Practical Dietary, E. Smith, M.D., LL. B., F. K.S., 3s. 6d.,
Walton and Maberly.
CHAP. Itl
ADAPTATION OF FOOD
23
Manual of Diet in Health and Disease, T. King Chambers,
10s. 6d., Smith, Elder, and Co.
Human Health, Robley Dunglison, M.D., 14s., Lea and
Blanchard.
Chemistry of Common Life, J. F. W. Johnston, M.A.,
11s. 6d. , Wm. Blackwood and Sons.
The Management of Infancy, Andrew Combe, M. D., 2a. 6d.,
Maclachlan and Stewart.
PART II
PRACTICAL
CHAPTER I
TABLES OF IMPERIAL WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES 1
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT
Used for weighing all articles except gold, silver, etc.
16 Drams (dr.)
make 1 ounce (oz.)
16 Ounces .
,, 1 pound (lb.)
28 Pounds .
,, 1 quarter (qr.)
4 Quarters .
,, 1 hundredweight (cwt..
20 Hundredweights
,, 1 ton
It is useful to remember that—
14 Pounds .... make 1 stone
8 Stones 1 hundredweight
112 Pounds 1 hundredweight
LIQUID MEASURE OF CAPACITY
Used for measuring water, milk, etc.
4 Gills .... make 1 pint (pt.)
2 Pints . . . . ,, 1 quart (qt)
4 Quarts ....,, 1 gallon (gal.)
1 By tho Weights and Measures Act of 1878, which came into
operation 1st January 1879, it is declared that no person is
allowed to sell by any denomination of weight or measure other
than one of the imperial weights or measures. “ No local or cus-
tomary measure, nor the use of the heaped measure, shall be
lawful.”
CHAP. I
TO CLEANSE UTENSILS
25
DRY MEASURE OF CAPACITY
Used for measuring grain, seeds, flour, etc.
2 Gallons .... make 1 peck (pic.)
4 Pecks 1 bushel (busli.)
8 Bushels . . . . „ 1 quarter (1 qr.)
HOMELY MEASURES
2 Teaspoonfuls . . • make 1 dessertspoonful.
2 Dessertspoonfuls . . ,, 1 tablespoonful.
1 Heaped tablespoonful of solids is about 1 oz.
About 8 tablespoon fuls of liquid make £ pint or gill.
A pinch is about the eighth of a teaspoonful.
TO CLEANSE UTENSILS
Range or Grate.— Clear out the fireplace, pick
out all the cinders for future use, throw away the
ashes. With a long brush, sweep the soot down from
the chimney as far as you can reach. If it is a close
range, sweep out all the flues with brushes for the
purpose.
£ lackleading. — If there is any grease on the range
or grate, wash it off with very hot water in which a
little soda has been melted ; dry. Mix some blacklead
to a stiff paste with' water, dip the brush in it, and
brush the grate and bars, putting more blacklead on
the brush when required. Let the grate become quite
dry ; then with a dry brush rub off as much of the
blacklead as possible; polish the grate thoroughly with
a soft brush, using it lightly and beginning at the top
of the grate.
Brass Knobs. — Rub these either with polishing paste
or with bath-brick dust and water mixed into a paste.
Dip a dry soft cloth in a little dry brick dust, and
polish the knobs. Chamois leather is preferable to
cloth.
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MIDDLE CLASS COOKERY BOOK
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Steel. — Rub steel well with emery paper, then polish
with chamois leather.
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Practical Dietary, E. Smith, M.D., LL. B., F. K.S., 3s. 6d.,
Walton and Maberly.
CHAP. Itl
ADAPTATION OF FOOD
23
Manual of Diet in Health and Disease, T. King Chambers,
10s. 6d., Smith, Elder, and Co.
Human Health, Robley Dunglison, M.D., 14s., Lea and
Blanchard.
Chemistry of Common Life, J. F. W. Johnston, M.A.,
11s. 6d. , Wm. Blackwood and Sons.
The Management of Infancy, Andrew Combe, M. D., 2a. 6d.,
Maclachlan and Stewart.
PART II
PRACTICAL
CHAPTER I
TABLES OF IMPERIAL WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES 1
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT
Used for weighing all articles except gold, silver, etc.
16 Drams (dr.)
make 1 ounce (oz.)
16 Ounces .
,, 1 pound (lb.)
28 Pounds .
,, 1 quarter (qr.)
4 Quarters .
,, 1 hundredweight (cwt..
20 Hundredweights
,, 1 ton
It is useful to remember that—
14 Pounds .... make 1 stone
8 Stones 1 hundredweight
112 Pounds 1 hundredweight
LIQUID MEASURE OF CAPACITY
Used for measuring water, milk, etc.
4 Gills .... make 1 pint (pt.)
2 Pints . . . . ,, 1 quart (qt)
4 Quarts ....,, 1 gallon (gal.)
1 By tho Weights and Measures Act of 1878, which came into
operation 1st January 1879, it is declared that no person is
allowed to sell by any denomination of weight or measure other
than one of the imperial weights or measures. “ No local or cus-
tomary measure, nor the use of the heaped measure, shall be
lawful.”
CHAP. I
TO CLEANSE UTENSILS
25
DRY MEASURE OF CAPACITY
Used for measuring grain, seeds, flour, etc.
2 Gallons .... make 1 peck (pic.)
4 Pecks 1 bushel (busli.)
8 Bushels . . . . „ 1 quarter (1 qr.)
HOMELY MEASURES
2 Teaspoonfuls . . • make 1 dessertspoonful.
2 Dessertspoonfuls . . ,, 1 tablespoonful.
1 Heaped tablespoonful of solids is about 1 oz.
About 8 tablespoon fuls of liquid make £ pint or gill.
A pinch is about the eighth of a teaspoonful.
TO CLEANSE UTENSILS
Range or Grate.— Clear out the fireplace, pick
out all the cinders for future use, throw away the
ashes. With a long brush, sweep the soot down from
the chimney as far as you can reach. If it is a close
range, sweep out all the flues with brushes for the
purpose.
£ lackleading. — If there is any grease on the range
or grate, wash it off with very hot water in which a
little soda has been melted ; dry. Mix some blacklead
to a stiff paste with' water, dip the brush in it, and
brush the grate and bars, putting more blacklead on
the brush when required. Let the grate become quite
dry ; then with a dry brush rub off as much of the
blacklead as possible; polish the grate thoroughly with
a soft brush, using it lightly and beginning at the top
of the grate.
Brass Knobs. — Rub these either with polishing paste
or with bath-brick dust and water mixed into a paste.
Dip a dry soft cloth in a little dry brick dust, and
polish the knobs. Chamois leather is preferable to
cloth.
26
MIDDLE CLASS COOKERY BOOK
PAIIT IJ
Steel. — Rub steel well with emery paper, then polish
with chamois leather.