A manual of home-making

supplies for, 281 washing. 261-272 water for, 250-253 Lawn, 312 I^Axative foods, 460 Lead-foil stain, 298 Lead-pencil stain. 296 411 4.14 LiBth«7. finiit, 501 Leather slalii, 2m Lffpimc!^, as idUinec of fikcior«410 ajH source of plio^^borus^ • ua Boyrcv of pratdti^ 4 10 Ata^eh-ric^ food, 408 Lemon jtiic<p, lOl, 422 LemooB, 417, 422 Length mcin^ure* 131 LontiL% 161, 422 Li^ttucc. 418,422 Hourre of lime, 411 LifthtiiJic. I fit 201 i%mt ni. 201 diiftfibiitinii o(, 20& kitehi^ij. im t> T«*, 201 Iimt'v410 foodfl rich In, 410 mJllE as Bimrfv i>f, 411 ne^s of rjiiminK maihi^ir, staiit from slAckwl. "2Wf< Linen, 371 adulteration, 313 color. 313 fabrics. 315 fiber. 312 selection. 314 sizing. 314 tests for, 326-328 Linoleum, 77 for kitchen floors, 118 Linon, 312 Linsey woolsey, 320 Liquid measures, 130 testing. 130 Liquids, density of, 153 Liver, 421 Living area, in house plana, 2, II, U Living-room, 30 character of, 95, 97 siseof, 30 Lobster, 421 Longcloth, 311. 371 Lye, for softening water, 251 in laundering, 255 Macaroni, 159, 416, 424 in fireleas cooker, 219 INDEX 649 Macaroons. 423, 483 Mackerel. 421 Mackinaw. 320 Malnutrition, 426 Mantelpieces. 43 Mantles, gas, 201 Marketing, 438-454 amount to buy, 440 bulk V8. package, 441 canned foods, 445-454 discounts, 444 good buying, 438 grade of food, 439 inspection on delivery, 444 kind of food, 439 labeb, 439, 451 package vs. bulk, 441 price, 443 records, 444 servings of vegetables, in pound, 440 storage, 445 • units of sale, 442 where to buy, 443 Marmalade, 423 Mayonnaise dressing, 566 Meals, planning of, 407-437 balance in, 425 food combinations, 432 foods for supplying needs of body, 408 food needs of body, 407 for all members of family. 431 fuel requirement, 412 iron requirement, 415 lime requirement, 415 phosphorus requirement, 415 protein requirement, 414 rules for, 425 Measurements, 129-174 for commodities, 129 for electricity, 147 for gas, 143 for temperature, 131 for time, 138 for water, 151 in garment making, 338 kitchen, 166-161 sealing of, 129 testing of, 129. 130, 134 Measures, 439 and weights, equivalent, of foods, 159 Meat, 510-526 as growth promoter, 409, 412 as source of iron, 411 as source of phosphorus, 411 as source of protein, 410 canning, 613 care, 516 cooking of, 512 cooling, 622 curing, 623 curing beef, 627-629 curing mutton and lamb, 629 curing pork, 624-627 fats in baking, 477 fat in cooking, 519 keeping, 519 market trimmings, 519 packing in fat, 623 packing in snow, 623 place in meals, 429 preservation of, 622-633 preservatives for curing, 624 putrefaction in digestive tract, 429 sausages, 630 selection of, 510 smoke-house for, 631 smoking, 631 soucHmaking. 514, 516 temperature for keeping, 623 tender cuts, 512 tough cuts, 513 utensils for cooking, 226 Meat-juice stain, 298 Meat substitutes, 427 Medicine stain, 298 Melton, 320 Mending, 388-392 Menus, 432. 433, 436, 437 Mercerization, cotton, 309 Meringues, 483, 540 for desserts, 540 for garnishes, 540 for pics, 540 Italian, 542 snow eggs, 540 Metals, protection of, 231 Meteor, 324 650 INDEX wiit«r, Ifit M^trk iq^bU^q, I«T-I74 Ml£n)«owiil«mA, fcrmii^ 900 in Miilioii If J t|MiiU|pe, 570 Milrfrw Mjiwi. 29K Milk, I5y. 1:^0, 42S m rnmir** of Uinr*, 4 JO I Ai iKiurci? c*/ p|]Da|>hc»niH, €U ^^K »di •auff^ fpf prt}U4n< 410