Additional Receipts
Almond ice-cream, 429.
— Another way, 430.
Alpisteras, (Spanish cake,) 439.
Apple jelly, (excellent,) 432.
Apple pudding, (Yankee,) 405.
Apple tapioca, 416.
Asparagus, (a nice way of cooking,) 443.
Asparagus, (French way of dressing,) 443.
Autumn leaves, 425.
Axjar pickles, 448.
Backwoods pot-pie, 487.
Beans, (pickled,) 450.
Beans and peas, (to keep,) 452.
Beef gumbo, 445.
Beef-steak pot-pie, 411.
Boston rye and Indian bread, 462.
Breakfast rolls, 414.
Brine for bacon and ham, 447.
Buckwheat batter pudding, 414.
Buckwheat cakes, (excellent,) 476.
Buckwheat porridge, 416.
Buena Vista cake, 395.
Cabbage, (fried,) 446.
Cabbage, pickled, (excellent,) 407.
Cabbage soup, (fine,) 406.
Canvas-back ducks,—to broil, 424.
Carolina grits, or small hominy, 491.
Carolina corn cakes, 480.
Carolina rice cakes, 480.
Carolina way of boiling rice, 442.
Cauliflower, to fry, 446.
Cherries, (pickled,) 452.
Chocolate ice cream, 430.
— Another way, 431.
Charlotte russe, (chocolate,) 429.
Charlotte russe, (lemon,) 428.
Charlotte russe, (Madeira,) 427.
Charlotte russe, (orange,) 428.
Charlotte russe, (rose,) 428.
Chicken pot-pie, 412.
Cinnamon bread, 399.
Cold pudding,—to cook, 417.
Corn, (Indian,) to boil, 487.
Corn-meal breakfast cakes, 474.
Corn-meal pudding, (baked,) 485.
Corn-meal yeast cakes, (dried,) 457.
Corn oysters, 489.
Corn porridge, 489.
Corns,—relief for, 424.
Currant raisin jam, 402.
Curry balls, 444.
Damsons or plums, (pickled,) 451.
Dumplings, (green corn,) 488.
Egg balls, 444.
Egg pone, 463.
Eggs, to keep, 418.
Farina, 435.
Farina flummery, 436.
— Another way, 437.
— Another way, 437.
Farina gruel, 436.
Farina panada, 436.
Farina pudding, (baked,) 436.
Farina plum-pudding, 437.
Farmer’s Indian pudding, 483.
Filet gumbo, 406.
Flummery, (red,) 434.
French mustard, (fine,) 418.
Frying fish, 448.
Gazpacho, (Spanish,) 441.
Green corn dumplings, 488.
Guisada, (a Spanish stew,) 440.
Hog’s head cheese, 447.
Hoe cake, (common,) 466.
Hominy, 491.
Hominy cakes, 491.
Ice-cream, (almond,) 429, 430.
Ice-cream, (lemon,) 431.
Ice-cream, (orange,) 431.
Icing,—warm, 399.
Indian batter cakes, (very plain,) 470.
Indian bread, or pone, 460.
Indian rye bread, 461.
Indian wheat bread, 462.
Indian corn, (for keeping,) 492.
Indian crumpets, 474.
Indian cup-cakes, 478.
Indian griddle cake, 468.
Indian dumplings, (very plain,) 469.
Indian flappers, 473.
Indian-meal gruel, 465.
Indian hasty pudding, 465.
Indian light biscuit, 478.
Indian mush, 464.
Indian muffins, 470.
Indian boiled pudding, (very nice,) 484.
Indian rice cakes, 475.
Indian slap-jacks, 473.
Johnny cake, (plain,) 468.
Johnny cake, (very nice,) 469.
Kentucky sweet cake, 479.
Lancaster gingerbread, 398.
Lard, (to prepare,) 446.
Lemon honey, 401.
Madison cake, 481.
Madeira cake, 427.
Madeira ham, 408.
Melon marmalade, 404.
Missouri cakes, 472.
Mushrooms,—broiled, 412.
Mushrooms pickled, (an easy way,) 413.
Nantucket pudding, 482.
Ochras, dried, 445.
Oil for kitchen lamps, (cheap,) 423.
Onion eggs, 444.
Onions, to pickle, 451.
Orange honey, 402.
Ovens, hints on heating, 455.
Peach mangoes, (fine,) 449.
Pear marmalade, 433.
Peppers, to pickle, 450.
Pine-apples,—to keep without cooking, 403.
Pine-apple marmalade, (fine,) 403.
Pisto omelette, (Spanish,) 440.
Plums and damsons, (to preserve,) 451.
Pollo valenciano, (Spanish,) 440.
Pork and beans, (excellent,) 493.
Pumpkin Indian cakes, 475.
Pumpkin Indian pudding, 486.
Raisin currants, 402.
Red flummery, 434.
Rice blancmange, 435.
Rice waffles, 454.
Rye batter cakes, (nice,) 477.
Rye mush, 466.
Roxbury tea cakes, 438.
Saccatash, (for summer,) 489.
Saccatash, (for winter,) 490.
Samp, 491.
Samp pudding, 483.
Scotch short cake, 453.
Silk,—new way of washing, 421.
Snow cream, 400.
Spanish salad, 441.
Spermaceti,—to extract, 423.
Stair-carpets,—to save, 421.
Terra firma, 417.
Terrapin pot-pie, 410.
Terrapins,—a new way of dressing, 409.
Tomato marmalade, 405.
Tomato marmalade, 433.
Tomato paste, 445.
Virginia griddle cakes, 471.
Wafer cakes, (fine,) 397.
Washington pudding, 419.
Wine jelly, 431.
Yeast cakes, (dried corn-meal,) 457.
Yeast, (excellent home-made,) 458.
Yeast powders, 396.
A. Hart, late CAREY & HART,
HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED THE 10TH EDITION OF
THE HOUSE BOOK:
A MANUAL OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
BY MISS LESLIE.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ITS CONTENTS:
Accidents from fire, 147.
Alabaster, (to clean,) 199.
Anthracite coal, 129.
Anthracite coal grates, 129.
Ants, (to destroy,) 114.
Aronetta dye, 98.
Astral lamps, 156.
Astral lamps, (management of,) 157.
Attics, (the) 325.
Baskets, 239.
Beaver hats, (to take care of,) 70.
Bed-bugs or chinches, (remedies for,) 105.
Bedding, 308.
Bed-covers, 311.
Bed-curtains, 306.
Bed feathers, (to wash,) 64.
Beds, (to make up,) 316.
Beds, (to warm,) 321.
Bedsteads, 303.
Bedsteads, (to put up,) 305.
Bees, (to keep,) 370.
Bells, 332.
Bishop’s lawn, (to wash,) 46.
Bituminous or English coal, 141.
Blacking, (fine—to make,) 73.
Blacking that will preserve the leather, 73.
Blacking for stoves, 216.
Black crape, (to remove water-stains from,) 85.
Black dye, 99.
Black dye for yarn, 104.
Black silk, (to wash,) 45.
Black silk sleeves, (to restore when faded,) 79.
Black silk stockings, (to wash,) 58.
Black worsted stockings, (to wash,) 34.
Blankets, (to keep through the summer,) 310.
Blankets, (to wash,) 34.
Block tin dish covers, (to clean,) 207.
Blond, (to wash,) 54.
Blue composition, 96.
Blue dye, 95.
Blue dye, (dark,) 96.
Blue dye for yarn, 103.
Bobbinet, (to shrink,) 62.
Bobbinet or cotton lace, (to wash,) 51.
Body of a dress, (to make,) 410.
Bonnet cover, (to make,) 353.
Bonnets, (gingham—to wash,) 48.
Bonnets, (straw or Leghorn—to clean,) 67.
Book muslin dresses, (to wash,) 43.
Boots and shoes, (to clean,) 72.
Boots and shoes, (French polish for,) 74.
Boot tops, (wash for,) 74.
Brass, (to clean,) 218.
Brass kettles, (to clean,) 219.
Bread seals, (to make,) 375.
Breakfast table, (to set,) 274.
Brick hearths, (to clean,) 201.
Brick oven, (to heat,) 145.
Britannia metal, (to clean,) 207.
Broken dishes, (to mend,) 291.
Broken glass, (to mend,) 292.
Brown dye, 100.
Brown dye for yarn, 101.
Brown linen, (fine—to wash,) 47.
Brushing a coat, 75.
Brushes, 241.
Brushes, (to clean,) 72.
Buff colour, (to dye,) 102.
Buff dye, (excellent,) 97.
Burn salve, (to make,) 150.
Butter knives, 254.
Candles, 167.
Candles, (common mould—to make,) 168.
Candles, (fine home-made,) 169.
Candles, (dip—to make,) 170.
Candles, (small wax—to make,) 169.
Candlesticks, (japanned—to clean,) 209.
Candlesticks, (silver and plated—to clean,) 206.
Carpets, 173.
Carpet-bags, 352.
Carpets, (to beat,) 181.
Carpets, (bed-room,) 178.
Carpets, (stair,) 179.
Carpets, (to sweep,) 180.
Carpets, (to wash,) 181.
Carpets, (to extract oil from,) 83.
Carpets, (rag,) 185.
Castors, 251.
Carving, 268.
Cask, (an old one—to sweeten,) 226.
Cellars, 245.
Cement for alabaster, &c., 293.
Cement cakes, 294.
Cement, (common,) 293.
Cement for iron, 293.
Chairs, sofas, &c., 296.
Chairs, (to clean,) 198, 340.
Chair-screens, 153.
Chandeliers, (to clean,) 212.
Charcoal, 127.
Chemises, (to make,) 394.
Chimneys, 334.
Chimneys on fire, 146.
China-ware, 290.
China, (to pack,) 347.
Chinches, or bed-bugs, (to destroy,) 105.
Chintz, (dark—to wash,) 39.
Chintz, (furniture—to wash,) 49.
Cinnamon brown, (to dye,) 100.
Clipping bags, 196.
Cloak, (a lady’s—to fold,) 77.
Clothes balls, 91.
Cloth clothes, (to wash,) 35.
Clothes brushes, (to clean,) 72.
Coal, (anthracite,) 129.
Coal grates, (anthracite,) 129.
Coal grate fires, 132.
Coal stove fires, 139.
Coal spark, (to extract from the eye,) 150.
Coffee starch, 21.
Cockroaches, (to destroy,) 109.
Coke fires, 142.
Collar, (false one—to make,) 392.
Coloured dresses, (to wash,) 37.
Colours, (liquid—to prepare,) 379.
Combs, (to clean,) 72.
Combs, (tortoise-shell—to mend,) 71.
Cotton comfortables, (to make,) 313.
Cotton stockings, (unbleached—to wash,) 59.
Cotton cord, (to shrink,) 62.
Counterpanes, (to wash,) 313.
Court-plaster, (to make,) 381.
Cow, (to keep,) 355.
Cream oysters, 288.
Crickets, (to destroy,) 112.
Crockery, (kitchen,) 233.
Curtains, 188.
Curtains, (to clean,) 189.
Dairy, 359.
Dampness in beds, (to detect,) 321.
Damp walls, 335.
Decanters, (to clean,) 209.
Dip candles, (to make,) 170.
Dining-tables, (to polish,) 197.
Dinner table, (to set,) 256.
Dinner table, (to wait on,) 261.
Doilies, 256.
Doors and windows, (to stop their cracks,) 322.
Door locks, 333.
Down feathers, (to clean,) 64.
Double wrappers, (to make,) 401.
Dresses, (coloured—to wash,) 37.
Dress, (book muslin—to wash,) 43.
Dress, (painted muslin—to wash,) 42.
Dress, (a lady’s—to fold,) 75.
Dresses, (to fold for packing,) 347.
Dress-making, (hints on,) 406.
Dress, (a lady’s—to make the body,) 410.
Dress, (to make the sleeves,) 416.
Dress, (to make the skirt,) 420.
Ducks, (to keep,) 369.
Durable ink, (to make,) 378.
Dust, (to remove from a dress,) 86.
Dyes, (domestic—remarks on,) 93.
Dyes for yarn, (country manner,) 101.
Enamelled kettles, (to clean,) 220.
Entrance halls, 328.
Entry lamps, 160.
Evening parties, (hints on,) 280.
Faded dress, (to bleach,) 26.
False collars, (to make,) 392.
False shirt-bosoms, (to make,) 393
Feathers, (bed—to wash,) 64.
Filtering jars, 244.
Finger glasses, 254.
Fire irons, (to clean,) 216.
Fire irons, (to prevent from rusting,) 217.
Fire screens, 151.
Flannel, (to make up,) 396.
Flannel, (new—to shrink,) 31, 32.
Flannel, (to wash,) 32.
Fleas, 111.
Flies, 112.
Floating tapers, 163.
Floating tapers, (cheap ones,) 166
Floating tapers, (to renew,) 164.
Flower stands, 194.
Folding clothes for ironing, 26.
Folding a coat, 75.
Folding a coat for packing, 348.
Folding a lady’s dress, 75.
Folding a dress for packing, 347.
Folding a lady’s cloak, 77.
Floors, 335.
Forks, (to clean,) 213.
Fowls, (to keep,) 363.
Front doors, 330.
Fruit stains, (to remove,) 79.
Furniture, (black walnut,) 193
Furniture, (curled maple,) 193.
Furniture, (mahogany,) 192.
Furniture, (rose wood,) 193.
Furniture, (varnished mahogany, to clean,) 196.
Furniture, (kitchen,) 228.
Furniture, (to take care when the house is repairing,) 343.
Geese, (to keep,) 368.
German silver, (to clean,) 206.
Gingham bonnets, (to wash,) 48.
Gilt chandeliers, (to clean,) 212.
Glass, (broken—to mend,) 292.
Glass, (to pack,) 347.
Glass, (to clean,) 210.
Glass stoppers, (to get out,) 210.
Gloves, (kid or hoskin—to wash,) 61.
Gloves, (white French thread—to clean,) 59.
Gloves, (gentlemen’s—to clean,) 62.
Gloves, (wash-leather—to wash,) 60.
Glue stiffening, 22.
Glue, (common,) 295.
Glue, (of rice,) 295.
Gold fish, (to take care of,) 375.
Gold muslin, (to wash,) 44.
Gold ornaments, (to clean,) 70.
Gown dress, (to make,) 425.
Grates for anthracite coal, 129.
Grease, (to extract from a dress,) 80.
Grease spots, (to remove from books,) 83.
Grease, (to remove from wall paper,) 84.
Green dye, 96.
Green dye for yarn, 103.
Green colouring for maps, 379.
Hard soap, (to make,) 17.
Hard soap, (fine—to make,) 18.
Hats, (beaver—to take care of,) 70.
Head-brushes, (to clean,) 72.
Hearths, (stone—to clean,) 201.
Hearths, (brick—to clean,) 201.
Heat marks, (to remove from a table,) 88.
Hints on evening parties, 280.
Hints on dress-making, 406.
Hoskin gloves, (to clean,) 61.
Hood, (a lady’s—to make,) 403.
House-cleaning, (preparations for,) 336.
House-cleaning, (finishing,) 342.
Household articles, (to pack,) 354.
Hydrants, 247.
Ink, (black—to make,) 376.
Ink, (durable—to make,) 378.
Ink, (red—to make,) 378.
Ink-stains, (to remove from a carpet,) 87.
Ink-stains, (to take out of mahogany,) 88.
Ink-stains, (to take out of a table-cover,) 86.
Ink-stains, (to take out of white clothes,) 87.
Ink-stains, (to take out of unpainted wood,) 88.
Ink, (marking—to take out,) 87.
Italian or patent iron, 29.
Ironing, 26.
Ironing silk, 31.
Ironing velvet, 30.
Iron, (polished—to preserve from rust,) 218.
Iron ware, 234.
Iron, (cement for when broken,) 293.
Japanned candlesticks, (to clean,) 209.
Japanned waiters, (to clean,) 208.
Jars, (to purify,) 224.
Keeping a cow, 355.
Kettles, (brass—to clean,) 219.
Kettles, (tea—to clean,) 221.
Kettles, (porcelain,) 220.
Kitchen clothes, 240.
Kitchen crockery, 233.
Kitchen furniture, 228.
Kitchen lamps, 163.
Knife rests, 254.
Knives, (to clean,) 213.
Lace, (cotton or bobbinet—to wash,) 51.
Lace, (thread—to wash,) 52, 53.
Lace, (gold—to clean,) 45.
Lace veil, (black—to wash,) 56.
Lace veil, (white—to wash,) 55.
Lamps, (astral,) 156.
Lamps, (astral—to manage,) 157.
Lamps, (chamber,) 162.
Lamps, (entry,) 160.
Lamps, (kitchen,) 163.
Lamps, (night,) 165.
Lamp oil, 155.
Lamp oil, (to take out of a carpet,) 83.
Lamp oil, (to take out of a floor,) 82.
Lamp-oil, (to extract from a dress,) 81.
Lamp oil, (to extract from a sofa,) 82.
Lamp rugs, 161.
Lanterns, 163.
Laundry work, 7.
Lawn, (bishop’s—to wash,) 46.
Leghorn bonnets, (to clean,) 67.
Linen, (to make up,) 386.
Linen, (mildewed—to restore,) 88.
Linen, (scorched—to restore,) 89.
Linen, (stained—to restore,) 90.
Linen window-blinds, 190.
Linen, (to whiten,) 89.
Looking-glasses, (to clean,) 211.
Lye, (to make,) 13.
Mahogany furniture, 192.
Mahogany furniture, (varnished—to clean,) 196.
Mahogany tables, (unvarnished—to clean,) 197.
Mahogany, (to remove ink-spots from,) 88.
Mahogany chairs and sofas, 198.
Maps, (to colour,) 380.
Marble, (white—to clean,) 199.
Marble, (coloured—to clean,) 200
Marble, (cement for,) 293.
Marabout feathers, (to clean,) 64.
Marking ink, (to take out,) 87.
Marseilles quilt, (to wash,) 313.
Mats for the table, 253.
Matting, (straw,) 184.
Merino dresses, (to wash,) 41.
Mice, 117.
Mildew, (to take out of linen,) 88
Mirrors, 300.
Mixture for stains, 91.
Moths, 115.
Mould candles, (to make,) 168.
Mourning chintz, (to wash,) 39.
Mousseline de laine, (to wash,) 41.
Mud, (to take out of a dress,) 86.
Muslin, (book—to wash,) 43.
Muslin, (gold or silver—to wash,) 44.
Muslin, (painted—to wash,) 42.
Muslins, (small—to do up,) 49.
Musquitoes, 112.
Nankeen, (to wash,) 48.
Nankeen colour, (to dye,) 99.
Napkins, 255.
New tin, (to remove its taste,) 225.
New wood, (to remove its taste,) 225.
Night gowns, (to make,) 398.
Night capes, (to make,) 403.
Nurseries, 323.
Oil cans, (to clean,) 155.
Oil cloths or painted carpets, 183.
Olive dye, 100.
Orange dye, 102.
Ornaments of gold, (to clean,) 70.
Oysters, (with cream,) 288.
Oyster patties, 289.
Packing a carpet bag, 352.
Packing glass and china, 347.
Packing household articles, 354.
Packing a large trunk, 349.
Paint, (to clean,) 339.
Paint, (to remove from a dress,) 84.
Paint, (to remove from a coat,) 85.
Paint, (to remove its smell,) 343.
Painted muslin, (to wash,) 42.
Pantry, 251.
Paper, (to make transparent,) 380.
Paper window-blinds, 190.
Paste, (common—for paper,) 294.
Paste, (cold,) 295.
Paste, (rye,) 295.
Pearls, (to clean,) 71.
Pelerines, (to make,) 426.
Pencil marks, (to preserve,) 381.
Pictures, 186.
Pink dye, 94.
Phials, (to wash,) 211.
Plates and dishes, (to wash,) 223.
Polishing dining-tables, 197.
Porcelain kettles, 220.
Poultry, (to draw,) 272.
Pounce, (to make,) 381.
Preparations for house-cleaning, 336.
Preparing rooms for summer, 344.
Pumps, 247.
Putty, (old—to soften,) 292.
Quilts, (to wash,) 312.
Quilts, (Marseilles—to wash,) 313
Quilts, (silk—to make,) 314.
Quilted wrappers, 402.
Rabbit skins, (to prepare,) 120.
Rag carpets, 185.
Rats, 117.
Receptacles for dresses, 298.
Refrigerators, 243.
Red dye, 94.
Red dye for yarn, 103.
Red colouring for maps, 379.
Remarks on bed-chambers, 296.
Remarks on domestic dyes, 93.
Remarks on dyeing yarn, 101.
Remarks on kitchens, 227.
Remarks on sewing-work, 382.
Remedies for stings, &c., 116.
Rennets, (to prepare,) 362.
Reticules, (travelling,) 352.
Ribbons, (to wash,) 56.
Rice glue, 295.
Rocking-chairs, 194.
Rush lights, 170.
Rust, (to take out of steel,) 217.
Safes, 244.
Salmon colour, (to dye,) 98.
Salt of lemon, 92.
Satin shoes, (white—to clean,) 91.
Scorched linen, (to restore,) 89.
Scrap jars, 195.
Scrubbing floors, 341.
Setting the dinner table, 256.
Sewing, 382.
Silk, (black—to wash,) 45.
Silk sleeves, (black—to restore,) 79.
Silk, (to iron,) 31.
Silk, (to keep,) 90.
Silk quilt, (to make,) 314.
Silver, (to clean,) 201.
Silver, (German—to clean,) 206.
Shirts, (to fold,) 349.
Shirts, (plain ones—to make,) 388.
Shirts with bosom pieces, 390.
Shirts open at the back of the neck, 391.
Shirt bosoms, (false—to make,) 393.
Shirt collars, (false—to make,) 392.
Short blinds for windows, 191.
Shrinking bobbinet, 62.
Shrinking cotton cord, 62.
Shrinking new flannel, 31, 32.
Skirt of a dress, (to make,) 420.
Skylights, 327.
Slate colour, (to dye,) 99.
Sleeves of a dress, (to make,) 416.
Slop buckets, (to purify,) 224.
Small muslins, (to wash,) 49.
Small wax candles, (to make,) 169.
Soap fat, (to keep from moulding,) 14, 15.
Soap, (common hard—to make,) 17.
Soap, (fine hard—to make,) 18.
Soft soap, (to make,) 15.
Soda, (for washing,) 24.
Sofas and mahogany chairs, 198.
Spark, (to extract from the eye,) 150.
Spermaceti, (to take out,) 85.
Spots of tar and turpentine, (to remove,) 81.
Sprinkling and folding clothes, 26.
Squirrel-skins, (to prepare,) 120.
Stains, (to remove from black crape,) 85.
Stains, (to remove from table-linen,) 78.
Stains, (to remove from silk,) 79.
Stains, (to remove from silver spoons,) 204.
Stains of stove pipes, or soot, 83.
Stair carpets, 179.
Stair rods, (to clean,) 219.
Starch, (common—to prepare,) 20.
Starch, (gum-arabic,) 21.
Starch of home manufacture, 20.
Starch made with coffee, 21.
Steel, (to remove its rust,) 217.
Stockings, (black worsted—to wash,) 34.
Stockings, (black silk—to wash,) 58.
Stockings, (white silk—to wash,) 57.
Stockings, (silk—to tinge pink,) 58.
Stockings, (French thread—to wash,) 59.
Stockings, (unbleached cotton—to wash,) 59.
Stockings, (woollen—to wash,) 33.
Stone hearths, (to clean,) 201.
Stopping door and window cracks, 322.
Store-rooms, 248.
Stoves, (blacking for,) 216.
Stoves, (close,) 125.
Stoves for coal, 125.
Stoves for wood, 127.
Straw bonnets, (to clean,) 67.
Straw matting, 184.
Supper parties, 287.
Swansdown capes or tippets, (to clean,) 63.
Table, (breakfast—to set,) 274.
Table, (dinner—to set,) 256.
Table, (to wait on,) 261.
Table-linen, 255.
Table mixture, 197.
Tapers, (floating,) 163.
Tapers, (floating—very cheap,) 166.
Tapers, (floating—to renew,) 164.
Tar or turpentine spots, (to remove,) 81.
Tea-kettles, (to clean,) 221.
Tea-table, (to set,) 279.
Tea things, (to wash,) 222.
Tea urns, (to clean,) 208.
Tin dish-covers, (to clean,) 207.
Tins, (common—to clean,) 208.
Tin, (new—to remove its taste of rosin,) 225.
Tin ware, 236.
Thread gloves and stockings, (to wash,) 59.
Toilet tables, 300.
Tortoise shell, (to clean, and mend,) 71.
Trunks, (to pack,) 349.
Turkeys, (to keep,) 367.
Venetian blinds, 190.
Vials, (to wash,) 211.
Waiting on table, 261.
Walls, 171.
Washing bed-feathers, 64.
Washing with soda, 24.
Washing-stands, 301.
Wax, (to take out of cloth,) 85.
Wax candles, (small ones—to make,) 169.
Wax-polish, (for furniture,) 197.
Whiting, (very fine,) 205.
Whitening clothes, 25.
White satin shoes, (to clean,) 91.
White-washing, 338.
Wilmington clay balls, 92.
Window cracks, (to stop,) 322.
Window-blinds of linen, 190.
Window blinds of paper, 190.
Window panes, (to mend,) 292.
Window washing, 340.
Wood, 121.
Wood fires, 122.
Wood stove fires, 123.
Wooden ware, 238.
Woollen shawls, (to wash,) 37.
Woollen stockings, (to wash,) 33.
Woollen table-covers, (to wash,) 36.
Woollen yarn, (to wash,) 34.
Worsted stockings, (black—to wash,) 34.
Wrappers, (double—to make,) 401
Wrappers, (quilted—to make,) 402
Yellow dye, 95.
Yellow dye for yarn, 103.