup. )
  11. 11Asparagus ( Green soup. )
  12. 12Tomato ( Winter soup. ) ✠
  13. 13Tomato ( Summer soup ). ✠
  14. 14Turnip
  15. 15Potato
  16. 16Graham Soup. ✠
  17. 17Ochra, or Gumbo
  18. 18Corn. ✠
  19. 19Meat Soups — Beef Soup ( à la Julienne ). ✠
  20. 20Veal Soup with Macaroni. ✠
  21. 21Beef Soup ( brown )
  22. 22Mutton or Lamb Broth. ✠
  23. 23Vermicelli Soup. ✠
  24. 24Mock-Turtle or Calf’s Head Soup. ✠
  25. 25Giblet Soup
  26. 26Brown Gravy Soup
  27. 27Veal and Sago Soup
  28. 28Chicken Soup. ✠
  29. 29Venison Soup. ✠
  30. 30Hare or Rabbit Soup
  31. 31Ox-Tail Soup
  32. 32Fish Soups — Oyster Soup (No. 1). ✠
  33. 33Oyster Soup (No. 2)
  34. 34Clam Soup
  35. 35Cat-fish Soup. ✠
  36. 36Eel Soup
  37. 37Lobster Soup
  38. 38Green Turtle Soup
  39. 39Fish — Boiled Codfish. ( Fresh. ) ✠
  40. 40Rock-Fish — Boiled Codfish. ( Salt. )
  41. 41Codfish Balls. ✠
  42. 42Salt Codfish stewed with Eggs
  43. 43Codfish and Potato Stew. ✠
  44. 44Boiled Mackerel. ( Fresh. ) ✠
  45. 45Broiled Mackerel. ( Fresh. )
  46. 46Broiled Mackerel. ( Salt. )
  47. 47Boiled Halibut. ✠
  48. 48Baked Halibut. ✠
  49. 49Halibut Steak. ✠
  50. 50Devilled Halibut
  51. 51Boiled Salmon. ( Fresh. ) ✠
  52. 52Baked Salmon. ✠
  53. 53Salmon Steaks. ✠
  54. 54Pickled Salmon. ( Fresh. ) ✠
  55. 55Pickled Salmon. ( Salt. )
  56. 56Smoked Salmon. ( Broiled. )
  57. 57Boiled Shad. ( Fresh. ) ✠
  58. 58Boiled Shad. ( Salt. )
  59. 59Broiled Shad. ( Fresh. ) ✠
  60. 60Broiled Shad. ( Salt. )
  61. 61Fried Shad
  62. 62Baked Shad. ✠
  63. 63Boiled Sea-Bass
  64. 64Fried Sea-Bass
  65. 65Sturgeon Steak
  66. 66Or
  67. 67Baked Sturgeon
  68. 68Mayonnaise. ( Fish. )
  69. 69Baked Salmon-Trout. ✠
  70. 70Boiled Salmon-Trout. ✠
  71. 71Fried Trout
  72. 72Fried Pickerel. ✠
  73. 73Cream Pickerel. ✠
  74. 74Fried Perch, and other Pan-fish
  75. 75Stewed Cat-fish. ✠
  76. 76Fried Cat-fish. ✠
  77. 77Cat-fish Chowder
  78. 78Stewed Eels. ✠
  79. 79Fried Eels — Chowder ( No. 1. ) ✠
  80. 80Chowder ( No. 2. )
  81. 81Shell-Fish — To Boil a Lobster
  82. 82Devilled Lobster
  83. 83Lobster Croquettes. ✠
  84. 84Devilled Crab. ✠
  85. 85Crab Salad — Soft Crabs. ✠
  86. 86Water-Turtles, or Terrapins
  87. 87Stewed Oysters
  88. 88Fried Oysters. ✠
  89. 89Oyster Fritters. ✠
  90. 90Scalloped Oysters. ✠
  91. 91Broiled Oysters. ✠
  92. 92Cream Oysters on the Half-shell
  93. 93Oyster Omelet. ✠
  94. 94Oyster Pie. ✠
  95. 95Pickled Oysters. ✠
  96. 96Roast Oysters
  97. 97Raw Oysters
  98. 98Steamed Oysters
  99. 99Oyster Pâtés. ✠
  100. 100Mixture
  101. 101Scallops
  102. 102Or — Scalloped Clams
  103. 103Clam Fritters. ✠
  104. 104Clam Chowder. ✠
  105. 105Poultry
  106. 106Roast Turkey
  107. 107Boiled Turkey
  108. 108Turkey Scallop. ✠
  109. 109Or
  110. 110Ragoût of Turkey
  111. 111Roast Chickens
  112. 112Boiled Chickens
  113. 113Fricasseed Chicken. ( White. ) ✠
  114. 114Fricasseed Chicken. ( Brown. ) ✠
  115. 115Broiled Chicken
  116. 116Fried Chicken ( No. 1 )
  117. 117Fried Chicken ( No. 2 )
  118. 118Chicken Pot-pie
  119. 119Baked Chicken Pie ✠
  120. 120Chicken Pudding. ✠
  121. 121Chicken and Ham. ✠
  122. 122Roast Ducks
  123. 123To Use up Cold Duck. ✠
  124. 124Or
  125. 125Stewed Duck
  126. 126Guinea Fowls
  127. 127Roast Goose
  128. 128Goose Pie
  129. 129Roast Pigeons
  130. 130Stewed Pigeons
  131. 131Broiled Pigeons or Squabs
  132. 132Pigeon Pie · Meats — Roast Beef
  133. 133Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding. ✠
  134. 134Beef-Steak
  135. 135Beef-steak and Onions
  136. 136Beef à-la-mode. ✠
  137. 137Breakfast Stew of Beef. ✠
  138. 138Another Breakfast Dish
  139. 139Beef Hash
  140. 140Beef-steak Pie
  141. 141Crust for Meat-Pies. ✠
  142. 142Beef Pie, with Potato Crust. ✠
  143. 143Beef’s Heart — Stewed
  144. 144To Corn Beef
  145. 145Boiled Corned Beef
  146. 146Beef Tongue
  147. 147Dried Beef
  148. 148Mutton and Lamb — Roast Mutton
  149. 149Roast Mutton à la Venison
  150. 150Boiled Mutton
  151. 151Mutton Stew. ✠
  152. 152Mutton Chops
  153. 153Or
  154. 154Mutton Cutlets. ( Baked )
  155. 155Mutton Ham
  156. 156Mutton or Lamb Réchauffé. ✠
  157. 157Or
  158. 158Veal
  159. 159Roast Veal
  160. 160Veal Cutlets
  161. 161Or — Veal Chops
  162. 162Veal Steak
  163. 163Veal Pies
  164. 164Or
  165. 165Stewed Fillet of Veal
  166. 166Stewed Knuckle of Veal
  167. 167Veal Scallop. ✠
  168. 168Veal Pâtés
  169. 169Stewed Calf’s-Head
  170. 170Calf’s-Head ( Scalloped. ) ✠
  171. 171Sweet-Breads ( Fried. ) ✠
  172. 172Sweet Breads ( Broiled. ) ✠
  173. 173Sweet-Breads ( Stewed. ) ✠
  174. 174Sweet-Breads ( Roasted. )
  175. 175Jellied Veal
  176. 176Calf’s-Head in a Mould
  177. 177Veal Olives with Oysters
  178. 178Minced Veal
  179. 179Veal Cutlets à la Maintenon
  180. 180Croquettes of Calf’s Brains
  181. 181Calf’s Liver ( Roasted. )
  182. 182Calf’s Liver ( Fried )
  183. 183Calf’s Liver ( Stewed )
  184. 184Or — Imitation Pâtés de Foie Gras. ✠
  185. 185Veal Marble
  186. 186Pork
  187. 187Roast Leg of Pork
  188. 188Or
  189. 189Loin of Pork
  190. 190Roast Spare-Rib
  191. 191Roast Chine
  192. 192Or
  193. 193Roast Pig
  194. 194Pork Steaks
  195. 195Pork Chops
  196. 196Stewed Pork
  197. 197Pig’s Head ( Roasted )
  198. 198Pig’s Head with Liver and Heart ( Stewed )
  199. 199Souse of Pigs’ Ears and Feet
  200. 200Head Cheese. ( or Souse. )
  201. 201Pork Pot-pie
  202. 202Cheshire Pork-pie
  203. 203Sausage ( No. 1 )
  204. 204Sausage ( No. 2. )
  205. 205Sausage ( No. 3. )
  206. 206Bologna Sausage ( Uncooked. )
  207. 207Bologna Sausage ( Cooked. )
  208. 208Lard
  209. 209Brawn (No. 1.)
  210. 210Brawn (No. 2.)
  211. 211Saveloys
  212. 212To Pickle Pork. ( No. 1. )
  213. 213( No. 2. )
  214. 214To Cure Hams
  215. 215Boiled Ham
  216. 216Glazed Ham. ✠
  217. 217Steamed Ham
  218. 218Baked Ham
  219. 219Roast Ham
  220. 220Broiled Ham
  221. 221Barbecued Ham. ✠
  222. 222Fried Ham
  223. 223Or
  224. 224Ham Sandwiches
  225. 225Ham and Chicken Sandwiches
  226. 226Ham and Chicken Pie
  227. 227Ham and Eggs
  228. 228Pork and Beans
  229. 229Pork and Peas Pudding
  230. 230Company
  231. 231Venison
  232. 232Haunch of Venison. ✠
  233. 233Neck — Shoulder
  234. 234To Stew a Shoulder
  235. 235Venison Steaks. ✠
  236. 236Or
  237. 237Venison Cutlets. ✠
  238. 238Hashed Venison. ✠
  239. 239Roast Fawn
  240. 240Venison Pasty. ✠
  241. 241Venison Hams
  242. 242Venison Sausages
  243. 243Rabbits or Hares
  244. 244Roast Rabbit
  245. 245Rabbits Stewed with Onions
  246. 246Fricasseed Rabbit. ( White. ) ✠
  247. 247Fricasseed Rabbit. ( Brown. )
  248. 248Larded Rabbit
  249. 249Fried Rabbit
  250. 250Barbecued Rabbit. ✠
  251. 251Rabbit Pie
  252. 252Squirrels
  253. 253Brunswick Stew. ✠
  254. 254Ragoût of Squirrels
  255. 255Broiled Squirrels
  256. 256Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Etc
  257. 257Roast
  258. 258Broiled
  259. 259Grouse roasted with Bacon. ✠
  260. 260Quails roasted with Ham. ✠
  261. 261Salmi of Game
  262. 262Game Pie — ( Very fine )
  263. 263Quail Pie
  264. 264Wild Pigeons. ( Stewed. ) ✠
  265. 265Wild-Pigeon Pie. ✠
  266. 266Wild Ducks
  267. 267Roast Duck. ( Wild. )
  268. 268Wild Ducks. ( Stewed. ) ✠
  269. 269Wild Turkey
  270. 270Small Birds — Roast Snipe or Plovers
  271. 271Woodcock — Roast
  272. 272Broiled
  273. 273Salmi of Woodcock or Snipe
  274. 274Ortolans, Reed-Birds, Rail, and Sora
  275. 275To Keep Game from Tainting
  276. 276Sauces for Meat and Fish
  277. 277Melted or Drawn Butter
  278. 278Egg Sauce. ✠
  279. 279Or
  280. 280Sauce for Boiled or Baked Fish
  281. 281White Sauce for Fish. ✠
  282. 282Oyster Sauce. ✠
  283. 283Or
  284. 284Crab Sauce
  285. 285Anchovy Sauce
  286. 286Sauce for Lobsters
  287. 287Bread Sauce
  288. 288White Celery Sauce
  289. 289Onion Sauce
  290. 290Maître d’Hôtel Sauce. ✠
  291. 291Mint Sauce for Roast Lamb
  292. 292Mushroom Sauce
  293. 293Cauliflower Sauce
  294. 294Asparagus Sauce
  295. 295Apple Sauce
  296. 296Peach Sauce
  297. 297Cranberry Sauce
  298. 298Or, ✠
  299. 299To Brown Flour
  300. 300To Brown Butter
  301. 301Catsups and Flavored Vinegars — Made Mustard. ✠
  302. 302Horse-radish — Walnut Catsup
  303. 303Mushroom Catsup
  304. 304Imitation Worcestershire Sauce
  305. 305Oyster Catsup
  306. 306Tomato Catsup. ✠
  307. 307Lemon Catsup
  308. 308“Ever-ready” Catsup. ✠
  309. 309A Good Store Sauce
  310. 310Mock Capers. ✠
  311. 311Celery Vinegar
  312. 312Onion Vinegar
  313. 313Elderberry Catsup
  314. 314Pepper Vinegar
  315. 315Horse-radish Vinegar
  316. 316Salads
  317. 317Sydney Smith’s Receipt for Salad Dressing
  318. 318Lobster Salad. ✠
  319. 319Excelsior Lobster Salad with Cream Dressing. ✠
  320. 320Chicken Salad. ✠
  321. 321Lettuce Salad. ✠
  322. 322Or — Summer Salad
  323. 323Water-cresses
  324. 324Cabbage Salad, or Cold Slaw. ✠
  325. 325Or, ✠
  326. 326Tomato Salad. ✠
  327. 327Celery Salad. ✠
  328. 328Salmon Salad. ✠
  329. 329Potato Salad. ✠ ( Very good. )
  330. 330Cheese Salad, or Mock Crab
  331. 331Or, ✠
  332. 332Vegetables. Rules Applicable to the Cooking of all Vegetables
  333. 333Potatoes
  334. 334Cabbage
  335. 335Cauliflower
  336. 336Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts
  337. 337Broccoli and Eggs
  338. 338Mashed Turnips
  339. 339Or
  340. 340Young Turnips Boiled Whole
  341. 341Boiled Spinach
  342. 342Or
  343. 343Spinach à la Crème
  344. 344Green Peas
  345. 345Pea Fritters or Cakes. ✠
  346. 346Asparagus ( boiled. )
  347. 347Asparagus and Eggs
  348. 348Or, ✠
  349. 349Asparagus in Ambush. ✠
  350. 350Boiled Onions
  351. 351Stewed Onions. ✠
  352. 352Baked Onions
  353. 353Stuffed Onions
  354. 354Stewed Tomatoes. ✠
  355. 355Stuffed Baked Tomatoes. ✠
  356. 356Scalloped Tomatoes. ✠
  357. 357Scallop of Tomatoes and Green Corn. ✠
  358. 358Broiled Tomatoes
  359. 359Baked Tomatoes ( Plain. )
  360. 360Raw Tomatoes
  361. 361Raw Cucumbers
  362. 362Fried Cucumbers. ✠
  363. 363Stewed Cucumbers
  364. 364Boiled Green Corn
  365. 365Corn and Tomatoes
  366. 366Succotash
  367. 367Green Corn Pudding. ✠
  368. 368Green Corn Fritters or Cakes. ✠
  369. 369Stewed Green Corn
  370. 370Roasted Green Corn
  371. 371Salsify or Oyster-Plant. ( Stewed. ) ✠
  372. 372Fried Salsify, or Mock Oysters. ✠
  373. 373Fried Egg-Plant. ✠
  374. 374Stuffed Egg-Plant. ✠
  375. 375Boiled Carrots
  376. 376Stewed Carrots
  377. 377Another Way
  378. 378Mashed Carrots
  379. 379French, or String or “Snap” Beans
  380. 380Lima and Butter Beans
  381. 381Kidney and other Small Beans
  382. 382Dried Beans
  383. 383Boiled Beets
  384. 384Stewed Beets
  385. 385Boiled Parsnips
  386. 386Fried Parsnips. ✠
  387. 387Parsnip Fritters. ✠
  388. 388Mashed Parsnips
  389. 389Buttered Parsnips
  390. 390Boiled Sea-kale
  391. 391Stewed Sea-kale
  392. 392Artichokes
  393. 393Summer Squash or Cymbling
  394. 394Winter Squash
  395. 395Stewed Pumpkin
  396. 396Baked Pumpkin
  397. 397Poke Stalks
  398. 398Mushrooms
  399. 399Stewed Mushrooms
  400. 400Or
  401. 401Baked Mushrooms
  402. 402Broiled Mushrooms
  403. 403Celery
  404. 404Stewed Celery. ✠
  405. 405Radishes
  406. 406Okra
  407. 407Boiled Hominy
  408. 408Fried Hominy
  409. 409Hominy Croquettes. ✠
  410. 410Baked Hominy. ✠
  411. 411Rice Croquettes. ✠
  412. 412Or
  413. 413Boiled Rice
  414. 414Baked Macaroni. ✠
  415. 415Stewed Macaroni — Italian Style
  416. 416Macaroni à la Crème. ✠
  417. 417Eggs
  418. 418Boiled Eggs
  419. 419Dropped or Poached Eggs
  420. 420Poached Eggs à la Crème. ✠
  421. 421Ham and Eggs
  422. 422Fried Eggs
  423. 423Fricasseed Eggs. ✠
  424. 424Breaded Eggs. ✠
  425. 425Baked Eggs
  426. 426Scrambled Eggs. ✠
  427. 427Chinese Bird’s-Nest of Eggs
  428. 428Scalloped Eggs. ✠
  429. 429Poached Eggs, with Sauce. ✠
  430. 430Eggs upon Toast. ✠
  431. 431Eggs au Lit ( in bed ). ✠
  432. 432Devilled Eggs
  433. 433Egg-Baskets. ✠
  434. 434Omelette ( plain ). ✠
  435. 435Omelette with Ham, Tongue, or Chicken. ✠
  436. 436Or · Cauliflower Omelette — Asparagus Omelette. ✠
  437. 437Egg-balls for Soup. ✠
  438. 438Omelette aux Fines Herbes
  439. 439Cheese Omelettes
  440. 440Or — Sweet Omelettes
  441. 441Apple Omelette. ✠
  442. 442Omelette with Jelly
  443. 443Milk, Butter, Cheese, etc
  444. 444Bonny-Clabber, or Loppered-Milk. ✠
  445. 445Rennet
  446. 446Mountain Custard, or Junket. ✠
  447. 447Thickened Milk
  448. 448Cheese
  449. 449Cottage Cheese
  450. 450Cream Cheese
  451. 451Bread
  452. 452Yeast ( Hop. ) ✠
  453. 453Yeast ( Self-working )
  454. 454Yeast ( Potato. ) ✠
  455. 455Yeast Cakes. ✠
  456. 456Baking Powders
  457. 457Or — Bread Sponge ( Potato. ) ✠
  458. 458Bread Sponge ( Plain. ) ✠
  459. 459Family Bread ( White. ) ✠
  460. 460Family Bread ( Brown. ) ✠
  461. 461Boston Brown Bread
  462. 462Rye Bread
  463. 463Milk Bread
  464. 464Buttermilk Bread
  465. 465Rice Bread
  466. 466French Rolls. ( No. 1. ) ✠
  467. 467French Rolls. ( No. 2. )
  468. 468Risen Biscuit. ✠
  469. 469Sally Lunn. ( No. 1. ) ✠
  470. 470Sally Lunn. ( No. 2. ) ✠
  471. 471Potato Biscuit
  472. 472Mrs. E — — ‘s Biscuit ( Soda. ) ✠
  473. 473Graham Biscuit. ✠
  474. 474Minute Biscuit
  475. 475Graham Wheatlets
  476. 476Sweet Rusk. ✠
  477. 477Dried Rusk. ✠
  478. 478Butter Crackers
  479. 479Wafers. ✠
  480. 480Crumpets ( Sweet. )
  481. 481Crumpets ( Plain. ) ✠
  482. 482Graham Muffins. ✠
  483. 483Queen Muffins. ✠
  484. 484Cream Muffins. ✠
  485. 485Buttermilk Muffins
  486. 486“Mother’s” Muffins. ✠ — Charlotte Muffins. ✠
  487. 487Rice Muffins. ✠
  488. 488Hominy Muffins. ✠
  489. 489Belle’s Muffins
  490. 490Corn Bread
  491. 491Receipts for Bread made of Northern Indian Meal — Nonpareil Corn Br…
  492. 492Corn Meal Muffins
  493. 493Risen Corn Bread
  494. 494Steamed Corn Bread. ✠
  495. 495Corn-Meal Crumpets
  496. 496Johnny Cake
  497. 497Aunt Jenny’s Johnny Cake
  498. 498Batter Bread, or “Egg Bread.” ✠
  499. 499Risen Corn Bread
  500. 500Corn-meal Pone
  501. 501Ash Cake
  502. 502Fried Pone
  503. 503Griddle-Cakes, Waffles, etc
  504. 504Buckwheat Cakes. ✠
  505. 505Flannel Cakes. ✠
  506. 506Corn-meal Flapjacks
  507. 507Graham Cakes. ✠
  508. 508Auntie’s Cakes ( without eggs ). ✠
  509. 509Eggless Flannel Cakes
  510. 510Grandpa’s Favorites. ✠
  511. 511Risen Batter-Cakes
  512. 512Rice Cakes. ✠ — Hominy Cakes. ✠
  513. 513Cream Cakes. ✠
  514. 514Velvet Cakes
  515. 515Risen Waffles
  516. 516“Mother’s” Waffles. ✠
  517. 517Rice Waffles ( No. 1. ) ✠
  518. 518Rice Waffles ( No. 2. )
  519. 519Quick Waffles
  520. 520Rice and Corn-Meal Waffles
  521. 521Shortcake, &c
  522. 522Strawberry Shortcake. ✠
  523. 523Scotch Short-bread
  524. 524Grandma’s Shortcake
  525. 525Easter Buns (“ Hot Cross. ”) ✠
  526. 526Plain Buns
  527. 527Cake
  528. 528Icing. ✠
  529. 529Almond Icing
  530. 530Or — Martha’s Cake ( For Jelly. ) ✠
  531. 531Mrs. M.’s Cup Cake. ✠ — Cream-Cake. ✠
  532. 532Jelly-Cake
  533. 533Cocoanut-Cake. ✠
  534. 534Rosie’s Cocoanut-Cake
  535. 535Loaf Cocoanut-Cake — “One, Two, Three, Four” Cocoanut-Cake
  536. 536Cocoanut-Cakes ( Small. )
  537. 537Cocoanut Cones
  538. 538Lee Cake. ✠
  539. 539White-Mountain Cake
  540. 540French Cake
  541. 541Lemon Cake ( No. 1. )
  542. 542Lemon-Cake ( No. 2. )
  543. 543Lady-Cake ( No. 1. ) — Lady-Cake ( No. 2. ) ✠
  544. 544Sister Mag’s Cake. ✠
  545. 545Dover Cake. ✠
  546. 546Chocolate Cake. ✠
  547. 547Caramel Cake. ✠
  548. 548Marble Cake
  549. 549Marbled Cake. ✠
  550. 550Or — Chocolate Icing ( Simple. )
  551. 551Caramels ( Chocolate. )
  552. 552Chocolate Éclairs
  553. 553Ellie’s Cake. ✠
  554. 554Sponge Cake
  555. 555Mrs. M.’s Sponge-Cake. ✠
  556. 556Pound Cake ( No. 1. )
  557. 557Pound Cake ( No. 2. )
  558. 558Washington Cake
  559. 559Lincoln Cake
  560. 560Black or Wedding Cake
  561. 561Fruit-Cake ( plainer. )
  562. 562Almond Cake
  563. 563Nut-Cake. ✠
  564. 564Gold Cake. ✠
  565. 565Silver Cake. ✠
  566. 566Almond Macaroons
  567. 567Huckleberry Cake. ✠
  568. 568Corn-Starch Cake. ✠
  569. 569White Cake. ✠ — Mrs. B.’s Cookies. ✠
  570. 570Small Sugar Cakes
  571. 571New Year’s Cakes. ( Very nice. ) ✠
  572. 572“Mother’s” Cookies
  573. 573Coriander Cookies. ✠
  574. 574Rice-Flour Cookies
  575. 575Molasses Cookies ( Good. )
  576. 576Ginger-Snaps ( No. 2. )
  577. 577Ginger-Snaps ( No. 3. )
  578. 578Aunt Margaret’s Jumbles
  579. 579Lemon Jumbles
  580. 580Ring Jumbles
  581. 581Mrs. M.’s Jumbles
  582. 582Almond Jumbles
  583. 583Currant Cakes
  584. 584Drop Sponge-cakes
  585. 585Lady’s Fingers — Aunt Margaret’s Crullers. ✠
  586. 586Katie’s Crullers — “Mother’s” Crullers
  587. 587Annie’s Crullers — Risen Doughnuts
  588. 588Quick Doughnuts
  589. 589Soft Gingerbread. ✠
  590. 590Sponge Gingerbread ( eggless. ) ✠
  591. 591Plain Gingerbread
  592. 592Gingerbread Loaf ( No. 1. )
  593. 593Loaf Gingerbread (No. 2.)
  594. 594Spiced Gingerbread
  595. 595Sugar Gingerbread
  596. 596Bread Cake
  597. 597Fruit Gingerbread
  598. 598Sweet Wafers
  599. 599Boston Cream Cakes. ✠
  600. 600Nougat
  601. 601Pies
  602. 602Family Pie-Crust (No. 1.) ✠
  603. 603Family Pie-Crust (No. 2.) ✠
  604. 604French Puff Paste. ✠
  605. 605Puff-Paste
  606. 606Transparent Crust. ( Very rich. )
  607. 607Mince Pies ( No. 1. )
  608. 608Mince Pies ( No. 2. ) ✠
  609. 609Apple Mince-Meat
  610. 610Mock Mince-Meat. ✠
  611. 611Apple Pie ( No. 1. ) ✠
  612. 612Apple Pie ( No. 2. ) ✠
  613. 613Apple Custard Pie. ✠
  614. 614Apple Méringue Pies. ✠
  615. 615Pippin Pies
  616. 616Pumpkin Pie (No. 1.) ✠
  617. 617Pumpkin Pie (No. 2.) · Squash Pie — Sweet-Potato Pie (No. 1.)
  618. 618Sweet Potato Pie (No. 2.) ✠
  619. 619Irish Potato Pie ( or pudding. ) ✠
  620. 620Lemon Pie ( or Transparent Pudding. ) ✠
  621. 621Lemon Pie (No. 2.) ✠
  622. 622Lemon Cream Pie. ✠
  623. 623Lemon Pie (No. 3.)
  624. 624Orange Pie. ✠
  625. 625Lemon Tart
  626. 626Orange Tartlets
  627. 627Chocolate Tarts. ✠
  628. 628Cocoa-nut Pie (No. 1.) ✠
  629. 629Cocoa-nut Pie (No. 2.)
  630. 630Cocoa-nut Custard Pie. ✠
  631. 631Chocolate Custard-Pie
  632. 632Corn-starch Custard Pie. ✠
  633. 633Custard Pie
  634. 634Peach Pie. ✠
  635. 635Cherry Pie
  636. 636Blackberry, Raspberry, and Plum Pies — Currant and Raspberry Tart. ✠
  637. 637Currant Tart
  638. 638Green Gooseberry Tart. ✠
  639. 639Ripe Gooseberry Pie — Damson Tart
  640. 640Cranberry Tart
  641. 641Strawberry Pie
  642. 642Cream Raspberry Tart. ✠
  643. 643Rhubarb Tart. ( Open. )
  644. 644Or — ✠
  645. 645Rhubarb Pie ( Covered. )
  646. 646Servants
  647. 647Puddings
  648. 648Baked Puddings
  649. 649Apple Méringue Pudding
  650. 650Baked Apple Pudding
  651. 651Sweet Apple Pudding. ✠
  652. 652Pippin Pudding. ✠
  653. 653Brown Betty. ✠
  654. 654Apple Batter Pudding. ✠
  655. 655Apple and Plum Pudding
  656. 656Apple and Tapioca Pudding. ✠
  657. 657Baked Apple Dumplings. ✠
  658. 658Tapioca Pudding. ✠
  659. 659Corn-Starch Pudding. ✠
  660. 660Corn-Starch Méringue. ✠
  661. 661Arrow-root Pudding — Bread Pudding. ✠
  662. 662Fruit Bread Pudding. ✠
  663. 663Bread-and-Butter Pudding
  664. 664Bread-and-marmalade Pudding ✠ — Alice’s Pudding. ✠
  665. 665The Queen of Puddings. ✠
  666. 666Cracker Pudding. ✠
  667. 667Dorchester Cracker Plum Pudding
  668. 668Cracker Suet Pudding. ✠
  669. 669Fruit Cracker Pudding
  670. 670Or
  671. 671Cracker and Jam Pudding
  672. 672Rice Pudding ( Plain. ) ✠
  673. 673Rice and Tapioca Pudding. ✠
  674. 674Rice Pudding with Eggs. ✠
  675. 675Rice-Flour Pudding
  676. 676Batter Pudding. ✠
  677. 677Or
  678. 678Batter Pudding ( No. 2. )
  679. 679Cottage Pudding. ✠
  680. 680German Puffs. ✠
  681. 681Cup Puddings
  682. 682Lemon Pudding. ✠
  683. 683Lemon Méringue Pudding ( very nice. )
  684. 684Cocoanut Pudding
  685. 685Orange Marmalade Pudding. ✠
  686. 686Macaroni Pudding. ✠
  687. 687Vermicelli Pudding — Neapolitan Pudding. — ( Very fine. ) ✠
  688. 688Rhubarb Pudding
  689. 689Gooseberry Pudding. ✠
  690. 690Newark Pudding
  691. 691Or — Baked Plum Pudding
  692. 692Belle’s Dumplings
  693. 693Or
  694. 694Boiled Puddings
  695. 695Berry Pudding
  696. 696Huckleberry Pudding. ✠
  697. 697Fruit Valise Pudding. ✠
  698. 698Boiled Apple Dumplings. (No. 1.) ✠
  699. 699Apple Dumplings. (No. 2.) ✠
  700. 700Boiled Fruit Pudding
  701. 701Rice Dumplings. ✠
  702. 702Suet Dumplings ( plain. )
  703. 703Fruit Suet Dumplings
  704. 704Boiled Indian Meal Pudding
  705. 705Cabinet Pudding
  706. 706Eve’s Pudding
  707. 707The Queen of Plum Puddings
  708. 708Orange Roley-Poley. ✠
  709. 709Cherry or Currant Pyramid. ✠
  710. 710Fritters, Pancakes, Etc
  711. 711Fritters ( No. 1. ) ✠
  712. 712Fritters ( No. 2. )
  713. 713Apple Fritters. ✠
  714. 714Or — Jelly Fritters
  715. 715Bread Fritters
  716. 716Queen’s Toast. ✠
  717. 717Jelly-Cake Fritters ( very nice ). ✠
  718. 718Pancakes
  719. 719Jelly or Jam Pancakes
  720. 720Hard Sauce. ✠
  721. 721Bee-hive Sauce. ✠
  722. 722Brandy Sauce ( hard. ) ✠
  723. 723White Wine Sauce ( liquid. ) ✠
  724. 724Lemon Sauce. ✠
  725. 725Milk Pudding Sauce. ✠
  726. 726Cabinet Pudding Sauce. ✠
  727. 727Fruit Pudding Sauce. ✠
  728. 728Custard Sauce
  729. 729Jelly Sauce. ✠
  730. 730Sweetened Cream ( cold. )
  731. 731Cream Sauce ( hot. ) ✠
  732. 732Jelly Sauce. ( No. 2 ). ✠
  733. 733Custards, Blanc-Mange, Jellies, and Creams
  734. 734Boiled Custard. ✠
  735. 735Almond Custards
  736. 736Quaking Custard. ✠
  737. 737Floating Island. ✠
  738. 738Spanish Cream. ✠
  739. 739Bavarian Cream ( Very fine. ) ✠
  740. 740Snow Custard. ✠
  741. 741Baked Custard. ✠
  742. 742French Tapioca Custard. ✠
  743. 743Tapioca Blanc-mange. ✠
  744. 744Sago Blanc-mange — Corn-Starch Blanc-mange. ✠
  745. 745Farina Blanc-mange
  746. 746Arrowroot Blanc-mange. ✠
  747. 747Almond Blanc-mange. ✠
  748. 748Neapolitan Blanc-mange. ✠
  749. 749Jaune-mange. ✠
  750. 750Velvet Blanc-mange. ✠
  751. 751Chocolate Blanc-mange
  752. 752Charlotte Russe. ✠
  753. 753Or
  754. 754A Tipsy Charlotte. ✠
  755. 755Chocolate Charlotte Russe. ✠
  756. 756Flummery
  757. 757Gelatine Charlotte Russe. ( Very nice. ) ✠
  758. 758Whipped Syllabubs
  759. 759Gooseberry Fool
  760. 760Cream Méringues
  761. 761Calf’s-Foot Jelly
  762. 762Wine Jelly. ✠
  763. 763Cider Jelly. ✠
  764. 764Bird’s Nest in Jelly. ✠
  765. 765Wine Jelly ( boiled. )
  766. 766Orange Jelly. ✠
  767. 767Variegated Jelly. ✠
  768. 768Ice-cream and other Ices
  769. 769Self-freezing Ice-Cream. ✠
  770. 770Chocolate Ice-cream. ✠
  771. 771Almond Ice-cream
  772. 772Coffee Ice-cream
  773. 773Italian Cream. ✠
  774. 774Lemon Ice-cream. ✠
  775. 775Pine-apple Ice-cream. ✠
  776. 776Peach Ice-cream ✠
  777. 777Raspberry or Strawberry Ice-cream. ✠
  778. 778Or
  779. 779Frozen Custard with the Fruit Frozen in. ✠
  780. 780Tutti Frutti Ice-cream. ✠
  781. 781Lemon Ice. ✠
  782. 782Orange Ice. ✠
  783. 783Pineapple Ice
  784. 784Cherry Ice
  785. 785Currant and Raspberry Ice ( Fine. )
  786. 786Strawberry or Raspberry Ice — Oranges
  787. 787Salade d’Orange
  788. 788Ambrosia
  789. 789Apples — Peaches and Pears
  790. 790Strawberries, Raspberries, and Blackberries
  791. 791Currants and Raspberries — Frosted Currants
  792. 792Preserves and Fruit Jellies
  793. 793Preserved Peaches. ✠
  794. 794Preserved Pears — Peach Marmalade. ✠
  795. 795Preserved Quinces. ✠
  796. 796Preserved Apples
  797. 797Quince Marmalade. ✠
  798. 798Quince Cheese
  799. 799Apple Butter
  800. 800Preserved Crab-apples. ✠
  801. 801Preserved Green-gages and Large Purple Plums. ✠
  802. 802Or — Unique Preserves. ✠
  803. 803Damsons — Preserved Orange Peel. ( Very nice. ) ✠
  804. 804Orange Marmalade. ✠
  805. 805Lemon Marmalade — Preserved Pineapple. ✠
  806. 806Pineapple Marmalade
  807. 807Preserved Citron or Water-melon Rind
  808. 808Preserved Ginger. ✠
  809. 809Preserved Cherries. ✠
  810. 810Preserved Strawberries. ✠
  811. 811Strawberry Jam. ✠
  812. 812Raspberry Jam. ✠
  813. 813Gooseberry Jam
  814. 814Ripe Tomato Preserves. ✠
  815. 815Green Tomato Preserves. ( Good. )
  816. 816Preserved Figs. ✠
  817. 817Baked Apples. ✠
  818. 818Apples Stewed Whole. ✠
  819. 819Baked Pears — Or
  820. 820Stewed Pears. ✠
  821. 821Or
  822. 822Baked Quinces
  823. 823Fruit Jellies — Currant, Blackberry, Strawberry, etc. ✠
  824. 824Raspberry and Currant Jelly. ✠
  825. 825Wild Cherry and Currant Jelly. ✠
  826. 826Peach Jelly. ✠
  827. 827Green Fox Grape Jelly ✠
  828. 828Quince Jelly. ✠
  829. 829Crab-apple Jelly. ✠
  830. 830Canned Fruits and Vegetables
  831. 831Canned Berries. ✠
  832. 832Canned Peaches. ✠
  833. 833Canned Pears. ✠
  834. 834Canned Plums. ✠
  835. 835Canned Tomatoes. ✠
  836. 836Canned Tomatoes and Corn. ✠
  837. 837Preserved Green Corn. ✠
  838. 838Brandied Peaches or Pears. ✠
  839. 839Brandied Cherries or Berries. ✠
  840. 840Molasses Candy. ✠
  841. 841Sugar-candy. ✠
  842. 842Pickles
  843. 843Cucumber or Gherkin Pickle. ✠
  844. 844Pickled Mangoes. ✠
  845. 845Pepper Mangoes. ✠
  846. 846Pickled Cabbage ( Yellow. )
  847. 847Pickled Cabbage ( Purple. )
  848. 848Pickled Onions
  849. 849Green Beans and Radish Pods — Nasturtium-seed. ✠
  850. 850Pickled Butternuts and Walnuts. ✠
  851. 851Pickled Cauliflower. ✠
  852. 852Sliced Cucumber Pickle. ( Very nice. )
  853. 853Pickled Water-melon Rind. ( Extremely nice. )
  854. 854Green Tomato Soy. ✠
  855. 855Sweet Tomato Pickle. ( Very good. ) ✠
  856. 856Ripe Tomato Pickle. ( No. 2. )
  857. 857Sweet Pickle — Plums, Pears, Peaches, or other Fruits. ✠
  858. 858Pickled Peaches
  859. 859Pickled Peaches ( unpeeled.)
  860. 860Pickled Cherries. ✠
  861. 861Picklette. ✠
  862. 862Coffee
  863. 863To make Coffee ( boiled. )
  864. 864To make Coffee without Boiling
  865. 865Café au Lait
  866. 866Tea
  867. 867Chocolate. ✠
  868. 868Cocoa Nibs, or Shells. ✠
  869. 869Prepared Cocoa. ✠
  870. 870Milk Tea (for Children.) — Raspberry Royal. ✠
  871. 871Raspberry Vinegar. ✠
  872. 872Blackberry Vinegar — Blackberry Cordial
  873. 873Elderberry Wine
  874. 874Cranberry Wine
  875. 875Strawberry Wine
  876. 876Currant Wine
  877. 877Jamaica Ginger-beer
  878. 878Raisin Wine
  879. 879Lemonade or Sherbet
  880. 880Orangeade — Strawberry Sherbet. ( Delicious. ) ✠
  881. 881Regent’s Punch. ( Fine. )
  882. 882Roman Punch
  883. 883Sherry Cobbler
  884. 884Nectar. ✠
  885. 885Claret Punch. ✠
  886. 886Egg Nogg. ✠
  887. 887Cherry Bounce
  888. 888The Sick-Room
  889. 889Beef Tea. ✠
  890. 890Mutton Broth. ✠
  891. 891Chicken Broth. ✠ — Veal and Sago Broth
  892. 892Beef and Sago Broth
  893. 893Arrowroot Jelly ( Plain. ) ✠
  894. 894Arrowroot Wine Jelly. ✠
  895. 895Arrowroot Blanc mange. ✠
  896. 896Sago
  897. 897Sago Gruel. ✠
  898. 898Indian Meal Gruel. ✠
  899. 899Oatmeal Gruel — Milk and Rice Gruel
  900. 900Dried Flour for Teething Children
  901. 901Tapioca Jelly. ✠ ( Very good. )
  902. 902Tapioca Blanc-mange. ✠
  903. 903Arrowroot Custard. ( Nice. )
  904. 904Rice-Flour Milk
  905. 905Sago Milk. ✠
  906. 906Tapioca Milk — Boiled Rice. ✠
  907. 907Panada. ✠
  908. 908Bread Panada, or Jelly. ✠
  909. 909Chicken Jelly. ( Very nourishing. ) ✠
  910. 910Calves’ Feet Broth
  911. 911Toast Water. ✠
  912. 912Apple Water. ✠
  913. 913Jelly Water. ✠
  914. 914Flax-seed Lemonade. ✠
  915. 915Slippery-elm Bark Tea
  916. 916Apple Toddy. ✠
  917. 917Milk Punch. ✠
  918. 918Egg and Milk Punch ✠ — Iceland or Irish Moss Lemonade. ✠
  919. 919Iceland or Irish Moss Jelly. ✠
  920. 920Sea-moss Blanc-mange — Dry Toast
  921. 921Milk Toast. ✠
  922. 922Unleavened Biscuit, or Wafers. ✠
  923. 923Dried Rusk. (See Bread.) — Beef Steak and Mutton Chops
  924. 924Sangaree or Porteree
  925. 925Wine Whey
  926. 926Herb Teas
  927. 927Mint Julep. ✠
  928. 928Eau Sucré. ✠
  929. 929The Nursery
  930. 930Farina. ✠
  931. 931Barley
  932. 932Arrowroot. ✠
  933. 933Rice Jelly. ✠
  934. 934Milk and Bread. ✠
  935. 935Wheaten Grits. ✠
  936. 936Hominy and Milk. ✠
  937. 937Graham Hasty Pudding. ✠
  938. 938Rice Flour Hasty Pudding — Milk Porridge
  939. 939Mush and Milk
  940. 940Condensed Milk
  941. 941Cleaning Pots, Kettles, and Tins
  942. 942Knives
  943. 943Silver
  944. 944China and Glass
  945. 945Washing Windows
  946. 946To Clean Carpets
  947. 947To Clean Paint
  948. 948To Keep Woolens
  949. 949To Wash Doubtful Calicoes — To Clean a Cloth Coat
  950. 950To Clean Silk
  951. 951To Renew Wrinkled Crape
  952. 952To Restore the Pile of Velvet
  953. 953To Curl Tumbled Feathers
  954. 954To Clean Straw Matting — To Wash Lawn or Thin Muslin
  955. 955To Wash Woolens
  956. 956To Wash White Lace Edging
  957. 957Black Lace
  958. 958To Sponge Black Worsted Dresses
  959. 959To Clean very Dirty Black Dresses
  960. 960To Remove Stains from Marble
  961. 961Iron Mould
  962. 962Mildew
  963. 963Ink
  964. 964Stains of Acids and Alkalies · Grease Spots — Cure for Burns
  965. 965To Stop the Flow of Blood
  966. 966To Relieve Asthma — Antidotes to Poison
  967. 967Cologne Water. ( Fine. ) ( No. 1. )
  968. 968Cologne Water. ( No. 2. )
  969. 969Hard Soap
  970. 970Bar Soap — Soft Soap
  971. 971Index

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