reference the total yeailj exi receipts and expenditure
ments, it is necessary to found sufficient for
;etl tiSe irdl^tSied in the entries by
a letter, or letters, thus—
P Pay, aud fixed income of all hinds.
1''’ Travelling or other special allowance.
I mlvaucci
brou{^lit into account).
.5. M Miscellaneous.
In Expenditure sixteen heads seem necessary, but these
1.
2.
3.
4.
1 G. G.
21
Housekeeper and Cook
ajrain may vary according to tlie idea the account-keeper may
entertain of the meaning of the word miscellaneous, or with
any special reason for keeping some particular class of ex-
penditure apart. These heads are —
1 . C. Charity.
2. G. Food.
3. L. Liquors (including soda-
water and tobacco).
4. U. Dress.
5. P. Postage and stationery.
6. F. Fires and lights.
7. II. Live stock (horses, dogs,
cows, &c.).
8. II. Rent, garden, taxes.
9. AV. AFages.
10. S. Stock bought (anything
which may be scdd
again).
11. T. Travelling.
12. A. Amusements.
13. Dr. Doctor, sick-nurse, medi-
cine.
14. B. Money lent or advanced.
15. I. Invested.
16. M. Miscellaneous.
Form B may be ruled in a smaller account book, which
can, if desired, hold Form C — the yearly account —at the
other end.
Life in India always partakes of the nature of a campaign,
where 1 ight marching order is a great desideratum, so the
multiplication of account books is to be avoided. Under the
system thus explained, only expenditure on food enters into
the daily account book, and therefore payments under the
other headings must either be entered direct into the
monthly account, which makes it somewhat lengthy, or a
separate memorandum book must be kept. One of the
authors would prefer to see the liquor columns in Form A, i.c.
those for beer and claret, relegated to a regular cellar book,
which can be bound up with the folio, and the space thus
gained utilised as a column at the end for cash payments
other than food, to be entered simply under its letter.
In filling up Form C, or the yearly account, the sums had
best be entei’ed in whole rupees, subject to the usual plan of
trealing all broken sums over eight annas as one rupee, and
omitting those under eight annas.
Before quitting the subject, one of the authors ^ wishes
to put in a jilea for the column “ Miscellaneous” by remind-
ing the reader that the bigger the total under this head can
1 F. A. S.
22 The Indian Housekeeper and Cook
be conscientiously made, the richer people will be. This
seems paradoxical, but it is only another way of saying that
the fewer absolutely necessary payments a man has to make,
the laro-er Avill tliat residue be on which he can exercise that
free Will of disposal which alone constitutes possession.
Those who, when Black Monday comes round have to pay
all their income to the butcher, the baker, and the cane e-
stick maker, are themselves positive paupers. A
ten thousand a year may thus be as poor as a chin ch moi . .
The secret of riches lies in the art of having a maigm.
gain this, cut down Europe stores, extra servants, and swagger
Generally. They are not worth that fatal hye mimites when,
after a glance at the monthly totals, you realise that you lave
not eveS. a four-anna bit to kvish.
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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.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
reference the total yearly expenditures and receipts and expenditure
ments, it is necessary to find something sufficient for
set those indicated in the entries by
a letter, or letters, thus—
P Pay, aud fixed income of all hinds.
1''’ Travelling or other special allowance.
I mlvaucci
brought into account).
.5. M Miscellaneous.
In Expenditure sixteen heads seem necessary, but these
1. G. Charity.
Housekeeper and Cook
ajrain may vary according to tlie idea the account-keeper may entertain of the meaning of the word miscellaneous, or with any special reason for keeping some particular class of expenditure apart. These heads are —
1 . C. Charity.
2. G. Food.
3. L. Liquors (including sodawater and tobacco).
4. U. Dress.
5. P. Postage and stationery.
6. F. Fires and lights.
7. II. Live stock (horses, dogs,
cows, etc.).
8. II. Rent, garden, taxes.
9. AV. AFages.
10. S. Stock bought (anything
which may be scdd again).
11. T. Travelling.
12. A. Amusements.
13. Dr. Doctor, sick-nurse, medicine.
14. B. Money lent or advanced.
15. I. Invested.
16. M. Miscellaneous.
Form B may be ruled in a smaller account book, which can, if desired, hold Form C — the yearly account —at the other end.
Life in India always partakes of the nature of a campaign, where 1 ight marching order is a great desideratum, so the multiplication of account books is to be avoided. Under the system thus explained, only expenditure on food enters into the daily account book, and therefore payments under the other headings must either be entered direct into the monthly account, which makes it somewhat lengthy, or a separate memorandum book must be kept. One of the authors would prefer to see the liquor columns in Form A, i.c. those for beer and claret, relegated to a regular cellar book, which can be bound up with the folio, and the space thus gained utilised as a column at the end for cash payments other than food, to be entered simply under its letter.
In filling up Form C, or the yearly account, the sums had best be entei’ed in whole rupees, subject to the usual plan of trealing all broken sums over eight annas as one rupee, and omitting those under eight annas.
Before quitting the subject, one of the authors ^ wishes to put in a jilea for the column “ Miscellaneous” by reminding the reader that the bigger the total under this head can
1 F. A. S.
22 The Indian Housekeeper and Cook
be conscientiously made, the richer people will be. This seems paradoxical, but it is only another way of saying that the fewer absolutely necessary payments a man has to make, the larger will that residue be on which he can exercise that free Will of disposal which alone constitutes possession. Those who, when Black Monday comes round have to pay all their income to the butcher, the baker, and the cane-stick maker, are themselves positive paupers. A ten thousand a year may thus be as poor as a chinchmoi . . The secret of riches lies in the art of having a margin. To gain this, cut down Europe stores, extra servants, and swagger Generally. They are not worth that fatal bye minutes when, after a glance at the monthly totals, you realise that you lave not even a four-anna bit to wish.