FoodNetArchive

The new practical housekeeping

1890

Page 541

Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
4gms (gL) make 1 pint (pt) | 2 pinta make Hqffmt «>l| 4 quarts make 1 gallon (gaL) WEIGHTS OF ABUCLES. Apples, dried, bushel 25 pounds. Beef,flrkin. 100 " Pork barrel, 200 ** Beans, bushel* 60 *' Butter, firkin, 56 ** " tub 84 ** Peaches, dried, bushel.88 ** . Fish, barrel, 20O «« ** qulDtad, 112 ** Flour, barrel, net, 196 pomidi. Honey, gallon, 12 *' Molasses, hhd., 180 to 160 1 Salt, barrel. SU bushelik ** bushel, 70 pounds. Sugar, barrel,*200 to 250 potmdo Soap, barrel, 256 ** "box, 76 •• TMWChest, 60 to 84 ** id contectioDery. Ctotei flpua to b« Oovwi M augM omameni 0 10. Bod iCaka. JeUy. a. Bngu. 7. Bon bona u *. Cnp cnatard. 8. Prolt la Blanc Manea U. ^'^ataUIi^fralta.Jl^Here^m^t bepuddlnratobebaDdedround rromOiet DINNER OF FIVE COUBBSS. ■ tenperMiw.irithiacoversUid. two extra coven ue I rust COVBSI — SODF. irdeaicrtor fancy plecea. ft, For deaMrtor U ik^ pastry, biscuit or iwoeta. 9 Crnet. - >r deasert or fancr plecea. & CbuLnef. irdeuertorlancrplecea. S. Wnrcealerablra i ... j|)_ Oyj((, crackera I aoda erscksn. Wbeo wloflaan to b« aerred. four daeuiten cantalulug Che dlfferaat klnda abould ka placed betireeii Cho orackera aod toait, anotber mar Uand at tba right of Ui« koab and itlllaaotber at right ol hoiteas. Ths vine glaiaea. ons.for eacb kiii<t an flaoed neat ttw sUu ol waWi [tea dligim J at th> pftw ol «aoh gneat. L Tegetible saltul. _ _ nredlroll, tmltjellr.ato. ■. Oyster BblBd. 4. PoWtOpoffB, t. Small UI1C7 cake*. 1. Bon bona. >. BmkedSwMtpOtatOM. WINTEE LUNCH. ICL Brown bread. 11. Hacuonl with 13. Pickle*. 14. Preierved frnlti. 10. Charlolle ru«M. 1& Cablnel padding with crauaiatH 17. PreMrred troll. tmUJrilj. Mi. la BnlMdbML DunVO-BOOH DOTS. DrNTNG-RooM ixyrs. Jtmew Wood Table Jfott-^There &re three sizes of table mat^ made of pes of light and dark wood, altematmg, and fastened to strong felt cloth. not in use the^ maybe rolled np into ayeiyBmollcompasB. The wood e and decidedly ornamental. Itaetfar Extention Leavea.—ln airan^s a sIdIc in the butler's pantry or china closet, the bottom part of It may be utilized for the leaves from an •«• tnaion table, thns saving room and having them easy of access also. Cnnnlt Brush and Pan. — The cnt repre- Mnts a very neat and convenient crumb ' brnah and pan for cleaning the table of crambe after each comse. A neat table is | •ne of the accompaniments of a good dinner, and the dtbrU of one conrse shonld be re- BM>ved before the next makes its appear- ance. The carved form of the brash mokes tt easy to gather np th^^rnmbs and iweep them into the pan. Clotelt/or Bread and Cake Box.— Vadei the serving board placed at tid9 ol china closet a nice cnpboard may be made for the bread and cake box. and with the small board nsedforcnttingbreodete., placed on top of the box and the bread knife in a little drawer on* , der the board, either bread or coke can be served very easily. Kn^ and Spoon Box. — Knives and spoons ooglit to be d^y connted and put away in box k^t for the purpose. The cut represents a smmg box, mode of tin japanned on the ont- ' aidei an apartment on one side for knives and forks and on the other for spoons. The lids fit -'—ely and are held in placet — *" — "">-!_._ « their keeping diy and : a to the tidy housewife.