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The housewife's referee

1898

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Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
22101425221 Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/b20399947 THE HOUSEWIFE'S REFEREE )^^U!Jll'i'l'I'l'l' 5 lU ' ?15 in Hill nil I ! n u I " m =♦= =♦= =♦= =♦= =♦= =♦= FOR eOOD COOKERY USE LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT 1^ ill A pure concentrated essence of the finest beef, its |j use in the preparation of gravies, soups, sauces, ij meat pies, and all savoury dishes, imparts to them §3 the essential features of good cookery — appetising |1 flavour, nourishment and digestibility. Nothing can |j take its place. ^0^ it® ERIOR SU iiiimiiiiniiiitiiititin THE HOUSEWIFE'S REFEREE. A TREATISE ON CULINARY AND HOUSEHOLD SUBJECTS. Authoress of '^Savouries a la Mode," Entrees a la Mode" " Oysters a la Mode" Soups and Dressed Fish" Dressed Vegetables " "Game" " Sweets and Supper Dishes," " Cakes and Confectionery Dishes" " Puddings and Pastry " " Tempting Dishes for Small Incomes" "Drinks a la Mode" Floral Decorations a la Mode," " National Viands" " New Laid Eggs" ** Household Wrinkles and Notions," " Dogs and their Ailments, " Gardening a la Mode." • ' Nothing lovelier can be found for woman than to study household good." — Milton. BY MRS. DE SALTS. LONDON.: HUTCHINSON & CO, PATERNOSTER ROW 1898. Supersedes Raw Suet, Lard, and Cooking Butter, for Puddings, Cakes, Mince Meat, Pie Crust, Frying and Cooking. Made from best English Beef Suet only ! Saves trouble of Chopping ! One Pound goes as far as two pounds of Raw Suet. Always sweet ! All grocers and provision dealers sell it, or can get it for you, but if you send 8d. in stamps to the Sole Makers, MTJGON Sc Co,, r>tfl., Pentlleton, MABfCMESTEK, they will send you a One Pound Sample Package, and the name of the nearest dealer. SPECI/VLLY ADAPTED FOR HOT CLIMATES. INTRODUCTION — > — Housekeeping has become such an art that fashions in cooking and entertaining* are as necessary as modes in furniture and glass or china, and with very little care, forethought, and savoir /aire, most charming little dinners and luncheons can be given and served in a simple yet dainty fashion, without any very large expenditure. In these Jin de siccle days so many gentlewomen have made themselves mistresses of the art of cooking that there is every reason to hope that domestic cooks, by the good example of their mistresses, will become more adept in their art. The dearth of cooks, however, is one universal complaint, and it does seem extraordinary that there should be such a paucity. From personal experience I could relate the most ludicrous yet reprehensible anecdotes of mistakes made by cooks, many often wilful ones. Now, if young girls would only make cookery one of their accomplishments (and I really think the rudiments of cookery ought to form part of every woman's education), I feel sure the usual everyday household cooking would be much improved, as they then could vi INTRODUCTION