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The new practical housekeeping

1890

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Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Tadeante a nuning Bottle. — Tocleansea water caraffe, or nuraing bottles, cot a potato in small pieces, put in bottle with a little water and ahake. 43 IflSCELLAKEOUS. cooling in individual molds. _ cream and sugar and a small Tsse of flowers, ai illastrated. Any of the blanc-manges or jellies given in this department may be served thoa and prove mnch mote appetizing to the Vncooktd Egg.—T\i\9 is quite palatable, and verj Btrengtb.eDing, and may be prepared in a variety of ways. . break an e^ into a goblet and I beat thoroQgbly, add a tea- spoon sugar, and after beatr ing a moment add a teaspoon or two of brandy or port wine ; beat well and add as much rich milk, or part cream and milkUncooked Egg, as thera is of the mixture. ,0r omit brandy and flavor with any kind of spice ; or milk need not be added, or the ege and sugar may be beaten separately, wine or brandy added, stirring In lightly the well whipped whites at the last, and thus made it should All a goblet to overflowing. Juice oi s lemon iu place of brandy gives Lemon Egg-nogLemon Egg-nog. Poached Eggi.—Tbia is a very delicate way of prepar- ing e^8, and when served on slices of . toast, gar- nished with sprigs of crisp parslPoached Eggsey, they make a very pret- ty as well as appetizing dish. nacbu bo. Home-Made Folding Bath Tub.— This bath-tub is inexpensive, convenient, and comfortable for a little bather. The frame is made something like a cot- bed. The legs, one inch and a half square by thirty inches long, are crossed and pivoted in the middle on « center bar. The side-bars, one inch by two inches, and tharty- Bix inches long, are securely fastened to the top of the legs. Smaller bars join tlie legs near the bottom to stiffen the frame. A piece of heavy rubber cloth, one yard and a quarter long and thirty inches wide, haa an inch- wide hem on each end foracas- ing, and is drawn up to eighteen or nineteen inches, with heavy braid. This makes (he ends of ,^^ the tub. Along the side-bars of Ae frame are tacked, with braAs-headed tacks, the sides of the cloth, with braid being securely fastened to the ends. A small plait in the cloth at each comer, about an inch from the end, gives a fuller shape to hold the water. ^e tub, when not in use, can be folded and set away out of tight. A pil* low put in the tub makes a comfortable and portable crib. INDEX TO COOKERY SBCIPIS. «76 INDEX TO COOKERY RECIPES. It will help those who consult this book to remember that the recipes of each department in Cookery, as well as the departments themselves are arranged in the simple order of the alphabet, so far as has- been possible, and that the ''running head" at the top of each page shows, in a general way, the subject treated. The "Table of Contents'' (page 4) gives the pages of the various departments. The following is a full alphabetical index of the recipes and subjects treated. All recipes for Cookery appear in the main index ; those relating to housekeeping and household matters generally will be found under the Supplementary Index. Page. Acid. ^_ strawberry 189 Strawberry, royal,. . . 189 Almonds. Candled 811 Flowers 499 Salted 309 SheUed 142 Tablets 499 To blanch 142 To buy 142 To powder 142 To select 142 Varietyof 281 Ambrosia 807 APPLES 281,688,641 And grapes 293 And quinces 298 Bakea 284 Baked, witii syrup. ..285 Blushed 285 Cakes. 288 Candied 811 Canned 102 Cheese 645 Chocolate 289