LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. ©]^p,-l..'.. §opi^ri# f n. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (V THE EASIEST WAY IN HOUSEKEEPING AND COOKING. ^tiaptcti t0 IBomesttc WiQz or ^tutig in Classes. By ' HELEN CAMPBELL, AUTHOR OF "in FOREIGN KITCHENS," " MRS. HERNDON's INCOME," "PRISONERS OF POVERTY," " SOME PASSAGES IN THE PRACTICE OF DR. MARTHA SCARBOROUGH," " WOMEN WAGE-EARNERS," ETC., ETC. ' If it were done, when 't is done, then 't were well It were done quickly." SEP 22 1893 1 BOSTON: ROBERTS BROTHERS ^m-/y Copyright, 1893, By Roberts Brothers. ^ntijersitg Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A. m IBflok for ^gnes 31. U. TO. AND THE SOUTHERN GIRLS WHO STUDIED WITH HER. PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION. THE little book now revised and sent out with some slight additions, remains substantially the same as when first issued in 1880. In the midst of always increas- ing cookery-books, it has had a firm constituency of friends, especially in the South, where its necessity was first made plain. To enlarge it in any marked degree would violate the original plan, for which the critic will please read the pages headed " Introductory," where he or she will find full explanation of the growth and purpose of the book. Whoever desires more receipts and more elaborate forms of preparation must look for their sources in the bibliography at the end, since their introduction in these pages would practically nullify the title, proved true by years of testing at the hands of inexperienced housekeepers, whose warm words have long been very pleasant to the author of "The Easiest Way." New York, June, 1893. OOlS'TEirTS, PART FIRST. Introdtjctort Chapter. I. The House : Situation and Arrangement . II. The House : Its Ventilation . . III. Drainage and Water-Supply . IV. The Day's Work V. Fires, Lights, and Things to work with VI. Washing-Day and Cleaning in General . VII. The Body and its Composition VIII. Food and its Laws IX. The Relations of Food to Health X. The Chemistry of Animal Food XL The Chemistry of Vegetable Food XII. Condiments and Beverages Page 5 11 19 27 35 45 64 63 73 80 90 100 110 PART SECOND. Stock and Seasoning . . 119 Soups 122 Fish 131 Meats I44 Poultry 161 4 CONTENTS. PAGE Sauces and Salads 173 Eggs and Breakfast Dishes 180 Tea, Coffee, &c 193 Vegetables 197 Bread and Breakfast Cakes 208 Cake 221 Pastry and Pies 232 Puddings, Boiled and Baked 238 Custards, Creams, Jellies, &c 245 Canning and Preserving . . . . . . . 252 Pickles and Catchups 257 Candies 259 Sick-room Cookery ....*.... 261 Household Hints 270 Hints to Teachers . 280 Lessons for Practice Class 282 Twenty Topics for Class Use 285 List of Authorities referred to 286 Examination Questions 287 Bibliography 288 Index 289 Introductory.

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (V THE EASIEST WAY IN HOUSEKEEPING AND COOKING. Adapted to Domestic Work or Study in Classes. By ' HELEN CAMPBELL, AUTHOR OF "in FOREIGN KITCHENS," " MRS. HERNDON's INCOME," "PRISONERS OF POVERTY," " SOME PASSAGES IN THE PRACTICE OF DR. MARTHA SCARBOROUGH," " WOMEN WAGE-EARNERS," ETC., ETC. ' If it were done, when 't is done, then 't were well It were done quickly." SEP 22 1893 1 BOSTON: ROBERTS BROTHERS Copyright, 1893, By Roberts Brothers. ^ntijersitg Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A. A Book for Agnes M. U. TO. AND THE SOUTHERN GIRLS WHO STUDIED WITH HER. PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION. THE little book now revised and sent out with some slight additions, remains substantially the same as when first issued in 1880. In the midst of always increasing cookery-books, it has had a firm constituency of friends, especially in the South, where its necessity was first made plain. To enlarge it in any marked degree would violate the original plan, for which the critic will please read the pages headed " Introductory," where he or she will find full explanation of the growth and purpose of the book. Whoever desires more receipts and more elaborate forms of preparation must look for their sources in the bibliography at the end, since their introduction in these pages would practically nullify the title, proved true by years of testing at the hands of inexperienced housekeepers, whose warm words have long been very pleasant to the author of "The Easiest Way." New York, June, 1893. CONTENTS, PART FIRST. Introductory Chapter. I. The House : Situation and Arrangement . II. The House : Its Ventilation . . III. Drainage and Water-Supply . IV. The Day's Work V. Fires, Lights, and Things to work with VI. Washing-Day and Cleaning in General . VII. The Body and its Composition VIII. Food and its Laws IX. The Relations of Food to Health X. The Chemistry of Animal Food XL The Chemistry of Vegetable Food XII. Condiments and Beverages Page PART SECOND. Stock and Seasoning . . 119 Soups 122 Fish 131 Meats I44 Poultry 161 4 CONTENTS. PAGE Sauces and Salads 173 Eggs and Breakfast Dishes 180 Tea, Coffee, &c 193 Vegetables 197 Bread and Breakfast Cakes 208 Cake 221 Pastry and Pies 232 Puddings, Boiled and Baked 238 Custards, Creams, Jellies, &c 245 Canning and Preserving . . . . . . . 252 Pickles and Catchups 257 Candies 259 Sick-room Cookery ....*.... 261 Household Hints 270 Hints to Teachers . 280 Lessons for Practice Class 282 Twenty Topics for Class Use 285 List of Authorities referred to 286 Examination Questions 287 Bibliography 288 Index 289 Introductory.

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