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Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals

1912

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Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
CHEMISTRY OF THE HOUSEHOLD, by Margaret E. Dodd, S. B., Mass. In- stitute of Technology. "A Day's Chemistry" — the unseen forces in the common things met in a day's work — water, air. Are, fuel; chemistry of food, of digestion, of cookery, of cleaning, of laundry, of Stains, of lighting; home tests, etc. PniNCIPLES or COOKERY, by Anna Barrows, Columbia University and Chautauqua School of Cookery. "A key to the cook books" — ana- lyzing and explaining the principles on which success rests, particular at- tention being paid to economy of time and materials, menus, making a fire- Icss cooker, "Directions for Wait- resses," "Free Hand Cooking," etc. FOOD AND DIETETICS, by Prof. Alice P. Norton, University of Chi- cago. Food economy, composition, nutri- tive value and digestibility of foods; how the body makes use of food; bal- anced ration; healthful diet for the sedentary, the aged, the children, and so on; food adulterations, "Food Val- ues," etc. HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, by Prof. Bertha M. Terrill of University of Vermont. Household finance; economy in spending; division of income; house- hold accounting; system in house- work; the servant problem; buying supplies and furnishings; marketing; cuts of meat; season of vegetables; "Co-operative Housekeeping," etc. HEALTH SUBJECTS HOUSEHOLD BACTERIOLOGY, by S. Maria Elliott, Simmons College. The microscopic forms of life and their relation for good and evil to the household; how to make "dust gar- dens"; disease germs and how to avoid them; the protecting agencies of the body and how to keep them active; sanitation, etc. HOUSEHOLD HYGIENE, by S. Maria Elliott, Simmons College, Boston. The healthful home; the best situa- tion; the cellar; drainage, heating, lighting, disposal of wastes, plumbing tests, water supply; sanitary furnish- ings and care; hygienic housekeeping, etc. PERSONAL HYGIENE, by M. Le- Bosquet, S. B., Director of A. S. H. E. The human machine; running the machine; care of the machine — suffi- cient physiology to show the reasons for the directions for maintaining health; emphasis placed on do rather than don't; "Ethics of Health," "Use and Abuse of Drugs," etc. HOME CARE OF THE SICK, by Amy B. Pope, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. Essentials of trained nursing; han- dling and caring for the patient; nursing in contagious diseases; ob- stetrics; food for the sick; emergen- cies; poisons and their antidotes; ban- daging; communicable diseases, etc. HOUSEHOLD ARTS THE HOUSE: ITS PLAN. DECORA- TION AND CARE, by Prof. Isabel Bevier, University of Illinois. The development of the modern home and the American house, plan- ning convenient houses, construction, floors, decoration and furnishing, sug- gestions for changes, repairs, house- hold conveniences, "The Cost of Building," etc. CHILDREN STUDY OF CHILD LIFE, by Marion TEXTILES AND CLOTHING, by Kate H. Watson, formerly Lewis Institute and University of Chicago. Fully illustrated descriptions of primitive and modern methods; tex- tile fibres and fabrics; plain and or- namental stitches; machine sewing; cutting and fitting; color and orna- ment; children's clothes; repairs, etc. CARE OF CHILDREN, by Dr. A. C. Cotton, Prof. Children's Diseases, Rush Medical College, University of Chi- cago.