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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z




Abbotsford grate, 66

Abernethy biscuits, 210

Absinthe, 181

Accidents, 780

—— with boilers, 838

Accumulators, electric, 94

Acetate of soda stove, 82

Acetic acid poisoning, 793

Acid stains, removing, 553

Acne, 822

Aconite poisoning, 792

Addressing persons, 648

Administering medicine, 776

Aerated drinks, 171

Agnew pudding, 387

Agro dolce sauce, 460

Aim of exercise, 870

Air, cooling, 59

—— from hot-air furnaces, 76

—— of rooms, freshening, 56

—— pressure experiments, 673

—— pump ventilators, 58

——, purifying, 57

—— space necessary in rooms, 55

——, testing, 55, 518

——, warming fresh, 77

Airing infants, 748

—— rooms, 55

Ajo blanco, 509

Alabaster, cleaning, 536

Albanian dress, 735

Albert pudding, 387

Albo-carbon gas light, 92

Alcohol in feeding, 601

Alcoholic poisoning, 792

Ale, see Beer.

Alexandra cream, 771

—— ice pudding, 387

Alkaline poisons, 793

Alkermes cordial, 182

Almond bread, 210

—— cakes, 210

—— flavour, 478

—— Génoise pastry, 387

—— hardbake, 437

—— jumbles, 388

—— milk, 775

—— pastry, 388

—— pudding, 388

—— rice pudding, 388

—— savarin, 388

—— Savoy cake, 210

Almonds, 582

Aloes, 777

Alum, 778

Amateur theatricals, 654

Amazon bitters, 180

Amber pudding, 388

Ambrosia syrup, 176

American biscuits, 210

American dishes, 481

—— outfit, 727

—— stoves, 70

Ammonia poisoning, 793

Ammonio-citrate of iron, 778

Amnastich, 504

Anchovy butter, 271, 460

——, fried, 272

—— sandwiches, 272

—— toast, 272

—— with eggs and endive, 272

—— with olives, 272

Angelica cordial, 182

—— ratafia, 182

Angels’ food, 388

Angels on horseback, 288

Angostura bitters, 180

Animal charcoal as a filter, 24

—— foods, 591

Anise liqueur, 182

Anise-seed cordial, 182

Anisette cordial, 182

Answering invitations, 650

Antidotes to poisons, 792

Anti-fat diet, 595

Antimonial wine, 778

Antimony poisoning, 793

Ants, destroying, 557

Appert’s translucent glass, 56

Apple and currant soup, 247

—— —— quince tart, 389

—— brandy, 182

—— bread, 210

—— cake, 389

—— Charlotte, 389

—— chips, 565

—— chutney, 132

—— compote, 389

—— cordial, 189

—— cream cakes, 389

—— custard, 390

—— devil, 390

—— dumplings, 390

—— flavour, 478

—— fool, 390

—— ginger, 138, 391

—— jam, 139

—— jelly, 139

—— marmalade, 139

—— pudding, 391

—— rings, 391

—— roly-poly, 392

—— sauce, 460

—— snow, 392

—— soup, 247

—— syrup, 176

—— tart, 392

—— wine, 191

Apples, 565, 566, 568, 569, 574, 576, 577, 579, 582

—— and tapioca, 389

——, baked, 389

——, keeping, 114, 115, 116

——, stewed, 392

Apricot cake, 393

—— chartreuse, 393

—— cream, 393

—— flavour, 478

—— omelet, 393, 454

—— sauce, 460

—— toast, 393

—— wine, 191

Apricots, 569, 572, 574

——, keeping, 121

April gardening, 932

—— markets, 569

Argand gas burners, 87

Armchair, 98

Arnotto for colouring cheese, 159

Arnott’s stove, 70

—— ventilator for ranges, 226

Aromatic bitters, 180

—— chalk, 778

—— wine-bitters, 182

Arrowroot, 772

—— blancmange, 393

—— pudding, 394

—— shape, 394

Arsenic poisoning, 793

Artichoke salad, 383

—— soup, 247

Artichokes, 568, 573, 576, 579, 582

—— and eggs, 450

——, boiled, 371

——, fried, 372

——, Jerusalem, 376

——, keeping, 117

——, stewed, 372

——, stuffed, 372

Artificial feeding, 598

Asbestos, incandescent, 77

Ashpits, disinfecting, 50

Asparagus, 484, 568, 569, 570, 572

——, boiled, 372

——, keeping, 117

—— salad, 383

—— soup, 247

Aspect compass, 3

—— for dwellings, 2

Asphalte tennis courts, 881

Aspic jelly, 367

Asuree, 511

Atkins’s filters, 27

Aubergines, 579

August gardening, 934

—— markets, 574

Aunt Eleanor’s tartlets, 394

Australian outfit, 722

Austrian dress, 728

Autumn milk, 156


Baba, 394

Babies’ clothing, 746

Bacalao, 510

Backboard for electric bell, 106

Back-to-back houses, 7

Bacon, boiled, 331

——, broiled, 332

——, buying, 575

—— fat, 332

——, fried, 332

——, salting, 125

——, spiced, 125

—— with cabbage, 331

—— —— potatoes, 331

—— —— spinach, 332

Bacon’s high-pressure heating system, 81

Bacteria in water, 23

Baden-Baden pudding, 394

Badminton (drink), 191

—— (game), 872

Bailey-Denton’s cistern filter, 33

Bailey’s oven pyrometer, 207

Bain marie, 242

Bakers’ ovens, 207

—— pyrometer, 207

Bakewell pudding, 394

Baking bread, 207

—— fish, 268

—— ovens in ranges, 222

Balcony pipes, 49

Baldness, 707, 809

Balm wine, 191

Banana syrup, 176

Banbury cake, 210

Bandaging, 783

Barbel, 580

——, broiled, 272

——, roast, 272

Barberries, preserved, 139

Barley gruel, 410

—— milk, 776

—— soup, 247

—— sugar, 437

—— water, 191, 775

Barm, 207

Barrel stand, 168

Barreling wine, 190

Barrels, cleaning, 169

Barszcz soup, 261, 506

Basement sinks, 50

—— walls, 96

Basting, 241

Bath buns, 211

—— cake, 211

—— chaps, 125

Bath, water apertures in, 49

Bathing, 828

—— dresses, 718

—— rules, 830

Bathroom, 49, 828

——, situation, 49

—— waste, 49

Batter-cream soup, 247

——, frying, 407

—— pudding, 395

Battery for electric bell, 102

Bean soup, 256

Beans, 582

——, broad, boiled, 372

——, French, 375

——, haricot, 375

——, keeping, 114, 118

Becaficos, 571

Béchamel sauce, 460

Bedclothes, 702

Bedding, disinfecting, 818

Bedfellows, 703

Bed of sickroom, 758

Bed rests, 760

Bedroom, 699

——, aspect for, 3

—— carpets, 101

—— cupboard, 98

—— curtains, 98, 101

——, decorating, 101

—— fire economiser, 64

—— floors, 101

——, furnishing, 101

—— furniture, 98

——, servants’, 700

—— suite, 99

—— walls, 101

——, warming, 699

—— woodwork, 101

Beds, 701

——, airing, 760

——, making, 702

——, position of, 760

Bedsteads, 98, 101, 700

Bed table, 760

Bed ticks, cleaning, 549

Beef, 309

—— à la financière, 309

—— à la macédoine, 309

—— à la mode, 309

—— à la Napolitaine, 309

——, boiled, 309

——, braised, 310

——, brasciolette, 310

——, bubble and squeak, 310

——, buying, 563, 565, 567

——, carving, 622

——, collared, 125

——, corned, 125

—— croquettes, 311

——, fillet, 311

——, frizzled, 311

——, Hamburgh, 127

—— hams, 125

—— hash, 311

——, hung, 311

——, Hungarian, 128

—— kidney, 311

——, minced collops, 311

——, mock brawn, 312

—— pot au feu, 313

——, potted, 125, 313

——, pressed, 313

——, roast, 314

——, salt, 314

——, salting, 125

——, scalloped, 314

——, spiced, 126, 314

—— tea, 258, 316, 771

—— tournedos, 316

—— vinaigrette, 316

Beefsteak à la Bordelaise, 315

—— pie, 315

—— pudding, 315

——, stewed, 315

Beer, 179

——, bottling, 179

——, brightening cloudy, 179

——, finings for, 180

——, restoring sour, 180

—— soup, 247, 489

——, summer, 179

Bees, keeping, 928

Beetroot, 565, 582

——, baked, 372

—— beer, 191

——, boiled, 372

——, preserving, 139

—— salad, 383

—— with cream sauce, 372

Belgian dishes, 484

Bell and telephone, 103

Belladonna liniment, 778

—— poisoning, 792

Bells, 102

Bells, electric, 102

Bell traps, 39, 45, 50

Bell-wire pipes, 49, 102

Bell wires, 102

Belts, 711

Benches, 862

Benzol poisoning, 792

Bernays’s manganese filter, 29

Bethlehem dress, 742

Bézique, Polish, 686

Bhartas, 495

Bicarbonate of potash, 778

—— —— soda, 778

Bichromate of potash poisoning, 793

—— pile, 93

Bilberry wine, 192

Billiard room, aspect for, 3

Bills of fare, dinners, 635

Bins for wine, 190

Birch wine, 192

Birds’-nests soup, 247

Bischof’s spongy iron filter, 30

Biscuit charlotte, 395

—— powder, 211

Biscuits, 210

——, Abernethy, 210

——, American, 210

——, Brighton, 212

——, buttered, 212

——, Captain’s, 212

——, cracknel, 212

——, drop, 213

——, filbert, 213

——, lemon, 214

——, macaroons, 214

——, Naples,

214

——, Queen’s, 217

——, rout, 217

——, Savoy, 218

——, sweetmeat nuts, 219

——, tops and bottoms, 220

——, wine, 220

——, York, 220

Bishop (drink), 192

Bishop pudding, 395

Bites, 780

Bitter-almonds flavour, 478

Bitters, 180

Blackbeetles, destroying, 557

Blackberries, 579

Blackberry brandy, 182

—— cordial, 183

—— jam, 137, 139

—— jelly, 140

—— mould, 395

—— pudding, 395

—— syrup, 176

—— tart, 395

—— wine, 192

Black butter, 461

Blackcock, carving, 632

Black currant cordial, 189

—— —— jam, 137

—— —— jelly, 140

—— currants, bottled, 140

Blackened ceilings, 85

Black Forest dress, 731

Black Ghost, 682

Black puddings, 511

Blanched turkey, 366

Blancmange, 395, 601, 770

Blankets, 702

Bleeding, 781

Blind area walls, 5

Blinds of nursery, 746

Blistering fluid poisoning, 793

Blisters, 763

Bloater à la Sefton, 272

—— on toast, 272

Bloaters, pickled, 487

——, potted, 126

Block, 688

Blowers, 80

Blowing out candles, 83

Blue gum for colds, 801

Blue pill, 778

Bluestone poisoning, 793

Blue vinney cheese, 164

Blueing machine, 855

Boar’s head, 126, 332

Bobbins for bells, 106

Bobotie, 487

Boiled potatoes, keeping, 113

Boiler explosions, 838

Boilers, 832

——, steam, 940

Boiling, 241

—— fish, 268

Boker’s bitters, 180

Bola d’amor, 504

Bolding’s gas regulator burner, 89

Bolsters, 702

Bombay ducks, 272

—— pudding, 395

Bondon cheese, 166

Bone, cleaning, 533

—— soup, 247

Boned ham, 334

—— shoulder of mutton, 330

Bones, broken, 783

—— for soup, keeping, 112

Boning fowl, 349, 350

—— turkey, 367

Bonne femme soup, 248, 267

Books, care of, 903

——, cleaning, 541

—— on bedroom, 705

—— on dairy, 167

—— on dining room, 647

—— on drawing room, 698

—— on dressing room, 745

—— on dwelling, 111

—— on farmyard. 929

—— on garden, 935

—— on housewife’s room, 582

—— on kitchen, 517

—— on playground, 888

—— on schoolroom, 869

—— on sickroom, 826

—— on workroom, 902

Boots, 711

——, buying, 712

——, preserving, 713

Borax, 778

Bordeaux cake, 211

Bordelaise sauce, 461

Borshch, 507

Boston brown bread, 481

—— pudding, 396

Bottles, cleaning, 170, 531

——, corking, 170

——, drying, 170

——, tying down, 170

Bottling beer, 179

—— black currants, 140

—— cherries, 140

—— cider, 194

—— currants, 138

—— damsons, 142

—— fruit, 138

—— gooseberries 138, 142

—— plums, 138, 148

—— raspberries, 138

—— rhubarb, 138, 151

—— strawberries, 138

—— wine, 190

Bottling-wax, 138

Boudin of fish, 269

Boudoir furniture, 98

Bouillabaisse, 269, 505

Bouilli, 242

Bouillon, 242

Bournes, 13

Bowle, 489

Box gutters, 18

—— mangle, 857

Boyle’s air cooler, 59

—— —— warmer, 77

—— ventilator, 58

Bracciolette, 503

Braces, 711

Brain worries, 794

Brains, 569

Braising, 242

Bramah closets, 47, 48

Bran bread, 593

Brandied peaches, 147

—— plums, 149

—— quinces, 150

Brandy bitters, 180

—— butter, 461

—— flavour, 478

—— sauce, 461

—— shrub, 183

—— snaps, 211

Brass, cleaning, 536

Brawn, 126, 333

——, mock, 312

Bread, 207, 592

——, almond, 210

——, baking, 207

——, Colchester, 212

——, curing sour dough, 208

——, diet, 213

——, fancy, 210

——, flour for, 208

—— for invalids, 772

——, gas ovens, 208

—— in tins, 209

——, Italian, 214

——, keeping, 113

——, kneading, 209

——, milk for, 208

—— mould, 492

—— ovens, 207

—— potatoes for, 208

——, short-, 218

——, steam ovens, 208

——, testing, 520

——, Vienna, 220

—— with barm, 207

—— —— German yeast, 208

—— —— seconds flour, 209

Breadcrumbs, baked, 461

——, fried, 354, 461

——, plain, 461

Bread-making in hot weather, 209

Bread poultice, 762

—— puddings, 396

—— sauce, 461

Breadstuffs, buying, 566

Breakages, law of, 961

Breakfast cake, 211

—— cloth, laying, 607

Breakfasts, 641

——, wedding, 646

Bream, 272

——, broiled, 273

——, buying, 565

——, roast, 273

——, soused, 273

——, stewed, 273

Breast of mutton, 317

—— veal, 343

Breathing in smoke, 110

Bretzeln, 489

Brewers’ yeast, 207

Brewing, 179

Brianees, 496

Brick drains, evils of, 52

—— ——, objections to, 53

—— ——, signs of perishing, 53

Brick-flue ranges, 221

Bride cake, 211, 216

Brie cheese, 166

Brightening cloudy beer, 179

Brighton biscuits, 212

Brill, 273, 565, 566, 568, 570, 576, 580

Brioche, 397

Briquettes, 581

British cheeses, 164

Brittany dress, 739, 742

Broad beans, 573

—— ——, boiled, 372

Broccoli, 372, 565, 582

—— with white sauce, 373

Brochan, 509

Broiling fish, 268

Broken bones, 783

Bronze, cleaning, 537

Broth, mutton, 259, 318

——, Scotch, 265

——, tea-kettle, 266

Broths as food, 599

Brown and Green’s kitchener, 228

Brown bread, 593

—— —— ice, 442

—— butter sauce, 462

—— pudding, 397

—— sauce, 462

—— sharp sauce, 473

Browned crab, 277

Brunoise soup, 248, 267

Brushing the hair, 810

Brussels carpet, 96

—— sprouts, 579, 582

—— ——, boiled, 373

—— —— omelet, 454

Bubble and squeak, 310

Bucellas (drink), 193

Buckskin gloves, cleaning, 532

Buckwheat cakes, 481

Bugs, destroying, 558

Bulgarian dress, 728, 731

Bullaces, 579

Bullock’s heart, 310

Bumaloes, 272

Bunions, 806

Buns, Bath, 211

——, Chelsea, 212

——, cinnamon, 212

——, hot cross, 213

——, saffron, 218

Burdwan, 496

Burglars, precautions, 108

Burgundy cup, 193

Burners, Argand, 87

——, gas, number needed, 85, 87

—— of gas fires, 78

——, regulating, 89

Burning kitchen waste without causing smell, 49

Burns, 785

Bursting water-pipes, 846

Butter, 156

——, churning, 157

——, English, inferior, 157

——, keeping, 113

——, making, English faults, 157

——, ——, Normandy, 158

——, potting, 159

——, putting up, 158

——, rancid, 159

—— room, 156

——, testing, 520

—— yield, 156

Buttered biscuits, 212

—— jack (drink), 193

—— lobster, 283

Buttermilk creams, 403

Butters, 460

Buttonhole patch, 892

Buying clothes, 714

—— fish, 565, 566, 567, 569, 570, 571, 573, 575

—— fruit, 565, 566, 568, 569, 570, 572, 573, 576

—— game, 565, 566, 568, 569, 571, 573, 574, 575

—— meat, 563, 565, 567, 569, 570, 572, 575

—— poultry, 565, 566, 568, 569, 571, 573, 575

—— vegetables, 565, 566, 568, 569, 570, 572, 573, 574, 576


Cabbage, 565, 570, 573

——, boiled, 373

——, cold slaugh, 374

——, hot slaugh, 374

——, keeping, 114

——, pickling, 132

——, red, 379

—— salad, 383, 484

—— soup, 264

——, stuffed, 374

Cabinet pudding, 393

Cacao cordial, 183

Cakes, 210

——, almond, 210

——, almond Savoy, 210

——, Banbury, 210

——, Bath, 211

——, Bordeaux, 211

——, breakfast, 211

——, bride, 211, 216

——, cheese, 212

——, cinnamon, currant, and caraway, 212

——, curd cheese, 213

——, Derby, 213

——, farls, 215

——, fish, 269

——, ginger, 213

——, iced, 442

——, lemon cheese, 214

——, Lord Mayor’s, 214

——, lunch, 214

——, Madeira, 214

——, mothering, 219

——, oatmeal, 214

——, plum, 215

——, pound, 216

——, Prussian, 216

——, Queen’s, 217

——, rice pound, 217

——, rout, 217

——, Savoy, 218

——, school, 214

——, seed, 218

——, Shrewsbury, 218

——, Simnel, 219

——, sponge, 219

——, tea, 219

——, twelfth, 216, 220

——, Venice, 220

——, Yorkshire, 220

——, Yule, 220

Calcium sulphide in luminous paint, 83

Calecannon, 378

Caledonian cream, 398

Calendering machine, 858

Calf’s brains, 337

—— —— and tongue, 337

—— feet, 337

—— —— fritters, 337

—— —— jelly, 338

—— —— pie, 338

—— —— pudding, 338

—— head,

338

—— ——, boiled, 338

Calf’s head, carving, 626

—— —— fritters, 339

—— ——, hashed, 339

—— —— pie, 339

—— —— soup, 248

—— liver, 339

—— sweetbread, 343

Californian Gamblers, 679

Calisthenics, 867

Calls, 102

Calomel, 778

Caloric engine, 951

Calorigen stove, 78

Cambridge pudding, 398

Camembert cheese, 165

Camphor liniment, 778

Canadian dishes, 486

Canary pudding, 398

Candied chestnuts, 437

—— lemon peel, 144

Candles, 83

——, blowing out, 83

——, silver torch, 83

Candying syrups, 175

Canvas-back duck, 565

Canvas joining, 893

Cape dishes, 487

Caper sauce, 462

Capercailzie, 565, 581

——, carving, 633

Capillaire syrup, 176

Capsicum flavour, 478

Captain’s biscuits, 212

Caramel custards, 398

—— pudding, 399

Caraway cordial, 183

Carbide of iron filter, 29

Carbocalcis filters, 29

Carbolic acid poisoning, 793

Carbonate magnesia, 778

Carcel lamp, 83

Card sleights, 667

Cardinal (drink), 193

Cardoons, 579, 582

——, boiled, 374

Carnival krapfen, 489

Carp, 273, 580

—— au bleu, 273

——, broiled, 273

—— en matelote, 273

—— in brown sauce, 273

—— pie, 274

——, roast, 274

——, soused, 274

——, stewed, 274

—— with Polish sauce, 274

Carpet joining, 894

—— lining, 96

—— made into oilcloth, 524

——, sweeping, 525

Carpets, 96

——, bedroom, 101

——, cleaning, 524

——, sickroom, 756

Carriage, care of, 913

Carrot jam, 140

—— pudding, 399

—— salad, 383

—— soup, 248

Carrots, 568, 569, 570, 573, 579, 582

—— à la Flamande, 374

—— à la maître d’hôtel, 374

—— à la Nivernaise, 374

Carrying infants, 749

—— injured persons, 787

Carving, 620

—— beef, 622

—— blackcock, 632

—— calf’s head, 626

—— capercailzie, 633

—— cod, 620

Carving duck, 629

—— fish, 620

—— flounders, 621

—— fowl, 628

—— game, 630

—— goose, 630

—— grouse, 632

—— guinea fowl, 630

—— gurnet, 621

—— haddock, 621

—— ham, 627

—— hare, 631

—— herring, 621

—— John Dory, 621

—— lamb, 625

—— landrail, 631

—— loin of mutton, 625

—— mackerel, 621

—— meat, 622

—— mullet, 621

—— mutton, 624

—— odd dishes, 627

—— partridge, 632

—— pheasant, 632

—— pigeon, 630

—— plover, 631

—— pork, 627

—— poultry, 628

—— ptarmigan, 633

—— rabbit, 630

—— salmon, 621

—— sheep’s head, 627

—— shell-fish, 622

—— snipe, 631

—— sole, 622

—— sucking pig, 627

—— turbot, 622

—— turkey, 629

—— veal, 626

—— venison, 625

—— whiting, 622

—— wild fowl, 631

—— woodcock, 630

Carving-knife, wielding, 627

Cask stand, 168

Casks, cleaning, 169

Cast-iron cisterns, 19

—— drains, 54

—— ——, joining, 54

Castle pudding, 399

Castor oil, 778

—— —— as an aperient, 805

Catching complaints, 813

Catsup, 134

Caucasian dress, 742

Caudles, 773

Cauliflower, 372, 570, 573, 576, 579

——, dressed, 373

—— salad, 383

—— soup, 249

Causes of fires, 108

Caustic poisoning, 793

Cavalier’s broil, 331

Cavershed fish, 514

Caviar and eggs, 450

Cavies, 356

Cavity walls, 5

Cedrat cordial, 183

—— essence, 178

Ceilings, 7, 99

—— blackened by gas, 85

——, dairy, 155

——, nursery, 746

Celeriac, boiled, 374

Celery, 565, 582

——, boiled, 374

—— cordial, 183

—— flavour, 478

—— on toast, 374

—— salad, 383

—— sauce, 462

Celery soup, 249

——, stewed, 375

Cellars, 168

——, curing damp in, 9

——, disinfecting after floods, 55

——, ventilating, 168

Cement, fireproof, 232

Cemented cisterns, 19

Cerkestal, 511

Cesspools, 38

—— and wells, 14

Chablis cup, 193

Chachki, 496

Chaff beds, 701

Chair rail, 99

Chairs, drawing-room, 97

Chalk as fuel, 82

Chamberland filter, 32

Chamois leather, cleaning, 534

Champagne beer, 179

—— cider, 171

—— cup, 193

——, sham, 204

Chancery, 689

Changing sheets, 759

Chapatis, 497

Chapman’s entire wheat flour, 751

Chapped hands, 797

Char, 570

——, potted, 126

Character of servant, 960

Charcoal as a filter, 23

—— filters, 27

Charity Girl dress, 735

Charlotte Russe, 399

Chartreuse, 183

Chaudeau sauce, 462

Chaudfroid sauce, 462

Cheap fuel, 82

—— soups, 249

Cheddar cheese, 164

Cheese, 159

——, arnotto for colouring, 159

——, baked, 444

—— biscuits, 445, 481

——, blue vinney, 164

——, boiled, 445

——, Bondon, 166

—— boulettes, 445

——, Brie, 166

——, British, 164

—— cake, 212

——, Camembert, 165

—— canapés, 445

——, cheddar, 164

——, Cheshire, 164

——, colour for, 159

——, colouring, 163

——, Cottenham, 164

——, cracks in, 163

——, cream, 160

—— cream, 446

—— custard, 445

——, Daventry, 164

——, defects in, 163

——, Derbyshire, 165

—— dishes, 444

——, double Dorset, 164

——, dunlop, 165

——, Dutch, 166

——, eating, 634

——, foreign, 165

—— fritters, 446

——, Gloucester, 165

——, Gorgonzola, 166

——, Gruyère, 166

——, heaving, 163

——, holes in, 163

——, keeping, 113

——, Leicester, 165

——, macaroni, 414

Cheese making in France, 163

——, marbling, 163

——, Marolles, 166

—— meringues, 446

——, milk for, 159

——, moulds in, 161

——, Neufchatel, 166

——, new-milk, 160

——, North Wilts, 165

—— omelets, 454

——, Parmesan, 166

——, peach, 421

——, Pont l’évêque, 166

——, Port du Salut, 167

——, potato, 446

——, potted, 446

—— pudding, 417

—— puffs, 447

—— ramakins, 447

——, rankness, 164

——, rennet for, 159

——, ripening, 161

——, roasted, 448

——, Roquefort, 167

——, rush cream, 160

——, sage, 160

—— sandwiches, 448

—— scallop, 448

——, Schabzieger, 167

—— soufflé, 448

—— soup, 261

——, stewed, 448

——, Stilton, 165

——, Stracchino, 166

—— straws, 448

——, surface, 163

——, sweating, 163

—— tartlets, 449

——, texture, 163

—— toast, 449

——, tomato, 449

Chelsea buns, 212

Chemical experiments, 674

Chemicals for heating, 82

Cherries, 572, 574

——, bottled, 140

——, dried, 140

——, keeping, 117

——, preserved, 141

Cherry bitters, 181

—— bounce, 183

—— brandy, 184, 193

—— cordial, 184

—— flavour, 479

—— jam, 137, 141

—— jelly, 399

—— pudding, 400

—— ratafia, 184

—— sauce, 462

—— soup, 250, 490

—— tart, 400

—— water ice, 442

Cheshire cheese, 164

Chestnut and truffle stuffing, 477

—— compote, 400

—— cream, 400

—— mould, 492

—— pudding, 400, 506

—— sauce, 462

—— soup, 250

—— stuffing, 367, 463

Chestnuts, 579

——, candied, 437

Chicken, see Fowl

—— broth, 769

—— carving, 628

—— country captain, 497

—— curry, 497

——, Malay, 500

—— soup 250

Chicken-pox, 813

Chickens, 923

Chiffonade soup, 267

Chilblains, 798

Children’s diet, 596

Chimney cowls, 59

——, smoky, 80

——, ventilating by, 57

Chimneys affecting ventilation pipes, 43

——, place of, 43

Chinaman dress, 731

Chinks in floors, stopping, 56

—— —— windows, stopping, 56

Chintzes, cleaning, 549

Chip goods, cleaning, 522

Chloral hydrate poisoning, 792

Chlorate of potash, 778

Chloric ether, 778

Chloride of mercury poisoning, 793

Chlorodyne poisoning, 793

Chloroform, 778, 792

Chocolate blancmange, 400

—— creams, 438

—— ice cream, 442

—— icing, 442

—— pudding, 400

—— soup, 490

—— strudels, 401

Choking, 790

Choosing furniture, 97

Chorizos, 510

Chotodriec, 507

Chow-Chow, 482

Chowder, 270, 482

Christmas dinners, 640

—— plum pudding, 423

Chub, 274

——, baked, 274

——, broiled, 274

——, roast, 274

Churning butter, 157

Churns, 158

Chutney, 132

Cider, 194

—— brandy, 182

——, champagne, 171

—— cup, 194

Cigar smoking, 606

Cigarette smoking, 607

Cinder tennis courts, 881

Cinderella dance refreshments, 647

Cinnamon brandy, 184

—— buns, 212

—— cordial, 184

——, currant, and caraway cake, 212

—— flavour, 479

—— sauce, 463

Circuit closer for electric bell, 103

Circulation system for hot water, 80

Cistern filters, 33

—— in roof, 43

—— pipes, trapping, 44

—— waste pipes, 19

Cisterns for water,

18

—— —— w.c.’s, 44

——, rain-water, 15, 16

——, water contaminated in, 39

Citrate of iron and quinine, 778

—— —— magnesia, 778

Citron cordial, 184

—— pudding, 401

Citronelle cordial, 184

Citrons, preserved, 141

Clairet cordial, 184

Clam fritters, 482

Claret cup, 194

—— jelly, 401

Clarges Street pudding, 401

Clarifying stock, 246

Clarke’s nightlights, 83

Clary wine, 195

Clay as fuel, 82

Cleaning, 521

—— alabaster, 536

—— bed ticks, 549

—— bone, 533

—— books, 541

—— bottles, 170, 531

—— brass, 536, 537

—— bronze, 537

—— carpets, 524

—— casks, 169

—— chamois leather, 534

—— chintzes, 549

—— chip goods, 522

—— coins, 538

—— coloured dresses, 549

—— copper, 537

—— copper electros, 538

—— copper vessels, 538

—— crape scarfs, 549

—— decanters, 532

—— feathers, 522

—— fenders, 523

—— firearms, 523

—— flannels, 549

—— floorcloth, 524

—— floors, 527

—— frames, 545

—— furniture, 528

—— furs, 528

—— gas chandeliers, 538

—— gilt mountings, 538

—— glass articles, 529

—— glass globes, 530

—— glass slides, 531

—— gloves, 532

—— gold, 538

—— hands, 533

—— iron, 538

—— ivory, 533

—— lace, 551

—— leather goods, 534

—— linen, 547

—— linoleum, 524

—— marble, 535

—— metal goods, 536

—— milk vessels, 154, 156, 158

—— mirrors, 529

—— morocco leather, 534

—— oilcloth, 524

—— paint, 540

—— paint brushes, 541

—— paper, 541

—— parchment, 542

—— photographic plates, 530

—— pictures, 542

—— plate, 539

—— plated goods, 539

—— plaster, 535

—— prints, 543

—— range flues, 224

—— rugs, 528

—— saddles, 534

—— saucepans, 237

—— scale pans, 537

—— sheepskins, 529

—— sickroom, 755

—— silk goods, 552

—— silver goods, 539

—— silver lace, 540

—— skins, 528

—— sponge, 545

—— steel, 538

—— stone, 535

—— straw goods, 522

—— stuffed specimens, 547

—— teapot, 547

—— textile goods, 547

—— tobacco pipes, 555

—— vellum, 542

Cleaning violin, 555

—— violin bow, 556

—— wall-papers, 556

—— watches, 556

—— windows, 529

—— zinc vessels, 540

Clear butter, 463

—— soup, 251

—— —— with custard, 252

—— —— —— poached eggs, 252

—— —— —— quenelles, 252

—— stock, 245

Clifton pudding, 401

Clinical thermometer, 764

Clockwork motors, 954

Close-fire ranges, 222

Close-fire stoves, 71

Closets, disinfecting, 821

——, situation, 7

Clothes, buying, 714

——, choosing, 714

—— for foreign schools, 717

—— of infectious patient, 815

—— stores, 100

Clothing, disinfecting, 818

——, intermediate, 710

—— of children, 746

——, requirements of, 709

Clotted cream, 403

Cloudy beer, brightening, 179

Clove brandy, 184

—— cordial, 184

—— pink ratafia, 184

Clown and Fairies, 682

Clustering gas lights, 86

Coach house, 913

Coalfish, 573

Coals, buying, 581

—— for kitcheners, 226

Cocido, 510

Cock-a-leekie soup, 253

Cockle stove, 71

Cockle soup, 253

Cockles, 271, 580

Cocoa as a drink, 605

—— jelly, 770

—— ratafia, 184

——, testing, 521

Coconut cakes, 514

—— candy, 438

—— ice, 442

—— matting, 97

—— pudding, 401, 497

—— soup, 253, 497

Cod, 275, 503

—— au gratin, 275

——, baked, 275

—— balls, 486

——, boiled, 275

—— brandade, 276

——, buying, 565, 566, 567, 570, 576, 578, 580, 582

——, carving, 620

——, fried, 275

—— liver oil, taking, 777

——, mashed salt, 276

—— rock, 276

—— roe, 276

—— sauté, 277

—— sound, 277

—— steaks, 277

——, stewed, 277

——, twice laid, 277

—— with cream, 277

Coffee, 480

—— as a drink, 605

—— cakes, 401

—— cream, 402

—— flavour, 479

—— ice cream, 443

—— —— pudding, 402

Coffee jelly, 402, 770

—— making, 481

—— pots, 481

—— pudding, 402

—— ratafia, 184

—— roasting, 480

—— testing, 521

Cognac bitters, 181

Coil pipes for heating, 81

Coils for bells, 106

Coin sleights, 665

Coins, cleaning, 538

Coke, 581

—— for kitcheners, 226

Colbert soup, 267

Colchester bread, 212

Cold, applying to the head, 762

—— baths, 828

—— climates, windows for, 60

—— drinks and indigestion, 603

—— feet, 798

—— meat sauce, 463

—— slaugh, 374

—— water for freshening air of rooms, 56

—— weather diet, 595

—— wine caudle, 773

Colds, 799

Collar ironer, 858

Collared beef, 125

—— eels, 279

College pudding, 402

Collops of tinned meat, 307

Colonial outfits, 722

Coloured walls, 99

Colouring cheese, 159

—— gravy, 469

Coltsfoot wine, 195

Combing the hair, 810

Combustion, 61

Common complaints, 794

Concrete floors, 7

—— tennis courts, 882

Condé soup, 256

Condensed milk, 596

Condy’s fluid for removing taint from meat, 113

Confectionery, 437

Conger-eel soup, 253

Conger eels, 278

—— ——, broiled, 278

——, buying, 565, 566, 573

Conservative pudding, 402

Conservatory, aspect for, 3

Constantine’s convoluted stove, 74

—— “treasure” range, 229

Constipation, 803

Construction of dwellings, 4

Consumption, 805

Conti soup, 257

Convoluted stoves, 74

Convulsions, 788

Cookery, processes of, 240

Cookies, 486

Cooking by gas, 235

—— —— oil, 237

—— —— steam, 233

—— ranges, see Kitchen ranges.

—— smells, 243

Cooling air of room, 59

—— milk, 113

—— milk-pans, 154, 155, 156, 158

—— wine, 191

Copper, cleaning, 537

—— electros, cleaning, 538

—— stewpans, 238

—— vessels, cleaning, 538

——, washing, 848

Corach, 463

Cordials, 181

Coriander cordial, 184

—— flavour, 479

Corking, 170

Corks, preserving, 171

—— selecting, 170

Corn beer, 195

—— bread loaf, 486

—— flour, buying, 578

—— meal muffins, 486

—— salad, 570

Corned beef, 125

Cornices, 99

Cornish pasties, 402

Corns, 806

Corpse, disinfecting, 820

Correspondence, 649

Corrosive sublimate poisoning, 793

Cottage beer, 195

—— pie, 402

—— pudding, 402

Cottager’s dance, 652

Cottenham cheese, 164

Coughs, 799

Counter-hemmed patch, 890

Country captain, 348, 497

Court plaster, 762

Cow-heel, 310

Cow-house, 916

Cowls for ventilating, 59

Cows, 915

——, breeds, 915

——, choosing, 915

——, keeping, 915

——, tethering, 917

Cowslip syrup, 195

—— wine, 195

Crab-apple cheese, 403

—— jam, 141

—— jelly, 141

Crab-apples, preserved, 141

Crab backs, 514

Crab, 277, 580

——, browned, 277

——, buying, 565, 570

——, devilled, 278

——, dressed, 277

Cracknel biscuits, 212

Cramp, 830

Cranberries, preserved, 142

Cranberry jelly, 403

—— tart, 403

Crape scarfs, cleaning, 549

Crayfish, 278, 573, 576

—— soup, 253

Cream as food, 600

—— cake, apple, 389

—— caudle, 774

—— cheese, 160

——, clotted, 403

——, Devonshire, 155

—— jars, 156

—— mead, 196

—— ratafia, 184

——, ripening, 157

—— sauce, 463

——, scalded, 403

——, Swiss, 156

——, syrup, 176

—— toast, 486

—— waffles 487

——, whipped, 403

—— yields, 156

Cream-of-tartar, 778

Creams, 769

Crécy soup, 248

Crême de Brie cheese, 166

—— —— macarons cordial, 185

—— —— Naphe cordial, 185

—— des Barbades cordial, 185

—— d’orange cordial, 185

Creosote poisoning, 793

Cresses, 565

Cretonnes, 98

Cricket grounds, 874

Crickets, destroying, 558

Croccante, 503

Crockery, noiseless, 756

Cromartie burner, 91

Croquettes of fish, 270

Crossing darn, 899

Croûte au pot, 254

Cruisie lamp, 83

Crullers, 486

Crumpets, 212

Crust soup, 254

Crystal Palace pudding, 404

Cucumber salad, 384

—— sauce, 482

Cucumbers, 565, 568, 573

——, pickled, 133

——, preserved, 142

Cuff ironer, 858

Cupboards, 99

——, bedroom, 98

Curaçao, 185

—— cordial, 185

—— jelly, 404

Curd cheese cake, 213

Curing foods, 123

Curlew, 566, 568

Curling tongs, 809

Currant jelly, 404

—— ratafia, 185

—— syrup, 176

—— wine, 196

Currants, 572, 574, 582

——, bottling, 138

——, keeping, 117

Currie powders, 463

Curried eggs, 452

—— fowl, 348

—— rabbits, 364

—— sardines, 296

—— veal, 339

Curries, 498

Curry, fish, 270

——, Persian,

502

Curtains, 98

——, bedroom, 101

——, nursery, 746

——, sickroom, 756

Cussy soup, 260

Custard apples, 568

—— sauce, 465

—— soup, 254

Custards, 404

Cutlets, fish, 270

Cut-outs for electric light, 95

Cuts, 788

Cyanide of potassium poisoning, 792

Cycling, 886

Cygnet, 347


D Traps, 45, 46

Dab, 278

Dace, 278, 580

——, boiled, 278

——, stewed, 278

Dachpappe roof, 6

Dairy, 154

——, aspect for, 3

——, building, 154

——, butter, 156

——, —— room, 156

——, —— yield, 156

——, ceiling, 155

——, cheese, 159

——, churning, 157

——, churns, 158

——, cooling, 154, 158

——, cream jars, 156

——, cream yield, 156

——, directions for, 158

—— door, 155

—— farming as an industry, 158

—— floor, 154

——, literature, 167

——, milk pans, 154, 155, 156, 158

——, position, 154, 158

——, proportions, 154

——, quality of milk, 156

——, shelves, 154

——, skimming milk, 156

——, temperature, 154

—— utensils, washing, 154, 156, 158

——, ventilation, 154

—— walls, 154

—— windows, 155

Dal-puri, 498

Dame Trot dress, 731

Damp cellar, curing, 9

—— course, 5

Dampers of kitchen ranges, 224

Dampness in dwellings, 4

Dam-pukht, 498

—— of duck, 498

Damson cheese, 404

—— wine, 196

Damsons, 579

——, bottled, 142

Dance refreshments, 647

Dances, old-fashioned, 652

Dancing floors, 651

Dandelion tea, 196

Dandelions, 375

Dandriff, 707, 809

Danish jelly, 405

Darned patch, 891

Darning, 895

Dash wheel, 854

Date pudding, 405

Daventry cheese, 164

Davey’s safety motor, 946

Davis’s gas cooker, 236

Dawes’s window fastener, 108

Daylight, 82

—— reflectors, 83

Dead, disinfecting, 820

Deadly nightshade poisoning, 792

Decanters, cleaning, 532

December gardening, 935

—— markets, 581

Decorating, 95

—— bedrooms, 101

—— ceilings, 99

—— kitchen walls, 96

—— walls, 99

—— windows, 100

Decorticated meal, 594

Decoudun ironer, 856

Deep-well pump, 22

Defects in cheese, 163

—— —— sanitation, detecting, 40

Defries safety lamp, 84

Derby cake, 213

Derbyshire cheese, 165

Desks, 862

Dessert, eating, 635

Destroying vermin, 556

Detecting defects in sanitation, 40

—— fire, 109

Devil sauce, 465

Devilled crab, 278

—— fowl, 349

—— kidneys, 321

—— mackerel, 286

—— oysters, 289

—— salmon, 295

—— sardines, 296

—— turkey, 367

Devonshire cream, 155

—— junket, 155

Dhall curry, 499

Dhurries, 98

Diagonal darn, 896

Diarrhœa, 806

Dicke milch, 490

Diet bread, 213

Dietetics, 583

Digestibility of foods, 589

Digestive foods, 774

Dilapidations, law of, 957

Dimity curtains, 98

Dingy pudding, 490

Dining room, 583

—— ——, aspect for, 3

—— —— furniture, 98

—— —— literature, 647

Dinner, laying, 613

—— wines, 641

Dinners, bills of fare, 635

——, Christmas, 640

——, etiquette of, 633

——, Lenten, 639

——, vegetarian, 639

Diphtheria, 814

Diplomatic pudding, 405

Dipstone trap, 52

Dip traps, 38

Dircksian phantasmagoria, 676

Direct-action closets 47, 48

Disagreeable odours, removing from hands, 533

Discharge of waste pipes, 44

—— pipes, 38

Disconnecting chambers, 51

—— —— for drains, 42

—— gullies, 18

—— traps, 51

Disinfecting ashpits, 50

—— cellars after floods, 55

Disinfection, 817

Dislocations, 808

Distress for rent, 956

Dog bites, 781

Dogs and burglars, 108

Dolma Hindi, 511

Dolmas, 512

Domestic motors, 936

—— remedies, 717

—— safety lamps, 84

—— system of electric light, 93

Dominoes, 690

Doopiazeh curry, 500

Door, dairy, 155

Dorée cordial, 185

Dorset, double, cheese, 164

Dotterel, 580

Double Dorset cheese, 164

—— filter cistern, 34

—— Gloucester cheese, 165

—— square darn, 896

—— windows, 60, 83

Doubtful Visitor, 683

Dough, curing sour, 208

Dover’s powder, 778

Down draughts from chimneys, 43

Dow’s range, 230

Draining walls, 5

Drains, 51

—— admitting sewer gas, 39

——, bad joints in, 40

——, brick, 51

——, cast-iron, 54

——, course of, 52

——, dipstone trap for, 52

——, disconnecting, 42

——, dry laid, 52

——, faults in, 54

——, flap trap in, 54

——, foul air from, 52

——, house, 35

——, inspection by vestry, 54

——, —— chambers in, 54

——, joints in, 52

——, main, 51

——, manholes in, 52

——, pipe, 52

——, rats in, 51, 53

——, removing grease from, 50

——, slope for, 38

——, stoneware, 52

——, stopped, 38, 50

——, testing, 40, 52

——, ventilation of, 38

Draught, sluggish, 80

——, want of, in ranges, 225

Draughts, avoiding, 55

——, excluding, 56

Drawing room, 648

—— ——, aspect for, 3

—— —— chairs, 97

—— —— etiquette, 648

—— —— tables, 97

Draw-off pipes, 44

Draw sheet, 759

Dresdener torte, 490

Dress, 709

——, fancy, 728

—— for the moors, 722

—— —— walking tour, 722

—— —— yacht, 722

——, lawn tennis, 722

——, taste in, 714

——, travelling, 721

Dressed cauliflower, 373

—— crab, 277

—— sardines, 296

—— whiting, 306

Dresses, coloured, cleaning, 549

Dressing fish, 268

Dressing-gowns, 708

—— -jackets, 708

—— -room, 706

Dried cherries, 140

—— haddock, 280

—— turtle soup, 267

Drinking in hot weather, 603

—— liqueurs, 635

—— -water, 519

—— - —— cisterns, 45

—— - —— taps, 45

—— - ——, test for, 24

—— wine, 635

Drinks, 602

——, aerated, 171

—— for invalids, 774

—— summer, 205

Dripping paste, 421

——, turned, 112

Driving, 911

Drop biscuits, 213

Dropped stitch, 900

Drops, 213

Drowning, 788

Drum principle in warming, 76

Drunkard’s Dream, 682

Dry laid drains, 52

—— ratafia, 185

Drying bottles, 170

——flooded houses, 54

—— -room, 856

Duck, carving, 629

——, dam-pukht, 498

——, roast, 347

——, stewed, 347

Ducks, 347, 566, 569, 571, 573, 578, 580

——, keeping, 925

Duckweed and non-potable water, 604

Duel, 680

Dunlop cheese, 165

Duplex safety lamps, 84

Dutch cheese, 166

—— dishes, 487

Dutch dress, 728, 735

—— sauce, 466

Dwellings, airing, 7

——, aspect, 2

——, back-to-back, 7

——, bathroom, 49

——, bells, 102

——, calls, 102

——, chemically heating, 82

——, construction, 3

——, dampness in, 4

——, decoration, 95

——, drains, 52

——, excluding snakes from, 8

——, floors, 7, 96

——, foundation, 4

——, furniture, 95

——, general arrangements, 7

——, heating by steam, 81, 82

——, heating by water at high pressure, 81

——, housemaid’s sink, 45

——, in earthquake countries, 10

——, lighting, 82

——, prospect, 2

——, pumps, 20

——, reducing echoes, 8

——, roof, 5

——, sanitation, 35

——, sinks, 50

——, site, 1

——, situation of closet, 7

——, soil, 1

——, supplementary literature, 111

——, thieves, 108

——, trees around, 2

——, ventilation, 55

——, warming, 60

——, water cisterns, 18, 43

——, water closets, 45

——, water pipes, 19, 44

——, waterproofing walls, 8

——, water purification, 24

——, water supply, 12

Dysentery, 806

Dyspepsia, 812


Eagle Bottom Grate, 223

Ear complaints, 808

Earth closets, 48

Earthenware cooking vessels, 239

—— cream jars condemned, 156

Earthquake countries, building in, 10

Earwigs, destroying, 558

Eating cheese, 634

—— dessert, 635

—— entrées, 633

—— fish, 633

—— fruit, 635

—— game, 633

—— ices, 635

—— poultry, 633

—— salad, 635

—— savouries, 634

—— soup, 633

—— vegetables, 634

Echoes, reducing, 8

Eclat grate, 70

Economising kitchen heat, 76

Eczema, 823

Eels, 278, 568, 571, 573, 578, 580

——, broiled, 278

——, collared, 279

——, fricassée, 279

——, fried, 279

——, galantine, 279

——, matelote, 279

——, patties, 487

——, pie, 279

——, roast, 279

——, stewed, 279

Egg balls, 267

——, boiling, 241

—— bread, 452

—— dishes, 450

—— dumplings, 490

—— flip, 196

—— lemonade, 774

—— nogg, 454

—— pie, 482

—— purée, 457

—— rolls, 457

—— salad, 384

—— sauce, 466

—— snow, 458

—— —— pudding, 405

Egg-plant fruit, 375

Eggs à la bonne femme, 450

—— à la maître d’hôtel, 450

—— à la Tartuffe, 450

—— and artichokes, 450

—— —— caviar, 450

—— —— mushrooms, 451

—— —— olives, 451

—— —— sorrel, 451

—— —— tomatoes, 451

—— as food,

600

—— au gratin, 451

——, baked, 452

——, buttered, 452

——, choosing, 572

——, curried, 452

——, devilled, 453

—— en matelote, 453

——, forced, 453

——, formation of, 920

——, fried, 453

—— in cases, 454

——, keeping, 113, 118

——, laying, 921

——, omelets, 454

——, packing, 924

——, poached, 457

——, savoury, 458

——, scalloped, 458

——, Scotch, 458

——, scrambled, 458

——, setting, 921

——, stewed, 459

——, stuffed, 459

—— sur plat, 459

——, Swiss, 459

——, testing, 922

Egyptian pudding, 405

Eingemacht melonen, 120

Elder chutney, 133

—— ketchup, 134

Elderberry wine, 197

Elder-flower wine, 197

Electric bell, circuit closer, 103

—— —— making, 106

—— —— wire, 102

—— bells, 102

—— coil, 765

—— lighting, 93

—— ——, accumulators, 94

—— ——, arrangement, 93

—— ——, bichromate pile, 93

—— ——, cut-outs, 95

—— ——, globes, 95

—— ——, lamps, 94

—— ——, switches, 95

—— motors, 953

Electro-magnet for bell, 106

Elixir vitæ cordial, 185

Ellis’s cabinet Turkish bath, 832

Elva, 512

Emerald green poisoning, 793

Emergencies, 780

Empress rice, 429

Enamelled saucepans, 238

Endive, 565, 570, 572, 582

—— salad, 384

Enemas, 764

Enemata, 764

English butter inferior, 157

—— rarebit, 449

Entrées, eating, 633

Epicurean sauce, 467

Epsom salts, 778

Eruptions, febrile, 813

Erysipelas, 813

Escaping from fire, 109

Essence bitters, 181

—— of bark, 778

—— —— camphor, 778

—— —— cedrat, 178

—— —— ginger, 778

—— —— lemons, 178

—— —— orange, 178

—— —— peppermint, 778

—— —— raspberry, 179

—— —— strawberry, 179

Essences for aerated waters, 178

Essential oil of almonds poisoning, 792

Etena zarvatte, 512

Ether poisoning, 792

Etiquette of dining, 633

—— —— drawing room, 648

—— —— luncheons, 641

—— —— teas, 642

Etna cement, 233

Eton pudding, 405

Eureka gas cooker, 235

—— oil stove, 79

Evening milk, 156

Evils of brick drains, 52

Excluding draughts, 56

Excreta, disinfecting, 817

Excuses, making, 651

Executions by axe or guillotine, 683

Exercise, aim of, 870

—— and feeding, 602

——, regulation of, 871

Exercising infants, 748

Expectorants for coughs, 802

Explosions of lamps, 84

Extinguishing fire, 109

Extract Bishop cordial, 185

—— punch cordial, 186

Eye complaints, 808


Face paints, 654

Fainting, 790

Fairy butter, 467

Falkland pudding, 405

Fancy breads, 210

—— dresses, 728

Farls, 215

Farmyard, 907

——, books, 929

Fat, keeping, 112

—— rascals, 405

Fattening, 602

Faubonne soup, 267

Faults in drains, 54

Feather beds, 701

Feathers, 98

—— cleaning, 522

February gardening, 931

—— markets, 565

Feeding, 583

——, artificial, 598

—— bottles, 751

—— children, 750

—— patients, 768

Feeding the weak, 597

Feet, cold, 798

Felt roof, 6

Fenders, cleaning, 523

Fennel sauce, 467

Fermentation of fruit syrups, preventing, 175

Fermenting wine, 190

Ferments in cheese, 161

Fevers, 813

Fig pudding, 405

Figs, 574

——, keeping, 118

——, preserved, 142

Filbert biscuits, 213

Filter, pail, 26

Filtering cisterns, 33

—— tank for rain-water, 16

—— ventilators, 57

—— water, 16, 23

Filters, animal charcoal, 21, 27

——, carbo-calcis, 29

——, care of, 24

——, charcoal, 27

——, construction of, 26

——, gravel and sand, 26

——, iron, 30

——, magnetic carbide, 29

——, manganese-charcoal, 29

——, neglect of, 24

——, objects of, 25

——, porous pottery, 32

——, silicated carbon, 28

——, spongy iron, 24, 30

——, wood charcoal, 23, 27

Filtration, objects of, 25

Fine drawing, 895

—— herbs sauce, 467

Finger glasses, 635

Finings for beer, 180

Fire accidents, 111

——, causes of, 108

——, checking, 109

——, detection, 109

——, escaping from, 109

——, extinguishing, 109

—— for ventilation, 55

—— in sick room, 755

—— insurance, 962

—— lighting, 64

——, saving life at, 110

—— scenes, 659

Firearms, cleaning, 523

Fire-bricks, 232

Fireproof cement, 232

Fireproofing garments, 111

Fish, 268

——, as food, 599

——, baking, 268

——, boiling, 268

——, broiling, 268

——, boudin, 269

——, bouillabaisse, 269

——, buying, 565, 566, 567, 569, 570 571, 573, 575, 578, 580, 582

—— cakes, 269

——, carving, 620

——, chowder, 270

—— croquettes, 270

—— curry, 270

—— cutlets, 270

——, dressing, 263

——, eating, 633

——, fried, 505

——, frying, 268

—— jelly, 270

——, keeping, 113

—— moolie, 270, 499

—— omelet, 270

—— patties, 271

——, pickled, 503

—— pilau, 500

—— pudding, 271

——, pulled, 271

—— quenelles, 271

—— roe sauce, 482

—— salad, 271, 384

—— sauce, 467

——, smoking, 124

—— stewed with egg and lemon sauce, 505

——, stewing, 269

—— stock, 246

—— toast, 271

Fisherwoman of Zuider Zee dress, 723

Fits, 790

Fixtures, law of, 957

Flag floors, 7

Flamande sauce, 484

Flannel patch, 892

—— strengthening patch, 892

Flannels, cleaning, 549

Flap-trap in drains, 54

Flat flame gas burners, 87

Flats, pipes from, 49

Flavours, 478

Fleas, destroying, 558

Flemish costume, 742

—— soup, 254

Fletcher’s gas cooker, 236

Flickering gas, 85

Flies, destroying, 558

Floating bodies, experiments with, 673

Flock-paper, 97

Floods, precautions after, 54

——, wells contaminated by, 55

Floor, bedroom, 101, 699

—— coverings, 96

——, dairy, 154

——, nursery, 746

Floorcloth, 97

——, cleaning, 524

——, washing, 97

Floors, 96

——, cleaning, 527

——, concrete, 7

——, dancing, 651

——, flag, 7

—— of dwellings, 7

——, stained, 96

——, stopping chinks in, 56

—— tile, 7

——, varnished wood, 7

——, varnishing, 96

——, wood, 7

Flounder, 279

——, water souchet, 280

Flounders, buying, 565, 566, 569, 570, 571, 573

——, carving, 621

Flour, buying, 566

——, composition, 593

—— for bread, 208

—— gruel, 769

——, keeping, 114

Flower garden, 930

Flowers in bedroom, 700

Flues, 79

——, cleaning, 224

Flummery, 405, 427, 490

Flushing w.c.’s, 48

Fly, 514

Fly-paper poisoning, 793

Foam sauce, 472

Folding serviettes, 617

Fomentations, 763

Food, flesh-forming, 587

——, function, 586

——, heat-producing, 587

——, quality needed, 583

——, quantity needed, 583

Foods, animal, 591

——, curing, 123

——, digestibility, 589

——, grain, 592

——, infants’, 751

——, keeping fresh, 112

——, nutritive values, 588

——, sickroom, 768

——, smoking, 123

——, testing, 519

——, vegetable, 591

Fool’s parsley poisoning, 792

Football, 875

Fop dress, 735

Forced eggs, 453

Forcemeat, 468

—— balls, 259

—— for turkey, 368

Force-pump, 22

Foreign cheeses, 165

—— dishes, 481

—— nursemaids, 754

—— outfits, 722

—— school clothes, 717

—— schools, 868

Fou-fou soup, 514

Foul air from drains, 52

Foundation of dwellings, 4

Four-fruit ratafia, 186

Fowl, 347

——, boiled, 347

——, boning, 349, 350

——, braised drumsticks, 347

——, carving, 628

——, chaudfroid, 347

——, cold, 348

——, country captain, 348

——, curried, 348

—— cutlets, 348

——, devilled, 349

——, fillets, 349

——, fricassée, 349

——, galantine, 350

——, grilled legs, 351

——, old hen, 351

——, panada, 352

—— pilau, 501

——, poos-pass, 352

——, roast, 352

—— salad, 352

—— soufflé, 353

——, stewed, 353

——, stuffed, 511

——, timballe, 353

——, vol au vent, 353

Fowls, breeds, 919

——, buying, 565, 566, 569, 570, 571, 573, 578, 580, 581

——, chickens, 923

——, fatting, 923

——, formation of egg, 920

——, house, 919

——, incubators, 922

——, laying, 921

——, packing eggs, 924

——, setting eggs, 921

——, sitting, 922

——, testing eggs, 922

Foxglove poisoning, 792

Frames, cleaning, 545

France, cheese-making in, 163

Franchise, 962

Freezing-machines, 440

—— -powders, 440

French bean salad, 384

—— beans, 375, 569, 573, 574

—— ——, keeping, 114, 118

—— cognac bitters, 181

—— Farmer’s wife dress, 745

—— lady of Henry I. dress, 742

—— pie, 406

—— plums, 582

—— rolls, 213

—— soup, 254

Fresh air, 55

—— ——, warming, 77

Freshening air of rooms, 56

Friar’s balsam, 778

Fricadel, 490

Friesland dress, 735

Frieze,

99

Frijoles, 406

Frizzled beef, 311

Frostbite, 791

Frost in pipes, 846

Frothed milk soup, 491

—— wine soup, 491

Frozen meat, cooking, 306

—— water pipes, 846

Fruit, bottling, 138

——, buying, 565, 566, 568, 569, 570, 572, 573, 576, 579, 582

—— compote, 406

—— creams, 406

——, eating, 635

—— for jam, 572

—— —— wine, 190

—— in jelly, 406

——, keeping, 114, 115

—— macédoine, 406

—— pilau, 501

—— pudding, 407

—— store, 115

—— syrups, preventing fermentation, 175

—— tart, 407

—— trifle, 407

Fruits, 591

Frying, 242

—— basket, 239, 243

—— batter, 407

—— fish, 268

—— pans, 239

Fuel, chalk, 82

——, cheap, 82

——, clay, 82

—— economisers, 63

——, economising, 82

—— for kitcheners, 226

—— —— smoke-curing, 125

——, hints on, 82

Function of food, 586

Fur, cleaning, 528

——, joining, 893

Furnace, hot-air, 75

Furniture, 95

——, bedroom, 98, 101

——, boudoir, 98

——, chairs, 97

——, choosing, 97

——, cleaning, 528

——, dining-room, 98

——, disinfecting, 819

——, healthy, 97

——, landings, 98

——, morning room, 98

——, nursery, 101, 746

——, ottoman, 98

——, plush velvet, 93

—— polish poisoning, 793

——, second-hand, 97

——, sickroom, 755

——, sideboards, 98

——, sofas, 98

——, tables, 97

——, Utrecht velvet, 98


Galoni, 503

Galton grate, 67

—— —— back, 65

Galvanic coil, 765

Galvanised iron cisterns, 19, 44

—— —— water pipes, 19

Game aspic, 344

—— boudin, 345

——, buying, 565, 566, 568, 569, 571, 573, 574, 575, 578, 580, 581

——, carving, 630

—— chaudfroid, 345

——, cooking, 344

—— croquettes, 345

—— croustades, 345

——, eating, 633

——, hanging, 344

——, keeping, 113

—— kromeskies, 345

—— pie, 346

—— salad, 384

—— sauce, 345

—— soup, 254

—— vol au vent, 346

Games, indoor, 686

——, outdoor, 872

Garden, 930

——, books, 935

Gardeners’ calendar, 930

Garibaldi cream, 408

Garters, 711

Gas as a ventilator, 87, 90

—— burners, argand, 87

—— ——, bad, 85, 87

—— ——, capacity of, 86, 87

—— ——, flat flame, 87

—— ——, kinds of, 85, 87

—— ——, number needed, 85, 87

—— burning, ventilator essential, 85

——, ceilings blackened by, 85

—— chandeliers, cleaning, 533

—— cooking, 235

—— engines, 947

—— fires, burners, 78

—— fittings, 85

—— flames, Howorth’s blade for, 89

—— ——, Spencer corona for, 90

—— —— flickering, 85

——, flow of, 85

——, globe light, 90

—— globes, 86

—— governors, 88

——, heating by, 77

—— hot-air stove, 78

——, illuminating power of, 85

——, incandescent, 90, 91

——, law of, 958

—— leaks, finding, 92

—— lighting, 85

—— —— methods, 90

—— lights, clustering, 86

—— making apparatus, 93

—— oven, 208

—— pendants, 86

—— pipes, 85

—— ——, siphon in, 85

—— ——, testing, 92

—— ——, water in, 85

——, regenerative, 90

——, regulating, 88

—— —— burners, 89

——, sun burner, 90

——, turning out, 85

—— wall brackets, 86

——, warming by, 77

Gascony butter, 468

Gaspacho, 511

Geese, buying, 565, 566, 568, 569, 571, 573, 575, 578, 580, 581

——, keeping, 926

——, smoked, 130

Gem cooking range, 229

Génoise pastry, 408

Gentlemen of Henry VI. dress, 742

German darn, 898

—— dishes, 489

—— stoves, 74

—— yeast, 208

Germs in water, 23

Geyser, 78

Gherkin sauce, 468

Gherkins, pickled, 133

Ghezon, 513

Ghost of China, 684

Ghosts, 676

Giblet soup, 254

Gill stoves, 73

Gilt mirrors, 93

—— mountings, cleaning, 538

Gin sling, 198

Ginger ale, 171

—— beer, 171, 197

—— —— knot, 170

—— brandy, 186, 198

—— cake, 213

—— champagne, 172

—— cordial, 186

—— cream, 408

—— flavour, 479

—— ice cream, 443

——, preserved, 142

—— pudding, 408

—— syrup, 176

—— wine, 198

Gingerade, 171

Gingerbread pudding, 408

——, Queen’s, 217

——, spice, 219

——, thick, 219

Gipsy’s Promise, 680

Glass articles, cleaning, 529

—— globes, cleaning, 530

—— —— for gas, 86

—— lined water pipes, 20

—— louvres for ventilating, 56

——, removing grease from, 531

——, —— paint from, 531

—— slides, cleaning, 531

Glaze, turkey, 367

Glazed stoneware sinks, 45

—— tiles in passage, 96

Glazes, 468

Glazing pressed beef, 313

Globe light, 90

Globes, electric, 95

—— for gas, 86

Gloucester cheese, 165

Gloves, 713

——, cleaning, 532

Glow-wine cordial, 185

Glycerine, 778

Gnats, 559

Gniocchi of semolina, 503

—— soup, 255

Godfrey’s cordial poisoning, 793

Godwit, 566

Gold, cleaning, 538

—— cordial, 186

Golden plover, buying, 565, 566, 568

Goose, 353

——, carving, 630

—— liver patty, 353

—— pie, 354

——, roast, 353

Gooseberries, 572, 574

——, bottled, 142

——, bottling, 138

——, keeping, 119

Gooseberry cheese, 408

—— chutney, 133

—— cordial, 189

—— cream, 409

—— flavour, 479

—— fool, 409

—— jam, 137, 143

—— jelly, 143

—— pancakes, 409

—— pudding, 409

—— tart, 409

—— wine, 199

Gorgonzola cheese, 166

Goslings, 568, 569, 570, 571

Goulard’s extract, 778

Governor’s sauce, 468

Grafting, 900

Grain foods, 592

Grape flavour, 479

—— jam, 142

—— jelly, 143

—— leaves, pickled, 133

—— syrup, 176

Grapes, 565, 568, 569, 574, 579, 582

—— keeping, 116, 119

——, pickled, 133

Grass matting, 97

Grasse nuts, 506

Grates, open, 61, 65

——, principles, 61

——, rules for, 62

——, underfed, 71

——, varieties, 61

Gratings for rain-water pipes, 18

Gravel filters, 26

Gravies, 460

Gravy, 468

——, colouring, 469

—— for turkey, 368

—— soup, 255

—— stock, 246

Grayling, 280

——, stewed, 280

Grease in drains, removing, 50

——, removing from glass, 531

—— stains from carpet, 526

—— ——, removing, 553

—— traps, 39, 51

Greek dress, 742, 745

Green butter, 469

—— corn soup, 255

—— gooseberry chutney, 133

—— pea salad, 385

—— —— soup, 255

—— peas, keeping, 119

Greenall’s steam washer, 848

Greengage soufflé, 409

—— tart, 409

—— wine, 199

Greengages, 574

Greenhouse, stove for, 72, 73

Greenroom Riot, 681

Greens, 485

Gregory’s powder, 778

Grenoble ratafia, 186

Grey mullet, 286

—— ——, boiled, 286

—— ——, broiled, 287

—— —— in jelly, 287

—— ——, stewed, 287

—— powder, 778

Grill sauce, 469

Grilled kidneys, 322

—— legs of fowl, 351

—— mackerel, 286

—— salmon, 295

—— sardines, 297

—— trout, 302

—— turkey leg, 368

—— wild fowl, 371

Grilling, 241

—— stoves, 233

Grills, 233

Grimston regenerative gas burner, 91

Groat gruel, 410

—— pudding, 410, 491

Groceries, buying, 574, 577

Grooms, 909

Groundnut cakes, 515

Ground rice pudding, 410

Ground water, 2

Grouse, 354

——, American, 565

——, braised, 355

——, broiled, 355

——, buying, 565, 566, 574, 580

——, carving, 632

——, larded, 355

——, roast, 355

——, salmis, 354

—— soup, 255, 354

Gruels, 410, 769, 772

Grütze, 491

Gruyère cheese, 166

Guava jelly, 143

Gudgeon, 280

Guinea fowls, 566, 568, 569, 570, 573

—— ——, carving, 630

—— pigs, 356

Gulasch, 491

Gum arabic water, 775

Gumbo filet, 482

Gullies, trapped, for sinks, 50

Gurnet, 280, 569, 570

——, baked, 280

——, carving, 621

—— with caper sauce, 280

Gurney stove, 73

Gurney’s gas ventilator, 87

Gutters for rain-water, 17, 42

Gymnastics, 867


Haag’s Motor, 940

Haddock, 280

——, boiled, 280

——, broiled, 280

——, buying, 565, 566, 567, 573, 578, 580

——, carving, 621

——, dried, 280

—— in jelly, 280

Hæmorrhage, 78

Hager’s test for water, 25

Haggis, 319

Hair, care of,

707

—— complaints, 809

—— dyes, 810

—— washes, 810

Hake, 280

——, buying, 565, 573

——, roast, 280

——, stewed, 280

Half-hogshead of ale, 179

Halibut, 280

——, buying, 565, 569

Hall curtains, 98

Ham, beef, 125

——, boiled, 334

——, boned, 334

——, buying, 575

—— cake, 334

——, carving, 627

——, mutton, 128

—— omelet, 334

——, salted, 127

—— sandwiches, 334

—— steaks, 483

—— toast, 335

——, Westphalia loaves, 335

Hamburgh beef, 127

—— bitters, 181

Hand seen writing, 680

Hand-shaking, 648

Hands, cleaning, 533

——, washing, 706

Hanging poultry and game, 344

Hansen’s rennet extract, 160

Hard sauce, 472

—— water, 519

Harding’s ventilator, 57

Hare, 356, 565, 566, 568, 578, 581

——, carving, 631

——, fillets, 356

——, jugged, 356

——, roast, 357

——, salmis, 358

——, shape, 358

—— soup, 255

Hargreave’s gas regulator, 89

Haricot bean omelets, 455

—— beans, 375

—— mutton, 320

—— soup, 256

Harvest bugs, 559

Harvey sauce, 469

Hashed beef, 311

—— calf’s head, 339

—— mutton, 320

—— turbot, 304

—— veal, 340

—— venison, 370

Hasty pudding, 410

Haunch of venison, roast, 369

Haunted hut, 682

—— man, 678

Head, applying cold to, 762

Headaches, 811

Head-gear, 713

Healthy furniture, 97

Heat, causes of, 61

——, conserving in rooms, 60

——, economising kitchen, 76

—— lost by windows, 60

Heating, see Warming

Hemlock poisoning, 792

Hen, old, 351

Henbane poisoning, 792

Heran’s gas regulator burner, 89

Herb soup, 256

Herring, 580

——, carving, 621

—— salad, 487

——, soup, 256

Herrings, 281

——, buying, 565, 566, 569, 570, 573, 576

——, fried, 281

——, rolled, 281

——, salted, 127

——, smoking, 124

Hickory nut flavour, 479

High ground for dwellings, 1

—— pressure water heating, 81

—— teas, 645

Hinks’s safety lamp, 84

Hints on fuel, 82

Hip jam, 144

—— marmalade, 144

Hips in sugar, 144

—— in vinegar, 144

——, pickled, 144

——, preserved, 144

Hiring horses, 912

Hochepot soup, 260

Hockey, 876

Holed soil pipes, 38

Hollands’ underfed grate, 71

Home washing, 848

Hominy, 410, 594

Honey, keeping, 119

Honigküchen, 491

Hop beer, 199

—— cordial, 186

Hopkinson’s window fastener, 108

Horehound beer, 199

Horse, 907

——, buying, 907

——, choosing, 907

——, cleaning, 910

——, driving, 911

——, hiring, 912

——, keeping, 908

——, stables, 910

Horsehair mattress, 701

Horse-power, 944

Horseradish sauce, 469

Hot-air baths, 831

—— - —— engine, 951

—— - —— furnace, 75

—— - —— pipes, 76

—— baths, 830

—— cross buns, 213

—— milk, 773

—— plate ranges, 222

—— slaugh, 374

—— water circulation, 80

—— —— cisterns, 832

—— —— heating, 80

—— —— in dyspepsia, 812

—— —— pipes, 832

—— —— ——, joining, 81

—— —— system, 832

—— weather diet, 595

—— wine caudle, 774

Hotchpotch, 256

Houghton’s trap, 51

House, determination of tenancy, 957

—— drains, 35

—— gutters, 17

——, insanitary, law of, 955

—— letting and renting, 955

——, possession, 956

——, rent, 956

—— repairs, law, 956

Housekeeping, 563

Household law, 955

Housemaid’s sink, 45

Housewife’s room, 518

Howorth’s blade for gas flames, 89

Huile de Venus cordial, 186

Hulett’s gas regulator, 89

Hullvah, 499

Hung beef, 311

Hungarian beef, 128

Hunter’s soup, 256

Hydraulic engines, 939

—— rams, 939

Hydrochloric acid poisoning, 793

Hydro-extractor, 854

—— - —— for skimming milk, 156

Hypnotics, 704


Ice, cake, 442

——, choosing, 440

—— houses, 114

——, keeping, 114, 440

—— puddings, 387, 411

—— soufflé, 411

Ices, 440

——, colouring, 441

——, eating, 635

——, flavouring, 441

——, freezing, 440

——, moulding, 441

——, serving, 644

——, syrup, 441

Ill-drained house, 36

Illness of infants, 753

—— —— servants, 960

Illuminating power of gas, 85

Illusions and tricks, 664

Imitation koumiss, 776

Imperceptible darn, 897

Imperial pop, 199

—— soup, 256

—— syrup, 177

Impure air, testing, 55

Incandescent asbestos stoves, 77

—— gas, 90, 91

Incubators, 922

Indian dhurries, 98

—— dishes, 495

—— matting, 97

—— outfit, 724

—— toffee, 499

Indigestion, 812

—— and cold drinks, 603

—— caused by tea, 605

Indoor games, 686

Infants, airing, 748

——, carrying, 749

—— clothing, 746

—— diet, 596

—— disorders, 753

——, exercising, 748

——, feeding, 750

—— feeding-bottles, 751

—— foods, 751

——, moral training, 753

—— rooms, 746

—— sleep, 749

—— teething, 752

——, washing, 748

——, weaning, 750

Infection, how conveyed, 814

Infectious diseases, 813

Ingle nook grate, 68

Injections, 764

Injured persons, carrying, 787

Ink stains, removing, 554

Insanitary house, law of, 955

Insect bites, 780

—— powder, 557

Insects, destroying, 556

—— eating corks, preventing, 171

Inspection chambers in drains, 54

—— of drains by vestry, 54

Insurance, 962

Intermediate clothing, 710

Invalids’ bed-making, 758

—— pulley, 760

Invitations, answering, 650

Iodine poisoning, 793

Ipecacuanha powder, 778

—— wine, 778

Irish moss water, 776

—— stew, 307, 321

Iron cisterns, 19

——, cleaning, 538

—— filters, 30

—— flue ranges, 221

—— saucepans, 237

—— water pipes, 19

Ironing, 548

—— machine, 856

—— stove, 859

Irritant poisons, 793

Isolating infectious cases, 815

Italian bread, 214

—— dishes, 503

—— dress, 728, 742

—— soup, 257

Itching, 824

Ivory, cleaning, 533


Jacob’s ladder, 900

Jeffrey’s grate, 65

Jalapine, 778

Jal-frizi, 499

Jam pudding, 411

—— roll, 412

—— sauce, 469

—— tartlets, 412

Jamaica jelly, 411

Jams, 137

——, apple, 139

——, blackberry, 137, 139

——, black currant, 137

——, carrot, 140

——, cherry, 137, 141

——, crab-apple, 141

——, gooseberry, 137, 143

——, grape, 143

——, hip, 144

——, keeping, 137

——, mulberry, 146

——, peach, 148

——, pineapple, 148

——, plum, 149

——, pumpkin, 150

——, raspberry, 137

——, red currant, 137

——, rhubarb, 151

——, quince, 150

——, strawberry, 137, 152

Jane Seymour coil, 735

January gardening, 930

—— markets, 563

Jellies, 137, 769

——, apple, 139

——, blackberry, 140

——, black currant, 140

——, crab-apple, 141

——, gooseberry, 143

——, grape, 143

——, guava, 143

——, medlar, 145

——, mulberry, 146

——, orange, 146

——, pear, 148

——, pineapple, 148

——, prune, 149

——, quince, 150

——, raspberry, 151

——, red currant, 151

——, rhubarb, 151

——, rowan, 152

——, strawberry, 152

Jelly baskets, 412

——, fish, 270

—— pie, 412

Jennings and Hinde’s iron filters, 32

Jennings’s closets, 48

Jersey wonders, 412

Jerusalem artichoke salad, 383

—— —— soup, 261

—— artichokes, 376, 565

Jewish dishes, 504

—— dress, 731

John Dory, 281, 573, 576, 578

—— ——, carving, 621

—— ——, stuffed, 281

—— —— with caper sauce, 281

Johnny cake, 486

Joining, 892

—— cast-iron drains, 54

—— hot-water pipes, 81

Joints as food, 599

Joints, bad, in drains, 40

—— in drains, 40, 52

—— in soil pipes, 49

Jubilee dance, 653

Judge dress, 735

Juditha, 505

Jugged hare, 356

Julienne soup, 257

July gardening, 93

—— markets, 572

Jumbles, 388, 412

June gardening, 933

—— markets, 570

Juniper ratafia, 186

Junket, 155

Juries, 961


Kabaps, 512

Kabrac dolmassi, 512

Kamptulicon, 97

Kedgeree, 429, 500

Keeping apples, 114, 115, 116

—— apricots, 121

—— artichokes, 117

—— asparagus, 117

—— boiled potatoes, 113

—— bread, 113

—— butter, 113

—— cabbage, 114

—— cheese, 113

—— cherries, 117

—— currants, 117, 119

—— eggs, 113, 118

—— fat, 112

—— figs, 118

—— filberts, 118

—— fish, 113

—— flour, 114

—— foods fresh, 112

—— French beans, 114, 118

—— fruit, 114, 115

—— game, 113

—— gooseberries, 119

—— grapes, 116, 119

—— green peas, 119

—— honey, 119

—— ice, 114,

440

—— jams, 137

—— lemon juice, 120

—— lemons, 114, 120

—— macaroni, 114

—— meal, 114

—— meat, 112

—— melons, 120

—— milk, 113

—— mushrooms, 120

—— nectarines, 121

—— onions, 115

—— oranges, 114

—— peaches, 121

—— pears, 114, 115, 116

—— peas, 119

—— pineapples, 121

—— plums, 121

—— poultry, 113

—— roots, 113, 122

—— rowan berries, 122

—— sago, 114

—— semolina, 114

—— soup, 113

—— —— bones, 112

—— spinach, 113

—— suet, 112

—— syrups, 175

—— tomatoes, 122

—— truffles, 122

—— vegetable marrows, 114, 122

—— vegetables, 113

—— walnuts, 123

Keg filter, 34

Kensington grate, 70

Ketchup, 134

——, time for making, 573

Khabob Hoossainee, 500

Khabobs, 500

Kid gloves, cleaning, 532

Kidderminster carpets, 97

Kidney, beef, 311

—— soup, 257

—— toast, 322

Kidneys, 321

—— à la maître d’hôtel, 321

——, devilled, 321

——, fried, 321

——, grilled, 322

——, stewed, 322

King Henry’s shoestrings, 413

Kinnear’s gas regulator burner, 89

Kippered salmon, 129

Kippers, 128

Kirschwasser cordial, 186

Kitchen, aspect for, 3

——, basting, 241

—— boilers, 832

——, boiling, 241

——, braising, 242

——, cooking in ovens, 224

—— fire economiser, 64

—— fittings, 221

——, frying, 242

——, —— -basket, 239

——, —— -pans, 239

——, grilling, 241

—— heat, economising, 76

——, literature, 517

—— odours, 243

——, oven-roasting, 224

——, pans, 237

——, pots, 237

—— ranges, 221

—— ——, Arnott’s ventilator for, 226

—— ——, baking ovens, 222

—— ——, blowers, 222

—— ——, brick-flue, 221

—— ——, Brown and Green’s, 228

—— ——, cleaning flues, 224

—— ——, close-fire, 222

—— ——, dampers, 224

—— ——, Dow’s, 230

—— ——, Eagle, 227

—— ——, Eagle grill, 233

—— ——, Eureka, 235

—— ——, fire-bricks, 232

—— ——, fireproof cement, 232

—— ——, Fletcher’s, 236

—— ——, fuels for, 226

—— ——, gas, 235

—— ——, gem, 229

—— ——, grilling, 233

—— ——, hot-plate, 222

—— ——, iron-flue, 221

—— ——, Leamington, 222, 228

—— ——, management, 225

—— ——, Metropolitan, 236

—— ——, Mistress, 231

—— ——, Nonpareil, 236

—— ——, oil, 237

—— ——, open-fire, 222

—— ——, oven ventilators, 224

—— ——, Rippingille’s, 237

—— ——, setting, 221

—— ——, Sine qua non, 230

—— ——, steam, 233

—— ——, steam boiler, 234

—— ——, Thorncliffe, 228

—— ——, Treasure, 229

—— ——, want of draught in, 225

—— ——, water-pans, 224

—— ——, Wilson, 229

—— ——, Yorkshire, 231

——, roasting, 240

——, saucepans, 237

—— sink, 50

—— soups, 244

——, stewing, 242

—— walls, 96

—— waste, 49

——, water-bath, 242

Kitcheners, 222

Kneading bread, 209

Knee-breeches, 711

Knödeln, 491

Knotting corks down, 170

Köche, 491

Koch’s gelatine-peptone test water, 25

Koumiss, imitation, 776

Kourabiedes, 512

Krapfen, 489

Kräplen, 492

Krausen-beer, 179

Kufté, 512

Kümmel cordial, 186


Laburnum poisoning, 792

Lace, cleaning, 551

—— patch, 897

Laced joining, 894

Lacrosse, 877

Ladies’ leggings, 713

Lady Doran Strathspey dance, 653

—— of Henry VI. dress, 735

—— —— James I. dress, 742

—— —— Tangiers dress, 735

Lamb, 567, 569, 570, 573

——, carving, 625

—— cutlets, 319

—— pie, 322

——, roast quarter, 326

——, saddle, 326

Lambs’ tails, 322

Lamperns, 281

——, stewed, 281

Lamprey, 282

——, baked, 282

Lamps, Carcel, 83

——, cruisie, 83

——, duplex safety, 84

——, electric, 94

——, explosions of, 84

——, mineral oil, 84

——, moderator, 83

——, oil, 83

—— ——, pressure, 83

—— ——, suction, 83

——, petroleum, 84

——, safety, for houses, 84

——, Silber, 83

—— spirit, 83

Landings, 98

Landrail, carving, 631

Larded grouse, 355

—— pike, 292

Larder, 112

——, aspect for, 3

——, shelves, 96

Lark pie, 359

Larks, 358, 565, 566, 581

——, baked, 360

——, broiled, 358

——, croustade, 358

—— in cases, 358

——, potted, 359

——, roast, 359

——, stewed, 359

——, stuffed, 360

——, vol au vent, 360

Laudanum, 779

Laundry, 848

Laurel water poisoning, 792

Laver, 376

Law, domestic, 955

—— of breakages, 961

—— —— character, 960

—— —— determination of tenancy, 957

—— —— dilapidations, 957

—— —— distress, 956

—— —— fixtures, 957

—— —— franchise, 962

—— —— gas, 958

—— —— insanitary house, 955

—— —— insurance, 962

—— —— juries, 961

—— —— nuisance, 962

—— —— parochial matters, 960

—— —— possession, 956

—— —— rates and taxes, 957

—— —— rent, 956

—— —— renting and letting house, 955

—— —— repairs, 956

—— —— servants, 959

—— —— the house, 955

—— —— wages, 959

—— —— water, 958

Lawn, 930

—— bowls, 879

—— party refreshments, 647

—— skittles, 879

—— sleeve (drink), 199

—— tennis courts, 879

—— —— dress, 722

Laying eggs, 921

—— table, 607

Lead dissolved by rain-water, 17

—— -encased block-tin pipes, 20

—— poisoning, 793

Leaded joints for iron pipes, 54

Leaden cisterns, 19, 44

—— pipes eaten by rats, 53

—— sinks, 45

—— soil pipes, 38

—— suction pipes, 21

—— water pipes, 19

Leaks of gas, finding, 92

Leamington range, 222, 228

Leather, cleaning, 534

Lebkuchen, 492

Leche crema, 413

Leclanché battery, 102

Leeches, 763

Leek soup, 257

Leeks, 565, 582

—— with oil, 513

Leg of mutton, 323

—— —— ——, boiled, 323

—— —— ——, braised, 323

—— —— ——, roast, 323

Legendary Saint’s Martyrdom, 683

Leggings, 713

Leicester cheese, 165

Lemon and parsley sauce, 488

—— beer, 200

—— biscuits, 214

—— cheese cake, 214

—— cordial, 186

—— cream, 413

—— dumplings, 413

——, essence, 178

—— flavour, 479

—— juice, 775

—— ——, keeping, 120

—— marmalade, 144

—— peel, candied, 144

——, prickled, 134

—— pudding, 413

—— sauce for fish, 483

—— shrub (drink), 200

—— soufflé, 413

—— sponge, 413

—— syrup, 177

—— toast, 413

—— water ice, 443

—— whey, 200

Lemonade, 172, 199

——, still, 205

——, tonic, 173

Lemons, 574

——, keeping, 114, 120

Lenten dinners, 639

Lentil pudding, 414

—— soup, 257

Lentils, 376

Leoni’s gas cooker, 236

Letter-writing, 649

Letting a house, 955

Lettuce, 565, 570, 572

—— salad, 385

—— soup, 258

Levantine dishes, 505

Leveret, 573

Library, 903

——, aspect for, 3

Liebig’s beef tea, 258

Life, saving, at fires, 110

Lift and force pump, 22

Lift pump, 20

Light in sickroom, 756

Lighting, 82

——, albo-carbon lamp, 92

——, candles, 83

——, candlestick, 83

——, curing steam on windows, 83

——, daylight, 82

——, —— reflectors, 83

——, electric, 93

——, finding gas leaks, 92

—— fires, 64

——, gas, 85

——, —— regulators, 88

——, globe light, 90

——, incandescent gas burners, 91

——, luminous paints, 83

——, matches, 93

——, nightlights, 83

——, oil lamps, 83

——, phosphorus, 93

——, regenerative gas burners, 91

——, silver torch, 83

——, sun burner, 90

——, testing gas pipes, 92

——, window area, 82

Lightning stroke, 791

Lime in eyes, 808

Lime-juice cordial, 186

Lime-water, 779

Limes, preserved, 145

Linen, cleaning, 547

Ling, 282, 565, 573, 580

Linoleum, 97

Linseed poultice, 761

—— tea, 200, 775

Liqueurs, 181

——, drinking, 635

Liquodilla cordial, 186

Liquorice powder, 779

Little Grannie’s dress, 731

Liver sauce, 470

—— soup, 258

Lobster, 282

—— à la St. Malo, 282

—— à l’enfant prodigue, 282

—— au gratin, 282

——, boiled, 283

——, broiled, 283

——, buttered, 283

——, buying, 565, 567, 570, 571, 580

—— cream, 283

—— croquettes, 283

—— croustades, 283

—— curry, 284

—— cutlets, 284

—— kromeskies, 284

—— omelet, 284

——, roast, 283

—— salad, 284, 385

—— sandwiches, 284

—— sauce, 470

—— soufflé, 284

—— soup, 258

——, stewed, 285

Loin of mutton, 323

—— —— ——, braised, 323

—— —— ——, carving, 625

—— —— ——, stewed, 323

—— —— veal, 337

Lokma, 512

London argand burner, 91

Lord Mayor’s cake, 214

Loss of voice, 803

Lovage cordial, 186

Lovelock’s mincing machine, 599

Loving cup, 200

Low ground for dwellings, 1

Luminous paints, 83

Lunch cake, 214

Luncheons, 641

——, laying, 610


Macalpine washer, 851



Macaroni au gratin, 414

——, boiled, 414

—— cheese, 414

——, keeping, 114

—— omelet, 455

—— pie, 414

—— pudding, 414

—— soufflé, 414

—— soup, 258

—— timbale, 415

—— with tomato sauce, 415

Macaroons, 214

Macedonian dress, 742

Mackerel, 285, 485, 566, 568, 569, 570, 573

——, baked, 285

——, boiled, 285

——, broiled, 285

——, carving, 621

——, devilled, 286

—— fillets, 286

—— fricassée, 286

——, grilled, 286

—— roes, 286

——, salted, 128

——, smoking, 124

Made ground, 2

Madeira cake, 214

Magnetic carbide filter, 29

Maidservant of Henry VI. dress, 742

Maignen’s filters, 29

Main drains, 51

Maître d’hôtel butter, 470

Maize meal, 594

Making beds, 702

—— electric bell, 106

Making up, 654

Malagatani soup, 500

Malay chicken, 500

Malliorca d’Espagne cordial, 186

Malt liquors as drinks, 606

——, weevil in, 180

Malvern pudding, 145

Manchester grate, 66

—— pudding, 416

Mandarin delight cordial, 186

Manganese-charcoal filter, 29

Mango chutney, 132

Mangold-wurzel beer, 200

Manholes in drains, 52

Maple syrup, 177

Maraschino jelly, 416

—— liqueur, 187

Marble, cleaning, 535

March gardening, 931

—— markets, 567

Margot pudding, 416

Marien cakes, 492

Marigold wine, 200

Marketing, 563

Marlborough pudding, 416

—— tart, 416

Marmalade, apple, 139

——, hip, 144

——, lemon, 144

——, orange, 146

—— pudding, 416

——, quince, 150

——, rhubarb and orange, 152

—— sauce, 470

Marolles cheese, 166

Marsh-Greenall gas stove, 78

Marzipan, 439, 492

Mashed potatoes, 378

—— salt cod, 276

Match poison, 793

Matches, 93

——, paint defaced by, 93

——, substitute for, 93

Matso cakes, 505

—— diet bread, 505

Matting, 97

—— seams, 894

Mawbery, 515

May drink, 200

—— gardening, 932

—— markets, 569

Mead, 196, 200

Meadow saffron poisoning, 792

Meal, keeping, 114

Measles, 813

Measures for medicines, 777

Meat, 306

——, buying, 563, 565, 567, 569, 570, 572, 575, 578, 580, 581

——, carving, 622

——, frozen, cooking, 306

——, keeping, 112

—— salad, 385

——, tinned, cooking, 307

——, turned, 112

Mecklenburg dress, 739

Medical coil, making, 765

Medicines, administering, 776

——, classes of, 777

——, domestic, 777

——, doses, 777

——, keeping safely, 776

——, measures, 777

——, nursery, 753

——, removing taste of, 777

——, times for taking, 777

Medlar jelly, 145

Medlars, 565

Mellin’s extract, 752

Melon flavour, 479

Melons, 569, 574, 576, 577, 582

——, keeping, 120

——, preserved, 146

Melted butter, 470

Mental training, 865

Mercury poisoning, 793

Meringues, 417, 446

Metal gas burners, 85, 87

—— goods, cleaning, 536

Metallic roofing, 7

Metamorphoses, 682

Metropolitan gas kitchener, 236

Mezereum poisoning, 793

Micro-organisms in water, 23

Mikado moth papers, 561

Mildew stains, removing, 554

Milk as food, 600

——, condensed, 596

—— coolers, 156

——, cooling, 113

—— for bread, 208

—— for cheese, 159

——, hot, 773

——, keeping, 113

—— lemonade, 201

—— of sulphur, 779

—— pans, 154, 155, 156

—— ——, cooling, 154, 155, 156, 581

—— ——, warming, 155

—— punch, 201

—— —— syrup, 177

——, quality, 156

——, skimming, 156

—— soup, 258

——, sour, 113

——, temperature for churning, 158

——, —— —— setting, 158

——, testing, 520

——, thickened, 483

—— toast, 483, 773

—— vessels, cleaning, 154, 156, 158

Mill, 692

Milliner Bewitched, 680

Milne’s gas regulator burner, 89

Mince pies, 417

Minced meats as food, 599

—— mutton, 324

—— veal, 340

Mineral oil lamps, 84

—— —— safety lamps, 84

Minestra, 503

Minestrone soup, 257

Mint sauce, 470

Mirrors, 98

——, cleaning, 529

Miser and Money-lender, 679

Miss Lunsdam’s Fancy dance, 653

Mistress range, 231

Mixed pickles, 135

Mocha pudding, 418

Mock brawn, 312

—— pea soup, 258

—— turtle soup, 259

Moderator lamp, 83

Molasses beer, 201

Molucca balm cordial, 187

Monastery wine soup, 492

Monday marketing, 568

Monkshood, 792

Moolie, 270, 499

Moonlight scenery, 657

Moore’s ventilator, 56

Moorish dress, 735

Moral training of children, 753

Morcillas, 511

Morgiana dance in Iceland, 653

Morning milk, 156

—— room furniture, 98

Morocco leather, cleaning, 534

Morphia bimeconate, 779

Moselle cup, 201

Mosquitoes, 559

Mothering cakes, 219

Moths, 559

Motors, domestic, 936

Mottled darn, 896

Mould in cheese, 161

Mourning, 719

Mousseline pudding, 418

Muffins, 214

Mulberries, 579

Mulberry jam, 146

—— jelly, 146

—— syrup, 177

Mulled ale, 202

Mullein for coughs, 801

Mullet, boiled, 286

——, broiled, 287

——, buying, 565, 566, 573, 576, 578, 582

——, carving, 621

——, grey, 286

——, red, 287

Mulligatawny soup, 259

Muriate of ammonia, 779

Musgrave’s stove, 72

Mushroom ketchup, 134

—— poisoning, 793

Mushrooms, 376, 569, 573, 576

—— and eggs, 451

——, keeping, 120

——, pickled, 135

Mussel soup, 259

Mussels, 288

——, buying, 565, 573, 580

——, stewed, 288

Mustard, 470

—— paper, 762

—— poultice, 762

Mutton, 317

——, baked, 317

——, breast, 317

—— broth, 259, 318

——, buying, 563, 565, 567, 575

——, carving, 624

—— casseroles, 318

——, cavalier’s broil, 331

—— chops, 318

—— croquettes, 318

—— cutlets, 318

—— ——, à la maître d’hôtel, 319

—— ——, savoury, 319

—— ——, stewed, 318

—— —— with apples and gravy, 319

——, haggis, 319

—— hams, 128

——, haricot, 320

——, hashed, 320

——, Irish stew, 321

——, kidneys, 321

—— kromeskies, 322

——, leg, 323

——, loin, 323

——, minced, 324

——, neck, 324

—— pasty, 325

—— patties, 325

—— pudding, 326

——, roast saddle, 326

—— rissoles, 326

—— sausages, 326

—— scollops, 327

——, scrag, 325

——, shoulder, 330

——, squab pie, 331


Nalym, 508

Napkins, folding, 617

Naples biscuits, 214

Narcotic poisons, 792

Nasturtiums, pickled, 135

National Kitchener, 227

Neapolitan dress, 735

Neats’ tongues, smoked, 130

Neck of mutton, 324

—— —— —— à la Duchesse, 324

—— —— ——, boiled, 324

—— —— ——, braised, 324

—— —— ——, roast, 325

—— —— ——, rolled, 325

Nectar, 173, 202

—— cordial, 187

—— syrup, 177

Nectarines, 569, 573, 574

——, keeping, 121

Negus, 206

Nelson’s rifle-back grate, 65

Nesselrode pudding, 418

Nestlé’s milk food, 752

Nettle beer, 202

—— wine, 202

Nettlerash, 823

Nettles, 377

Neufchatel cheese, 166

Neun-loth pudding, 493

Newcastle pudding, 418

New-milk cheese, 160

New Zealand outfit, 727

Night-caps, 809

Nightlights, 83

Nightmare, 683

Night nursery walls, 102

Nightshade poisoning, 792

Night-work diet, 596

Nitrate of silver, 779

—— —— —— poisoning, 793

Nitre, 779

Nitric acid, 779

—— —— poisoning, 793

—— —— stains on hands, 533

Nivernaise soup, 248

Noiseless crockery, 756

Nonpareil bitters, 181

—— gas cooker, 236

Norfolk chine, 128

—— dumplings, 419

Normandy, butter-making in, 158

—— dress, 731

North American outfit, 727

—— Holland dress, 735

—— Wilts cheese, 165

Northerly rooms, warming

Norton tube wells, 14

Norway dress, 739

Nouilles soup, 260

November gardening, 935

—— markets, 580

Noyeau, 187

—— ratafia, 187

Nuckodee choofta, 502

Nudels, 493

Nuisance, law of, 962

Nurse, precautions for, in infectious cases, 816

Nursemaids, 754

Nursery, 746

——, aspect for, 3

——, furnishing, 101

—— medicines, 753

—— walls, 101

—— windows, 101

Nurse’s dress, 756

—— duties, 756

Nursing infectious cases, 814

—— mothers, 750

Nut cordial, 189

Nutmeg flavour, 479

Nutritive values of foods, 588


Oatmeal, 594

—— cakes, 214

—— drink, 202

—— pie, 419

—— pudding, 419

October gardening, 935

—— markets, 578

Odours of kitchen, 243

——, removing from hands, 53

Oilcloth, 97

—— from carpet, 524

Oil cooking, 237

—— lamps, 83

—— ——, mineral, 84

—— stoves, 79

Okra, 483

—— soup, 260

Old-fashioned dances, 652

Old hen, 351

Olive sauce, 471

Olives, 377


—— and eggs, 451

Omelet, fish, 270

—— soufflé, 456

Omelets, 454

——, plain, 455

——, —— sweet, 455

——, savoury, 456

——, sweet, 456

Omnibus pudding, 419

Onion gruel, 769

—— posset, 769

—— salad, 385

—— sauce, 471

—— soup, 260

Onions, 377, 579, 582

——, keeping, 115

——, pickled, 135

Open-fire ranges, 222

—— grates, 61, 65

—— stove, 62

Opium poisoning, 793

Opodeldoc, 779

Optical delusions, 674

Orange bitters, 181

—— brandy, 187

—— champagne, 173

—— chips, 146, 419

—— compote, 419

—— cordial, 187

—— cream, 419

—— elixir, 187

—— essence, 178

—— flavour, 479

—— flower cakes, 506

—— —— puffs, 506

—— —— ratafia, 187

—— fool, 419

—— fritters, 419

—— gin, 188

—— jelly, 146, 419

—— marmalade, 146

—— mould, 420

—— pudding, 420

—— puffs, 420

—— salad, 420

—— sauce, 471

—— sponge, 420

—— syrups, 177

—— tart, 420

—— tartlets, 420

—— whey, 774

—— wine, 202

Orangeade, sulphuric, 205

Oranges, 565, 566, 568, 569, 570, 574, 582

—— keeping, 114

——, preserved, 147

Orchard Street pudding, 420

Organisms which ripen cheese, 161

Organised matter in water, 23

Orgeat cordial, 188

—— syrup, 177

Orris flavour, 479

Ortolans, 360, 566, 571, 573, 581

——, fried, 360

—— in cases, 360

——, roast, 360

——, stewed, 361

Oswego pudding, 420

Otranto Picture, 680

Ottoman, 98

—— boxes, 100

Oucha, 508

Outdoor games, 872

Outfits, Australian, 722

—— for abroad, 722

——, Indian, 724

——, New Zealand, 727

——, North America, 727

——, West Indian, 727

Outlet for rain-water pipes, 18

Ouzum yaprac dolmassi, 512

Oven, gas, 208

—— pyrometer, 207

—— -roasting, 224

——, steam, 208

—— ventilators, 224

Ovens, 207

——, cooking in, 224

—— in ranges, 222

——, roasting in, 240

——, water-pans for, 224

Overflow pipes of cisterns, 44

Oxalic acid poisoning, 793

Ox brains, 312

—— cheek, 312

—— head, 312

—— tail soup, 260

—— tails, 313

Oxford Grace cup, 202

—— mull, 202

—— punch, 202

Oyster cream, 288

—— croustades, 288

—— cutlets, 288

—— fricassée, 289

—— fritters, 289, 769

—— kromeskies, 289

—— olives, 289

—— patties, 289

—— pie, 290

—— rissolettes, 290

—— salad, 386

—— sauce, 471

—— sausages, 290

—— soufflé, 290

—— soup, 260

—— toast, 291

Oysters, 288, 488

——, angels on horseback, 288

——, broiled, 288

——, buying, 565, 566, 569, 570, 576, 580

—— devilled, 289

—— fried, 289

—— raw, 288

—— roasted, 290

——, salting, 128

—— scalloped, 290

—— skewered, 290

—— steamed, 291

—— stewed, 291


Pachîsî, 693

Packing eggs, 924

—— room (laundry), 859

Page of Charles II. dress, 735

—— —— Henry IV. dress, 735

Pail filter, 26

Paint brushes, cleaning, 541

——, cleaning, 540

—— defaced by matches, 93

——, luminous, 83

—— poisoning, 793

——, removing from glass, 531

—— stains removing, 555

Painted walls, 99

Painting ceilings, 99

Palestine soup, 261

Pan closets, 45

Pan dowdy, 483

Panada, chicken, 352

Pancakes, 420

——, samp, 432

——, snow, 432

Pans, kitchen, 237

Pantomime, 684

Pantry, 207

——, biscuits, 210

——, bread, 207

——, cakes, 210

——, fancy breads, 210

——, ovens, 207

——, shelves, 96

Paper, cleaning, 541

—— hangings, 99, 101

—— -stuffed pillows, 760

Paradise pudding, 421

Parchment cleaning, 542

Paregoric, 779

Parfait amour cordial, 188

Parkin, 215

Parkinson’s gas regulator, 88

—— —— —— burner, 89

Parlourmaid’s duties, 607

Parmesan cheese, 166

—— —— soup, 261

Parochial matters, law of, 960

Parsley and butter, 471

—— —— lemon sauce, 488

——, fried, 471

—— sauce, 471

Parsnip pudding, 493

—— wine, 203

Parsnips, 377, 565, 563, 582

Parson’s grate, 69

Parting cup, 203

Partridge, carving, 632

—— pie, 361

—— pudding, 362

——, roast, 362

—— salad, 362

Partridges, 361, 565, 566, 575, 580, 581

—— aux choux, 361

——, boiled, 361

——, braised, 361

——, broiled, 361

Passage walls, 96

Passover pudding, 505

Paste, dripping, 421

—— for patties, 421

——, puff, 421

Pastry, 387

—— for invalids, 772

Pasty, mutton, 325

Patching, 890, 901

Patient, disinfecting, 819

——, feeding, 768

——, temperature, 764

——, visitors, 758

Patties, fish, 271

Patty paste, 421

Paysanne soup, 267

Pea salad, 385

—— soup, 261

—— ——, mock, 258

Peach brandy, 188

—— cheese, 421

—— compote, 422

—— cordial, 189

—— cream, 422

—— flavour, 479

—— jam, 148

—— toast, 422

Peaches, 569, 573, 574, 576, 579

——, brandied, 147

——, keeping, 121

Pear flavour, 479

—— jelly, 148

—— soup, 261

—— syrup, 177

Pears, 565, 568, 569, 574, 576, 579, 582

——, keeping, 114, 115, 116

——, preserved, 148

——, stewed, 422

Peas, 377, 568, 569, 570, 572, 573

——, green, keeping, 119

Peebles’s gas regulator, 89

—— —— —— burner, 89

Pepper flavour, 479

—— pot, 472, 515

—— punch, 173, 515

——, testing, 521

Peppermint brandy, 188

—— cordial, 188

—— liqueur, 188

—— test for drains, 41

Pepper’s ghost, 676

Perambulators, 749

Perch, 291, 580

Perforated panes for ventilation, 56

Peripatetic pudding, 422

Persian curry, 502

Person, disinfecting, 819

Peruvian bitters, 181

Petroleum engines, 950

—— lamps, 84

—— safety lamps, 84

Phantasmagoria, 676

Pheasant, 362, 565, 566, 578, 580, 581

——, carving, 632

——, roast, 362

—— with truffles, 362

Phosphorus for safety light, 93

—— poisoning, 793

Photographic plates, cleaning, 530

Physic, taking, 776

Physical comfort in schools, 867

—— experiments, 671

—— training, 867

Piccalilli, 135

Pickled bloaters, 487

—— fish, 503

—— pork, 128

—— salmon, 129

—— sprats, 131

Pickles, mixed, 135

——, season for making, 573

——, testing, 521

Pickling, 132

—— cabbage, 132

—— chutney, 132

—— cucumbers, 133

—— gherkins, 133

—— grape leaves, 133

—— grapes, 133

—— hips, 144

—— lemon, 134

—— limes, 145

—— mushrooms, 135

—— nasturtiums, 135

—— onions, 135

—— samphire, 135

—— tomato, 136

—— vinegar, 136

—— walnuts, 137

Picture frames, cleaning, 545

Pictures, cleaning, 542

Piedmont tartlets, 422

Pigeon and beefsteak pie, 363

——, carving, 630

Pigeons, 570, 581

——, keeping, 927

Pigs, 917

——, breed, 917

——, breeding, 918

——, fatting, 918

——, feeding, 919

—— feet, 335

—— liver, 335

—— styes, 917

——, sucking-, 337

Pike, 291, 580

—— baked with sour cream, 291

——, boiled, 291

——, broiled, 292

——, carbonade, 292

——, fried, 292

—— larded, 292

——, roast, 292

—— sauce, 292

—— soup, 488

——, soused, 292

——, stewed, 292

——, stewed, with butter sauce, 488

Pikelets, 422

Pilau, 500, 513

——, fish, 500

——, fowl, 501

——, fruit, 501

Pilchards, 291, 576

Pilemaignes, 508

Pilgrim and Saint, 684

Pillows, 98, 702

Pills, taking, 777

Pimples, 822

Pinaree, 516

Pine drink, 516

Pineapple cream, 423

—— flavour, 479

—— fritters, 423

—— ice cream, 443

—— jam, 148

—— jelly, 148, 423

—— preserve, 148

—— syrup, 177

—— toast, 423

Pineapples, 569, 574, 576, 582

——, keeping, 121

Pinnated grouse, 565

Pipe drains, 52

—— ——, faults of, 53

—— ——, joining, 53

—— ——, kinds of, 53

—— smoking, 606

Pipes, coil, for heating, 81

——, discharge, 38

—— for conveying water, 19

—— —— rain-water, 17

——, frozen, 847

——, gas, 85

—— ——, testing, 92

——, hot-water, joining, 81

——, soil,

38

——, ventilation of, 38

Piquante sauce, 473

Pishpash, 502

Pistachio nuts, 582

Pitch of roof, 5

Plaice, 291, 565, 566, 569, 570, 573, 580

Plain darn, 895

Plaster, cleaning, 535

Plate glass against burglars, 108

Plate powders, 539

Plated goods, cleaning, 539

Playground, 870

Plays, arranging, 662

——, fitting the parts, 662

——, list of, 659

——, rehearsing, 663

——, selecting, 659

Playthings, 749

Plinsen, 493

Ploaré dress, 742

Plover, 363, 565, 566, 568, 580, 581

——, carving, 631

——, fillets, 363

—— on toast, 363

——, roast, 363

Plover’s eggs, 570, 581

Plum brandy, 188

—— cake, 215

—— flavour, 479

—— jam, 149

—— pudding, 423

—— —— sauce, 472

—— purée, 424

—— sauce, 462

—— soup, 261

—— tart, 424

Plums, 576, 579

——, bottled, 148

——, bottling, 138

—— in brandy, 149

—— —— syrup, 149

—— —— vinegar, 149

——, keeping, 121

——, preserved, 149

Plush velvet furniture, 98

Poached eggs, 457

Poison dogwood, 793

—— ivy, 793

Poisonous bites, 781

Poisons, 791

Poivrade sauce, 473

Poker, 694

Polish bézique, 686

—— dishes, 506

—— dress, 731

—— sauce, 472

—— soup, 261

Pomeranian soup, 262

Pont l’évêque cheese, 166

Poor knights, 424

—— man’s soup, 262

Poos-pass, 352

Popcorn candy, 439

Poppy poisoning, 793

Porcelain cooking vessels, 239

Pork and beans, 483

—— —— kidney pudding, 335

——, buying, 565, 567, 575, 578, 580

——, carving, 627

—— chops, 336

—— croquettes, 336

——, pickled, 128

—— pie, 336

——, roast, 336

—— sausages, 336

Porker’s head, salting, 129

Porous pottery filters, 32

Porridge, 215, 594

Port du Salut cheese, 167

Port wine jelly, 770

Porter jelly, 424, 770

Pot au feu, 262

—— —— ——, beef, 313

—— pourri, 652

Potage, 242

Potash poisoning, 793

Potassium bichromate stains on hands, 533

—— oxalate poisoning, 793

Potato balls, 378

—— cakes, 378

—— cheese, 446

—— chops, 769

—— omelets, 455

—— pie, 424

—— pudding, 425

—— rissoles, 378

—— salad, 386

—— soup, 262

Potatoes, 565, 568, 570, 572, 573, 576, 578

—— à la Russe, 378

—— au gratin, 378

——, calecannon, 378

—— for bread, 208

——, fried, 378

——, keeping boiled, 113

——, mashed, 378

——, stewed, 378

—— with cream, 377

Pots, kitchen, 237

Potted beef, 125, 313

—— bloaters, 126

—— char, 126

—— cheese, 446

—— larks, 359

—— shrimps, 130

—— sprats, 131

—— trout, 132

Pottery filters, 32

Potting butter, 159

Pouf berek, 513

Poultices, 761

Poultry, buying, 565, 566, 568, 569, 571, 573, 575, 578, 580, 581

——, carving, 628

——, cooking, 344

——, eating, 633

——, hanging, 344

——, keeping, 113

—— lice, 561

—— soup, 250, 263

Pound cake, 216

Powders, taking, 777

Prassas, 513

Prawns, 292, 573

——, aspic, 292

Precautions after floods, 54

Prepared chalk, 779

Preserving barberries, 139

—— beetroot, 139

—— crab-apples, 141

—— cranberries, 142

—— cherries, 141

—— citrons, 141

—— cucumbers, 142

—— figs, 142

—— ginger, 142

—— hips, 144

—— jams and jellies, 137

—— limes, 145

—— melons, 146

—— oranges, 147

—— pears, 148

—— plums, 149

—— quinces, 150

—— strawberries, 152

—— walnuts, 153

President’s pudding, 425

Pressed beef, 313

Primrose pudding, 425

—— vinegar, 136

—— wine, 203

Prince’s pudding, 425

Printing of school-books, 863

Prints, cleaning, 543

Processes of cookery, 240

Prospect for dwelling, 2

Provençal ratafia, 188

Prune cake, 425

—— flavour, 479

—— jelly, 149

—— mould, 425

—— preserve, 150

—— sauce, 472

Prunes, stewed, 425

Prussian cake, 216

Prussic acid poisoning, 792

Ptarmigan, 581

——, carving, 633

Pudding sauce, 473

Puddings, 387

—— for invalids, 773

Puff paste, 421, 503

Pulled fish, 271

Pumpkin, 378

—— jam, 150

—— pie, 483

—— soup, 263

Pumps, 20

——, deep-well, 22

——, dimensions for, 21

——, fixing suction pipe, 21

——, lift and force, 22

——, simple lift, 20

——, suction pipe, 20

——, working capacity, 20

——, working figures, 23

Punch, 203

—— jelly, 426

——, pepper, 173

—— without liquor, 775

Punishments, 868

Purification of water, 16, 23

Purifying air, 57

Purimacos cement, 233

Purity of drinking-water, test for, 24

Purses, 503

Putting electric bell together, 107

—— out candle, 83

—— —— gas, 85

—— —— lamp, 84

—— up butter, 158

Pyrogallol poisoning, 793

Pyrometer, bakers’, 207


Quadrille mazurka dance, 653

Quails, 363, 571, 573, 581

—— in cases, 363

——, roast, 363

Quality of food needed, 583

Quantity of food needed, 583

Quay pudding, 397

Queen Adelaide’s pudding, 426

—— Mab’s pudding, 426

Queen’s biscuits, 217

—— cake, 217

—— drops, 217

—— gingerbread, 217

Quenelle soup, 263

Quenelles, fish, 271

Quiet in sickroom, 756

Quin sauce, 473

Quince and apple tart, 389

—— cakes, 426

—— cordial, 189

—— jam, 150

—— jelly, 150

—— marmalade, 150

—— ratafia, 188

Quinces, brandied, 150

——, preserved, 150

Quinine, taking, 777

Quinsy, 802

Quoits, 882

Quoormah, 502


Rabbit, carving, 630

—— pie, 365

—— with onion sauce, 365

Rabbits, 363, 565, 566, 571, 573, 578, 581

——, baked, 364

——, boiled, 364

——, curried, 364

——, cutlets, 364

——, fricassée, 364

——, stewed, 365

Racking off wine, 190

Racquet court, 883

Radishes, 582

Rahat lukum, 440

Railroad liqueur, 188

Railway pudding, 426

Rain machine, 656

Rainfall, 13

Rain-water, 13

——, catching, 15

—— cisterns, 15, 16

——, disposal of, 42

—— dissolves lead, 17

—— gutters, 42

—— pipes, 17

—— ——, outlet, 18

—— ——, smell from, 42

——, precautions in storing, 17

—— separator, 16

Raised pie in china mould, 426

—— waffles, 487

Raisin flavour, 480

—— pudding, 427

—— wine, 203

Raisins, 565, 582

Ramakins, 447

Rancid butter, 159

Ranges, cooking, 221

Rarebits, 449

Raspberries, 572, 574

——, bottling, 138

Raspberry and currant tartlets, 427

—— brandy, 188

—— cordial, 189

—— custard, 427

—— essence, 179

—— flavour, 480

—— jam, 137

—— jelly, 151

—— sauce, 473

—— syrup, 177

—— vinegar, 137

Rates and taxes, 957

Rat poison, antidotes, 793

Rats, 561

—— eating through leaden pipes, 53

—— in drains, 51, 53

—— not stopped by siphon traps, 53

Ravigote sauce, 473

Ravioli, 427

Raw oysters, 288

Red cabbage, 379

—— colouring for soda-water syrups, 176

—— currant cordial, 189

—— —— jam, 137

—— —— jelly, 151

—— herrings, 127

—— mullet, 287

—— ——, baked, 287

—— ——, broiled, 287

—— ——, stewed, 287

—— ——, stuffed, 287

—— ratafia, 189

Reed birds, 571

Reflectors, 83

Refooting, 901

Refreshments, miscellaneous, 646

Refuse foundations, 2

Regenerative gas burners, 90

Regulation of exercise, 871

Removing ring from finger, 706

—— stoppers, 562

Rennet extract, 160

—— for cheese-making, 159

Renovating, 521

Rent of house, 956

Renting a house, 955

Rep darn, 897

Repairs to house, law of, 956

Reprise perdue darn, 897

Restorative jelly, 770

—— soup, 773

Restoring sour beer, 180

Returned Mariner, 679

Reverberations in rooms, reducing, 8

Rhenish cup, 203

Rheumatism, 821

Rhubarb, 566, 572, 779

—— and orange marmalade, 152

——, bottled, 151

——, bottling, 138

—— cream, 427

—— flummery, 427

—— fool, 427

—— fritters, 428

—— jam, 151

—— jelly, 151, 428

—— mould, 428

—— pudding, 428

——, stewed, 428

—— wine, 204

—— with figs, 428

Rib darn, 900

Rice and carrot soup, 264

—— —— pea soup, 264

—— —— sorrel soup, 264

—— —— tomato soup, 264

——, boiled, 428, 502

——, buying, 577

—— cream, 771

—— croquettes, 428

——, empress, 429

—— fritters, 429

—— gruel,

769

——, kedgeree, 429

—— mange, 429

—— meringue, 429

——, moulded, with mushrooms, 429

—— omelets, 456

—— pie, 430

—— pound cake, 217

—— pudding, 388, 430

——, savoury, 430

—— shape, 430

—— soufflé, 430

—— soup, 263

—— sweet dish, 430

—— waffles, 486

—— water, 775

Richelieu pudding, 430

Richmond maids of honour, 431

Ricotta, 504

Ring, removing from finger, 706

Ringworm, 824

Rinsing machine, 854

Ripening cheese, 161

—— cream, 157

Rippingille’s oil cooker, 237

Risotto, 431, 504

Roach, 293

——, broiled, 293

——, stewed, 293

Roasting, 240

—— -ovens, 240

Robert sauce, 473

Roberts’s rain-water separator, 16

—— terra-cotta stoves, 73

Robinson’s groats, 752

Rolled herrings, 281

—— neck of mutton, 325

—— veal, 342

Rolls, French, 213

Roman pudding, 431

—— punch, 189

Roof, dachpappe, 6

——, dwelling, 5

——, felt, 6

—— gutters, 17, 42

——, metallic, 7

——, pitch of, 5

——, shingles, 6

——, slate, 6

——, thatch, 5

——, tiles, 7

—— ventilators, 59

——, Willesden paper, 6

Rook pie, 365

Rooms, conserving heat in, 60

——, cooling, 59

——, disinfecting, 820

—— for children, 746

——, scenting, 652

——, situations for, 3

——, warming northerly, 77

Roots, keeping, 113, 122

Roquefort cheese, 167

Rose cordial, 189

—— flavour, 480

—— syrup, 178

Rotary washing machine, 852

Rout biscuits, 217

—— cake, 217

Rowan berries, keeping, 122

—— jelly, 152

—— syrup, 178

Royale soup, 252

Rugs, cleaning, 528

Rules for grates, 62

Rum butter, 473

—— omelets, 456

—— shrub, 189

Rumford-Teale grate, 69

Run patch, 891

Rush cream cheese, 160

Rusks, 217

——, sweet, 219

Russian dishes, 507

—— dress, 731

—— jelly, 431

—— salad, 386

Rustless iron water-pipes, 20


Saccharine aerated drinks, 171

Saddle of lamb, 326

—— —— mutton, 326

Saddles, cleaning, 534

Sætersdal dress, 739

Safe tray for w.c.’s, 46

Safety lamps, domestic, 84

—— light (phosphorus), 93

—— valves for electric light, 95

Saffron buns, 218

Sage cheese, 160

Sago, buying, 578

—— gruel, 410

——, keeping, 114

—— milk, 774

—— pudding, 431

—— soup, 264

—— wine soup, 493

Sail skating, 883

St. Honoré pudding, 431

St. John’s bread flavour, 480

Salad dressings, 379, 382

——, eating, 635

——, fish, 271

Salads, 382

Sally lunns, 218

Salmagundy, 516

Salmon, 293

—— à la Montpelier, 293

—— au bleu, 293

—— —— gratin, 293

——, boiled, 293

——, broiled, 293

—— boudin, 294

——, buying, 565, 566, 568, 569, 570, 571, 573, 576

—— cakes, 294

——, carving, 621

—— chaudfroid, 294

—— croquettes, 294

—— cutlets, 295

——, devilled, 295

——, grilled, 295

——, kippered, 129

—— kromeskies, 295

—— mayonnaise, 295

——, pickled, 129

—— pie, 295

—— salad, 296

——, salting, 129

——, scalloped, 296

—— trout, 568, 570, 573

Salsenaugen, 494

Salsify, 582

——, boiled, 379

——, fried, 379

——, scolloped, 379

Salt, 594

—— beef, 314

—— cod, mashed, 276

—— fish, 296

—— of lemon poisoning, 793

—— —— sorrel poisoning, 793

Salted sprats, 131

—— tongues, 131

Salting bacon, 125

—— bath chaps, 125

—— beef, 125

—— hams, 127

—— herrings, 127

—— oysters, 128

—— porker’s head, 129

—— salmon, 129

—— sardines, 129

Saltpetre, 779

Salts for heating, 82

Sal volatile, 779

Samp, 410

—— pancakes, 432

—— pudding, 432

Samphire, pickled, 135

Sand filters, 26

—— torte, 494

Sanitary Engineering Co.’s ventilator, 58

Sanitation, detecting faults in, 40

—— of dwellings, 35

Santonine, 779

Sardine eggs, 297

—— salad, 297, 387

—— sandwiches, 297

—— sauce, 488

—— toast, 297

Sardines, 296, 576

—— à la maître d’hôtel, 297

——, curried, 296

——, devilled, 296

——, dressed, 296

——, grilled, 297

——, salting, 129

Sarsaparilla beer, 204

—— mead, 189

—— syrup, 178

Sasatijs, 487

Sassafras flavour, 480

Saucepans, 237

——, cleaning, 238

——, enamelled, 238

——, tin, 238

Sauces, 460

—— for game, 345

—— —— pike, 292

——, truffle, 380

——, white, 379

Sauerbraten, 494

Sausage rolls, 308

Sausages as food, 599

——, making, 129

——, mutton, 326

——, pork, 336

Saving life at fires, 110

Savory and Moore’s food, 752

Savouries, eating, 634

Savoury cutlets, 319

—— eggs, 458

—— omelets, 456

—— rice, 430

—— —— omelets, 456

Savoy biscuits, 218

—— cabbage soup, 264

—— cake, 218

Savoyard soup, 264

Savoys, 565, 582

Sawyer’s filters, 27

Saxon dress, 728

Scalded cream, 403

Scalds, 785

Scale pans, cleaning, 537

Scalloped beef, 314

—— oysters, 290

—— salmon, 296

Scallops, 297

——, baked, 297

——, fried, 298

——, stewed, 298

Scenting rooms, 652

Schabzieger cheese, 167

Schmarn batter, 494

Schmarollen, 494

School benches, 862

—— books, 863

—— cake, 214

—— clothes, 717

—— desks, 862

—— hours, 865

—— punishments, 868

—— work, 865

Schoolroom, 862

——, literature, 869

Schools, foreign, 868

Scones, 218

——, soda, 219

Scorzonera, 379

——, fried, 379

—— with cheese, 379

Scotch broth, 265

—— eggs, 458

—— kale, 565, 582

—— rarebit, 449

Scottish dishes, 509

Scrag of mutton à la russe, 325

Scrambled eggs, 458

Scrap soup, 264

Scullery walls, 96

Sea bathing, 829

—— bream, 565, 578

Seakale, 379, 566, 569, 582

Seamless patch, 892

Sea-sickness, 822

Seaside lodgings, 746

Seasons, 563

Second-hand furniture, 97

Seconds flour, 209

Seed cake, 218

Selecting a play, 659

Self-filling boilers, 845

Semolina cream, 771

——, keeping, 114

—— soup, 265

Separators for rain-water, 16

September gardening, 934

—— markets, 575

Servants’ bedrooms, 700

——, illness of, 960

——, laws of, 959

—— sitting-room, 96

Servian dress, 731, 735

Service pipes, 20

Serviettes, folding, 617

Setting eggs, 921

Sévigné soup, 250

Sewage microbes in water, 24

Sewer gas entering by the drains, 39

—— —— reaching cisterns, 44

Sewn and felled patch, 890

—— patch, 891

Shad, 298, 568

Shaking hands, 648

Shallot omelet, 456

Sham champagne, 204

Sharp sauce, 473

Shaving, 708

Shchi, 508

Sheep’s brains, 327

—— heads, 327

—— ——, carving, 627

—— ——, singeing, 328

—— —— soup, 265

—— heart, 328

—— liver, 328

—— —— à la Française, 329

—— —— pudding, 329

—— pluck, 329

—— tongue, 329

—— trotters, 329

Sheepskins, cleaning, 529

Sheets, 702

Shellfish, carving, 622

Shelves, dairy, 154

—— for storing fruit, 116

—— in pantries, 96

Sherbet syrup, 178

Sherry cobbler, 204

—— —— syrup, 178

Shikaree pie, 346

Shingle roof, 6

Shoes, 711

Shortbread, 218

Shortcake, strawberry, 434

Shoulder of mutton, 330, 485

—— —— ——, boned, 330

Shrewsbury cake, 218

Shrimp sauce, 474

—— soup, 265

Shrimps, buying, 565, 573

——, potted, 130

——, preserved, 130

Shrub cordial, 189

Shutters, 108

—— of nursery, 746

Siberian pilemaignes, 508

—— whist, 696

Sickbed, 758

Sick headache, 811

Sickroom, 755

—— accessories, 761

——, aspect for, 3

——, books, 826

—— foods, 768

—— thermometer, 764

—— visitors, 758

Sideboards, 98

Sight, defective, 809

Silber lamp, 83

Silicated carbon filters, 28

Silk goods, cleaning, 552

Silver goods, cleaning, 539

—— lace, cleaning, 540

—— nitrate stains on hand, 533

—— torch, 83

Simnel cake, 219

Sine qua non range, 230

Singeing sheep’s head, 328

—— the hair, 809

Singing hinny, 432

Single Gloucester cheese, 165

—— web darn, 899

Sink traps, 45

—— waste pipes, 45

Sinks, 45, 50

——, bell traps in, 50

——, connecting to drains, 39

—— trapped gullies for, 50

Siphon in gas pipes, 85

—— traps, 46

—— —— useless against rats, 53

Sir Watkin Wynn’s pudding, 432

Site for dwelling, 1

Sitting fowls, 922

Sitting-rooms, aspect for, 3

—— ——, servants’, 96

Situations for rooms, 3

Skate, 298, 565, 578, 580, 582

Skating, 885

Skewered oysters, 290

Skimming milk,

156

Skin complaints, 822

Skink soup, 509

Skins, cleaning, 528

Slap-dashing walls, 9

Slate cisterns, 19

—— roof, 6

Slates bedded in cement, 7

Sleep, 703

——, controlling, 703

—— for children, 749

——, length of, 703

Sleeplessness, 703

Sleight of hand tricks, 664

Sligowitz liqueur, 188

Slip and dip, 516

Slip-stitched patch, 890

Sloe gin, 189

Sloke, 376

Slops in sickroom, 755

Slow combustion grate, 66

—— —— stoves, 72

Slugs, 561

Smallpox, 813

Smell of burning kitchen waste, to avoid, 49

—— conveyed by bell-wire pipes, 49

—— from cooking, 243

—— from rain-water pipes, 42

Smelts, 298, 565, 566, 568, 570, 578, 580, 582

——, fried, 298

Smith’s gas regulator, 89

Smoke, breathing in, 110

—— test for drains, 41

Smoked geese, 130

—— neats’ tongues, 130

Smoker’s drink, 204

Smoking and health, 666

—— apparatus, 123

—— chimney (for bacon), 124

—— fish, 124

—— foods, 123

——, fuel for, 125

—— herrings, 124

—— mackerel, 124

—— -room, aspect for, 3

—— sprats, 124

Smoky chimney, 80

Snails, 561

Snake bites, 781

Snakes, 562

——, excluding from dwellings, 8

Snipe, 365, 565, 566, 568, 580, 581

——, bisque, 365

——, carving, 631

——, fried, 366

—— on toast, 366

—— pie, 366

——, roast, 366

Snoring, 705

Snowballs, 432

Snow cake, 432

—— mould, 432

—— pancakes, 432

Snowdon pudding, 432

Soap dissolver, 851

Socks, 711

Soda acetate stove, 82

—— poisoning, 793

—— scones, 219

—— water syrups, red colouring for, 176

Sofas, 98

Soft soap to remove grease from drains, 50

—— water, 519

Soil for dwelling, 1

—— pipes, 38, 48

—— ——, joints in, 49

—— ——, ventilation of, 38, 49

Sole à la maître d’hôtel, 298

—— —— Normande, 298

——, aspic, 298

—— au gratin, 299

—— au vin blanc, 299

——, broiled, 299

——, carving, 622

——, consommé, 299

—— en matelote, 299

——, fillets, 299

——, fricassée, 299

——, fried, 300

—— in brown sauce, 300

—— in cases, 300

—— in jelly, 298

—— roulettes, 300

—— salad, 300

—— savalada, 300

——, stewed, 301

——, water souchet, 301

—— with ravigote sauce, 301

Soles, 298, 565, 566, 568, 570, 573, 578, 580, 582

Soothing syrup poisoning, 793

Sore throat, 802

Sorrel, 380, 568, 569, 572, 582

—— and eggs, 451

—— drink, 516

—— sauce, 489

—— soup, 265

Soubise sauce, 474

Soufflé, 433

Soup-herbs flavour, 480

Soups, 244

——, apple, 247

——, apple and currant, 247

——, artichoke, 247

——, asparagus, 247

——, barley, 247

——, barszcz, 261

——, batter-cream, 247

——, bean, 256

——, beef-tea, 258

——, beer, 247

——, birds’-nests, 247

——, bonne femme, 248, 267

——, bone, 247

——, bones, keeping, 112

——, brunoise, 248, 267

——, cabbage, 264

—— calf’s head, 248

——, carrot, 248

——, cauliflower, 249

——, celery, 249

——, cheap, 249

——, cheese, 261

——, cherry, 250

——, chestnut, 250

——, chicken, 250

——, chiffonade, 267

——, clarifying stock, 246

——, clear, 251

——, clear stock, 245

——, clear, with custard, 252

——, clear, with poached eggs, 252

——, clear, with quenelles, 252

——, cock-a-leekie, 253

——, cockle, 253

——, coconut, 253

——, colbert, 267

——, common stock, 244

——, Condé, 256

——, conger-eel, 253

——, conti, 257

——, crayfish, 253

——, Crécy, 248

——, croûte au pot, 254

——, cussy, 260

——, custard, 254

——, dried turtle, 267

——, eating, 633

——, faubonne, 267

——, fish stock, 246

——, Flemish, 254

——, French, 254

——, fried, 254

——, game, 254

——, giblet, 254

——, gniocchi, 255

——, gravy, 255

——, —— stock, 246

——, green corn, 255

——, —— pea, 255

——, grouse, 255, 354

——, hare, 255

——, haricot, 256

——, herb, 256

——, herring, 256

——, hochepot, 260

——, hotchpotch, 256

——, hunter’s, 256

——, imperial, 256

——, Italian, 257

——, Jerusalem artichoke, 261

——, julienne, 257

——, keeping, 113

——, kidney, 257

——, leek, 257

——, lentil, 257

——, lettuce, 258

——, Liebig’s beef tea, 258

——, liver, 258

——, lobster, 258

——, macaroni, 258

——, milk, 258

——, minestrone, 257

——, mock pea, 258

——, —— turtle, 259

——, mulligatawny, 259

——, mussel, 259

——, mutton broth, 259

——, nivernaise, 248

——, Nouilles, 260

——, okra, 260

——, onion, 260

——, oxtail, 260

——, oyster, 260

——, Palestine, 261

——, Parmesan cheese, 261

——, paysanne, 267

——, pea, 261

——, ——, mock, 258

——, pear, 261

——, plum, 261

——, Polish, 261

——, Pomeranian, 262

——, poor man’s, 262

——, potato, 262

——, pot au feu, 262

——, poultry, 250, 263

——, pumpkin, 263

——, quenelle, 263

——, rice, 263

——, —— and carrot, 264

——, —— —— pea, 264

——, —— —— sorrel, 264

——, —— —— tomato, 264

—— royale, 252

——, sago, 264

——, Savoyard, 264

——, Savoy cabbage, 264

——, Scotch broth, 265

——, scrap, 264

——, semolina, 265

——, Sévigné, 250

——, sheep’s head, 265

——, shrimp, 265

——, sorrel, 265

——, spinach, 265

——, spring, 265

——, strawberry, 266

——, sweetbread, 266

——, tapioca, 266

——, tea-kettle broth, 266

——, tomato, 266

——, turnip, 266

——, turtle, 266

——, ——, mock, 259

——, veal stock, 246

——, vegetable, 267

——, —— -marrow, 267

——, —— stock, 246

——, vermicelli, 267

——, Victoria, 267

——, white, 267

——, —— stock, 246

Sour beer, restoring, 180

—— dough, curing, 208

—— milk, 113

Sous, 516

Soused bream, 273

—— carp, 274

—— pike, 292

—— sprats, 302

—— trout, 302

Sowens, 509

Spacha, 516

Spanish bitters, 181

—— dance, 653

—— dishes, 509

—— dress, 745

Spatzen, 494

Spectre Dog, 682

—— Workman, 681

Spectre’s Kiss, 684

Spencer corona, 90

Spencer’s magnetic carbide filter, 29

Spice gingerbread, 219

—— nuts, 219

Spiced bacon, 125

—— beef, 126, 314

Spinach, 380, 565, 569, 570, 579, 582

—— greening, 474

——, keeping, 113

——, mashed, 380

—— omelet, 456

—— soup, 265

Spirit lamps, 83

—— of minderus, 779

—— of nitre, 779

—— of salt poisoning, 793

Spirit-rapping séance, 681

Spirits as food, 602

Sponge cake, 219

—— —— pudding, 433

Sponge, cleaning, 545

Sponge pudding, 433

Spongy iron as a filter, 24, 30

Sprains, 793

Sprat pie, 301

—— toast, 302

Sprats, 301, 580

——, baked, 301

——, fried, 301

——, patties, 301

——, pickled, 131

——, potted, 131

——, rissoles, 302

——, salted, 131

——, smoking, 124

——, soused, 302

Spring bed, 702

Spring soup, 265

Springs, 13, 14

——, seasonal variation, 14

Sprouts, 565

Spruce beer, 204

Spurge laurel poisoning, 793

Squab pie, 331

Square eights dance, 653

Stables, 910

Stack-pipes, 42

Stage illusions, 656

Stained floors, 96

Stains, removing, 553

Staircase curtains, 98

Stanford’s pipe drains, 53

Starching, 548

Stays, 710

Steam baths, 831

—— boiler, 234

—— cooking, 233

—— heating, 81, 82

—— laundries, 849

—— oven, 208

—— power, 940

—— washing, 848

—— on windows, curing, 83

Steamed oysters, 291

Steatite gas burners, 85, 87

Steel, cleaning, 538

Steinlach dress, 731

Stewing, 242

—— fish, 269

Stewpans, copper, 238

Stews as food, 599

Sticklerspersgrod, 494

Still lemonade, 205

Stilton cheese, 165

Stings, 780

Stock, 244

——, clarifying, 246

——, clear, 245

——, fish, 246

——, gravy, 246

——, veal, 246

——, vegetable, 246

——, white, 246

Stockings, 711

Stölle, 495

Stomach bitters, 181

—— pump, 791

Stone cisterns, 19

——, cleaning, 535

Stoneware drains, 52

Stopped drains, 38, 50

Stoppers, removing, 562

Stopping chinks in floors, 56

—— —— in windows, 56

Storing ice, 114

Stott’s gas regulator, 88

Stouffate, 509

Stoughton bitters, 181

Stoves, American, 70

——, close-fire, 71

——, convoluted, 74

——, German, 74

——, gill, 73

——, hot-air, 75

——, oil,

79

——, open, 62

——, slow combustion, 72

——, underfed, 71

Sracchino cheese, 166

Strange Christmas-box, 679

Straw goods, cleaning, 522

—— palliasse, 701

Strawberries, 568, 569, 570, 572, 574

——, bottling, 138

——, preserved, 152

Strawberry chartreuse, 433

—— cordial, 189

—— cream, 433

—— essence, 179

—— flavour, 480

—— ice cream, 443

—— jam, 137, 152

—— jelly, 152

—— short-cake, 434

—— soup, 266

—— syrup, 178

—— tartlets, 434

Strengthening darn, 897

Stretchers, 787

Strode’s gas regulator, 89

Strudels, 495

Strychnine poisoning, 793

Stuffed artichokes, 372

—— cabbage, 374

—— John Dory, 281

—— red mullet, 287

—— specimens, cleaning, 547

Stuffing, chestnut, 367

——, truffle and chestnut, 366

Stuffings, 460

Sturgeon, 582

Styes in eyes, 809

Styles and titles, 648

Suburek, 513

Sucking pig, 337

—— ——, carving, 627

Suction lamps, 83

—— pipe of pumps, 20

Suet keeping, 112

—— pudding, 343, 434

Suffocation, 790

Sugar, buying, 577

—— of lead poisoning, 793

Sugg’s gas regulating burner, 89

Sulphate of copper, 779

—— —— potash, 779

—— —— quinine, 779

—— —— zinc, 779

Sulphuric acid poisoning, 793

—— ether, 779

—— orangeade, 205

Sultanas, 582

Summer beer, 179

—— drinks, 205

—— milk, 156

Sun burner, 90

Sunlight, 82

Sunstroke, 794

Suppers, 646

Swan, 581

Sweating, excessive, 824

Swedish dance, 653

Sweeping carpet, 525

Sweet dishes, 387

—— omelets, 456

—— potatoes, 568

—— rice omelets, 456

—— rusks, 219

—— sauce, 474

Sweetbread, 343, 569

—— soup, 266

——, stewed, 344

Sweetmeat nuts, 219

Swill-tubs condemned, 49

Swimming, 886

—— dresses, 718

Swiss cream, 156

—— darn, 898

—— eggs, 459

—— omelets, 457

—— pastry, 434

—— pudding, 434

—— roll, 435

Switches for electric light, 95

Swizzle, 516

Syllabubs, 205

Syrian curtains, 98

Syrup for ices, 441

—— of senna, 779

Syrups, candying, 175

—— for aerated drinks, 173

——, fruit, preventing fermentation of, 175

——, preparing, 174

——, preserving, 175

——, soda-water, red colouring for, 176


Tables, drawing-room, 97

Tainted dripping, 112

—— meat, 112

Tamarind fish, 302, 503

Tanks, rain-water, 15, 16

Tansy pudding, 435

Tapestry carpets, 97

Tapioca and apples, 389

——, buying, 578

—— cream, 435

—— pudding, 435

—— snow, 435

—— soufflé, 435

—— soup, 266

Taps for drinking-water, 45

Tar, removing from hands, 533

—— stains, removing, 555

Tarragon vinegar, 137

Tartar emetic poisoning, 793

Tartare sauce, 474

Tauf, 513

Tauk dolmas, 513

Taxes, 957

Tea as a drink, 604

——, beef, 316

—— cake, 219

——, testing, 520

——, veal, 344

Teaching, 865

Tea-kettle broth, 266

Teal, 568, 580, 581

Teapot, cleaning, 547

Tears of the widow of Malabar cordial, 189

Teas, 642

——, high, 645

Teething, 752

Telephone, 103

Tellemarken dress, 739

Temperature for setting milk, 158

—— of dairy, 154

—— of patient, 764

—— of sickroom, 755

Temptations of St. Anthony, 682

Tenancy, determination of, 957

Tench, 302, 580

——, broiled, 302

——, roast, 302

——, stewed, 382

Tent cordial, 189

Test for drinking-water, 24

Testing air, 55, 518

—— bread, 520

—— butter, 520

—— cocoa, 521

—— coffee, 521

—— drainage system, 40

—— drains, 52

—— eggs, 922

—— foods, 519

—— gas pipes, 92

—— milk, 520

—— pepper, 521

—— pickles, 521

—— tea, 520

—— water, 519

Textile goods, cleaning, 547

Thames Bank Iron Co.’s stove, 71

Thatched roof, 5

Thawing pipes, 847

Theatricals, amateur, 654

Thermometer, clinical, 764

Thick gingerbread, 219

Thieves, precautions, 108

Thirst, 603

Thomas and Taylor’s churn, 158

Thorncliffe range, 228

Thunder, artificial, 656

Tile floors, 7

—— roof, 7

Tiles, glazed, 96

Tin saucepans, 238

Tincture of arnica, 779

—— of chiretta, 779

—— of colchicum, 779

—— of henbane, 779

—— of lavender, 779

—— of quinine, 779

—— of rhubarb, 779

—— of squills, 780

—— of steel, 780

—— of valerian, 780

Tinned meat collops, 307

—— ——, cooking, 307

—— —— in batter, 307

—— ——, Irish stew, 307

—— ——, mince, 307

—— —— patties, 307

—— —— pie, 307

—— —— pudding, 308

—— —— sausage rolls, 308

—— —— shape, 308

—— —— stew, 308

—— ——, Vienna steak, 308

—— —— vinaigrette, 308

Tipsy puddings, 435

Titles and styles, 648

Toast and water, 206

——, fish, 271

Tobacco pipes, cleaning, 555

—— smoking, 606

Toffee, 439, 499

Toilet, 706

—— table, 98

Tolu ratafia, 190

Tomato cheese, 449

—— chutney, 133

—— omelets, 457

—— pickle, 136

—— preserve, 153

—— salad, 387

—— sauce, 475, 504

—— soup, 266

Tomatoes, 576, 579, 582

—— and eggs, 451

—— and meat pudding, 380

——, baked, 380, 484

——, forced, 380

——, keeping, 122

—— stewed, 484

——, stuffed, 380

Tongue, 316

——, salted, 131

——, sheep’s, 329

Tonic lemonade, 173

Toothache, 825

Toothbrushes, 708, 825

Tooth powders, 824

Tooth troubles, 824

Tops and bottoms, 220

Tortoise stove, 72

Tourist outfit, 721

Training, 870

Transferring, 893

Trapped drains, 52

—— gullies for sinks, 50

Trapping cistern pipes, 44

—— w.c. waste pipe, 46

Traps of w.c.’s, 46

Travelling dress, 721

Treacle pie, 436

—— posset, 773

—— pudding, 436

Treasure range, 229

Trees around dwellings, 2

Trial by fire, 683

Tricks and illusions, 664

Trifle, 436

Tripe, 337

Triumph dance, 652

Trousers, 711

Trout, 352, 489, 568, 569, 570, 571, 573

——, baked, 302

——, broiled, 302

——, grilled, 302

—— jelly, 302

——, potted, 132

——, soused, 302

——, stewed, 303

—— with remoulade sauce, 303

Truffle and chestnut stuffing, 366, 477

—— sauce, 380, 477

Truffles, 380, 579

——, keeping, 122

Tuginar, 514

Turbines, 938

Turbot, 303, 565, 566, 568, 569, 570, 573, 576, 578, 582

—— à la Normande, 303

—— au gratin, 304

——, boiled, 304

——, carving, 622

Turbot, fried, 304

——, hashed, 304

—— sauté, 304

—— with tomato sauce, 304

—— with white sauce, 304

—— with wine sauce, 304

Turkey, 366, 565, 566, 570, 571, 573, 578, 580, 581

——, blanched, 366

——, boiled, 366

——, boning, 367

——, braised, 366

——, carving, 629

——, devilled, 367

——, forcemeat, 368

——, galantine, 367

—— gravy, 368

——, grilled leg, 368

—— patty, 368

——, roast, 368

——, stuffed, 511

——, using up, 368

—— with mushrooms, 368

—— with oysters, 368

Turkeys, keeping, 926

Turkish baths, 831

—— dishes, 511

—— dress, 735

Turned meat, 112

Turning out gas, 85

Turnip soup, 266

—— tops, 381

Turnips, 565, 568, 569, 570, 582

——, boiled, 381

——, mashed, 381

Turpentine poisoning, 793

Turtle soup, 266

—— ——, mock, 259

Tutti frutti, 436

Twelfth cake, 216, 220

Twice laid cod, 277

Tying down bottles, 170

Type for school-books, 863

Tyrolean dress, 731


Umido, 503

Unconsciousness, 790

Underclothing, 709

Underfed grate, 71

—— smoke-consuming kitchener, 228

—— subjects, diet for, 597

Underground water supply, 14

Undressing, 708

Utrecht velvet chairs, 98


Valve closets, 47

Vanilla cream, 436

—— flavour, 480

—— ice cream, 444

—— sauce, 477

—— soufflé, 436

—— syrup, 178

Vapour baths, 831

Varnished walls, 99

—— wood floors, 7

Varnishing floors, 96

Veal, 337

—— and ham pie, 341

——, braised loin, 337

——, buying, 563, 565, 567, 569, 571, 573

—— cake, 484

——, carving, 626

—— croquettes, 339

——, curried, 339

—— cutlets, 339

—— fritters, 340

——, hashed, 340

—— kidney, 485

——, minced, 340

—— patties, 340

—— pie, 341

—— quenelles, 341

——, roast, 342

——, rolled, 342

—— scallops, 342

—— shape, 342

——, stewed breast, 343

—— stock,

246

—— suet pudding, 343

——, sweetbread, 343

—— tea, 344

——, vol au vent, 344

Vegetable carbon as a filter, 23

—— curry, 496

—— foods, 591

—— garden, 930

—— marrow, 381, 573, 574

—— —— flowers, stuffed, 506

—— —— preserve, 153

—— —— soup, 267

—— marrows, keeping, 114, 122

—— ——, stuffed, 381, 512

—— soup, 267

—— stock, 246

Vegetables, 371

——, buying, 565, 566, 568, 569, 570, 572, 573, 574, 576, 578, 582

——, eating, 634

——, keeping, 113

Vegetarian dinners, 639

Veils, 713

Vellum, cleaning, 542

Velocipeding, 886

Velvet joining, 894

Venice cake, 220

Venison, 369

——, buying, 563, 571, 573, 575, 580, 581

——, carving, 62

—— collops, 369

——, hashed, 370

—— pasty, 370

——, roast haunch, 369

—— stew, 370

Venomous bites, 781

Ventilating by gas, 87, 90

—— by the chimney, 57

—— cellar, 168

—— cowls, 59

—— sickroom, 755

—— soil pipes, 49

—— walls, 5

Ventilation, 55

—— by fires, 55

—— by glass louvres, 56

—— by perforated panes, 56

—— by windows, 55

—— of dairy, 154

—— of drains, 38

—— of w.c.’s, 46

—— pipes, 43

—— through side walls, 57

—— without draught, 55

Ventilators, filtering, 57

—— for kitchen range, 226

—— in ovens, 224

—— necessary for gas, 85

Venus pudding, 436

Vermicelli soup, 267

Vermin, destroying, 556

—— killers, poisoning by, 793

Vermouth liqueur, 190

Vestry, inspection of drains by, 54

Victoria pudding, 436

—— soup, 267

Vienna bread, 220

—— steak, 308

Vinaigrette, 308

——, beef, 316

Vinegar, 136

——, making, 136

—— plant, 136

——, primrose, 136

——, raspberry, 137

——, tarragon, 137

Vint, 696

Violet ratafia, 190

Violin, cleaning, 555

—— bow, cleaning, 556

Visitors to patient, 758

Voice, loss of, 803

Vote, 962


Waffles, 437, 486

Wages, law of, 959

Waiting at table, 607

Wakefulness, 703

Walking dress, 722

Wallachian dress, 731

Wall-papers, 99, 101

—— - ——, cleaning, 556

Walls absorbing water, 4

——, basement, 96

——, bedroom, 101, 699

——, coloured, 99

——, dairy, 154

——, decorating, 99

——, draining, 5

——, kitchen, 96

——, night nursery, 102

——, nursery, 101, 746

——, painted, 99

——, passage, 96

——, scullery, 96

——, varnished, 99

——, ventilating, 5

——, —— through, 57

——, waterproofing, 8

Walnut ketchup, 134

—— pickle, 137

—— ratafia, 190

Walnuts, 573, 579

——, keeping, 123

——, preserved, 153

Want of draught in ranges, 225

Wardrobe, 98

Warming, 60

——, American stoves, 70

—— bedroom, 699

——, blower, 80

—— by chemicals, 82

—— by gas, 77

—— by high-pressure water, 81

—— hot air, 60

—— by hot water, 80

—— by oil stoves, 79

—— by steam, 81, 82

——, causes of heat, 61

——, close-fire stoves, 71

——, combustion, 61

——, convoluted stoves, 74

——, drum principle, 76

—— economisers, 63

——, economising kitchen heat, 76

——, effects of heat, 60

——, flues, 79

—— fresh air, 77

——, gas hot-air stove, 78

——, German stoves, 74

——, gill stoves, 73

——, hot-air furnace, 75

——, lighting fires, 64

—— milk pans, 155

——, modern open grates, 65

—— northerly rooms, 77

—— open grates, 61

—— open stove, 62

——, Pridgin Teale on, 62

——, principles, 60

——, —— of grates, 61

——, radiant heat, 60

——, rules for grates, 62

——, slow-combustion stoves, 72

——, sluggish draught, 80

——, smoky chimney, 80

——, underfed grate, 71

——, varieties of grate, 61

Warts, 825

Washing by steam, 848

—— casks, 169

—— -copper, 848

—— dairy utensils, 154, 156, 158

—— floorcloth, 97

—— hair, 810

—— hands, 706

—— infants, 748

—— -machines, 851

Washleather gloves, cleaning, 532

Wash-out closets, 48

Washstand, 98, 101

Wasps, 561

Wassail bowl, 206

Waste of water, 12

—— pipes of cisterns, 19, 44

—— —— for sink, 45

Watches, cleaning, 556

Water absorbed by walls, 4

——, amount required, 12

—— as a drink, 603

—— at high pressure, heating by, 81

——, bacteria in, 23

—— bath, 242

—— cisterns, 18

—— —— in roof, 39

—— closets, 45

—— ——, flushing, 48

—— —— in bedroom, 49

—— ——, position of, 47, 48

—— ——, qualifications, 47

—— ——, safe tray, 46

—— ——, seats, 48

—— —— supply of water, 44

—— ——, trapping waste pipe, 40

—— ——, traps, 46

—— ——, ventilation of, 46

—— ——, water contaminated by, 40

—— ——, water-waste preventers for, 50

—— contaminated in the cisterns, 39

—— —— from w.c., 40

——, drinking, 519

—— essential in diet, 601

—— gruel, 410

——, hard, 519

—— heating, 78

—— in gas pipes, 85

——, law of, 958

—— pans for ovens, 224

—— pipes, 19

—— power, 937

——, purification, 16, 23

—— service pipes, 20

——, soft, 519

——, sources of, 13

——, storing in cisterns, 19

—— supply, 12

—— —— to w.c.’s, 44

——, surface soakage, 14

——, test for purity, 24

——, testing, 519

——, underground supply, 14

——, waste of, 12

—— —— preventers, 50

——, when potable, 604

Watercress and potable water, 604

—— butter, 477

—— salad, 387

Water lentil and non-potable water, 604

Waterproofing walls, 8

Waterproofs, 714

Wax for bottling, 138

Weak subjects, diet for, 597

Weaning infants, 750

Weather influence on diet, 595

Wedding breakfasts, 646

Weevil in malt, 180

Weight as a guide to health, 602

Well-drained house, 37

Wells, 14

—— contaminated by floods, 55

——, dangers of, 14

——, demand on, 15

——, sinking, 15

Welsh dress, 739

—— rarebit, 449

West Indian dishes, 514

—— —— outfit, 727

Westphalia loaves, 335

Wet cloths for freshening air of rooms, 56

Wharncliffe grate, 67

Wheatears, 571, 572, 573

Whelks, buying, 565

Whipped cream, 403, 477

Whist, Siberian, 696

White bread, 593

—— cabbage salad, 484

—— precipitate poisoning, 793

—— sauce, 379, 477

—— salmon, 573

—— sharp sauce, 474

—— soup, 267

—— stock, 246

—— wine negus, 206

Whitebait, 304, 567, 569, 570, 573

——, fried, 304

Whiting, 305, 565, 566, 569, 570, 571, 573, 578, 580, 582

—— à la Venetienne, 305

—— au gratin, 305

—— aux fines herbes, 305

——, baked, 305

——, carving, 622

——, dressed, 306

——, fillets, 306

——, fried, 306

—— in jelly, 306

—— puddings, 306

Whole meal, 593

Whooping cough, 802

Whortleberry cakes, 484

Widgeon, 568, 580, 581

Wigs, 437

Wild cherry bitters, 181

—— duck, 565, 566, 573, 580, 581

—— —— sauce, 478

Wildfowl, 371

——, carving, 631

——, grilled, 371

——, roast, 371

——, salmis, 371

Willesden paper roof, 6

Will-o’-the-Wisp, 681

Wilson range, 229

Wind as a motive power, 936

—— machine, 657

Window fastenings, 108

Windows, area of, 82

——, burglar-proof, 108

——, cleaning, 529

——, curing steam on, 83

——, dairy, 155

——, decorating, 100

——, double, 60, 83

—— for cold climates, 60

—— for ventilation, 55

——, heat lost by, 60

——, nursery, 101

——, perforated panes for ventilating, 56

——, sickroom, 756

——, stopping chinks in, 56

Wine as food, 602

——, barreling, 190

—— bins, 190

—— biscuits, 220

—— bottling, 190

——, cooling, 191

——, dinner, 641

——, drinking, 635

——, fermenting, 190

——, fruit for, 190

——, home-made, 190

—— jelly, 437

—— making, 190

——, racking off, 190

—— roll, 437

—— sauce, 478

Winkles, buying, 565

Winter cream, 437

Wiring bobbins for bell, 107

Wizard’s incantation, 681

Wonderful jugglers, 680

Wood charcoal as a filter, 23

Woodcock, 565, 566, 568, 580, 581

——, carving, 630

—— on toast, 371

——, roast, 371

Wooden cisterns, 19

—— floors, 7

—— slate roof, 6

Worcester sauce, 478

Workroom, 890

Wormwood liqueur, 190

Wounds, 788

Wright’s gas cooker, 235

Writing, 864

—— letters, 649

Wrought-iron cisterns, 19


Yachting dress, 722

Yeast, brewers’, 207

——, German, 208

——, making, 208

Yeasts in cheese, 161

Yewberry poisoning, 793

York biscuits, 220

Yorkshire cake, 220

—— pudding, 437

—— range, 231

Yule cake, 220


Zinc-lined cisterns, 19

—— vessels, cleaning, 540

Zrazy, 507

Zuchillo, 504

—— sauce, 476

Zweibach,

495

Zwetschen brandy, 188

For Index to Supplement, see p. 1010.

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