definition of, 264.
mixing, 266.
Butter taffy, recipe for, 263.
Buttered crumbs for scalloped dishes,
120.
Butterine, composition of, 213.
Cabbage :
cole-slaw, preparing, 257.
information about, 245.
Caffeine in coffee, 313.
332
INDEX
Cake frostings and fillings, 270.
Cakes :
baking, 267.
making, 264.
mixing, hints on, 56.
proportions of ingredients in, 265.
recipe for griddle cakes, 103.
table of recipes for cakes, 268.
Calcium found in bones, 137, 157.
Candle, burning, experiments and
explanation, 7.
Candy, making, 262.
Canned foods, 284.
Canned vegetables, serving, 241.
Caramel :
making, 262.
potatoes, caramel in, 70.
Caramel custard, recipe for, 273.
Carbohydrates, function of, 138.
Carbon dioxide, formation of, experi-
ments, 5, 9, 105.
Carbon :
carbon in starch, 70.
carbon in wood, 6.
element existing in form of graph-
ite, etc., 51.
Carbonates, action of acids on, 105.
Carboniferous Age, formation of
coal, 21.
Carrot, structure and composition
of, 236.
Carrots :
cream-of-carrot soup (table), 251.
foodstuffs in carrots, 236.
information about, 246.
Cartilage surrounding bone, 157.
Casein in milk, 93.
Celery :
cream-of-celery soup (table), 251.
information about, 246.
serving, 243.
soup, use of celery water for, 159.
Cells in starch, G9, 136.
Cells of tissues of the body, descrip-
tion of, 136.
Cells of yeast, 125.
Cellulose in fruit, effect of cooking
on, 231.
Cereals :
cereals compared with potatoes,
74.
definition of, 73.
directions for cooking, 77.
food value of, 78.
fruit with, 76,
hints about breakfast cereals, 78,
79.
use of double boiler in cooking
cereals, 74.
various kinds of, 74.
See also Wheat, etc.
Chalk, insoluble in water, experi-
ment, 24.
Chartreuse of rice and meat, recipe
for, 171 .
Check damper in coal range, use of,
13.
Cheese :
baked macaroni with cheese, 120.
cottage cheese, recipe for, 95.
food value, etc., 99.
grating, 120.
recipes, 101.
Chemical changes of matter, 50.
Chemical cleaning materials, 34, 36.
Cherries, canning, 285.
Chewing of food, 134, 196.
Chicken :
croquettes, recipe for, 221.
fricassee, preparation of fowl,
etc., 193, 194.
selecting, 192.
Chickens, digestive organs of, 195.
Chocolate ice-cream, making, 279.
Chocolate icing for cakes, 271.
Chocolate layer cake, 269.
Chocolate, manufacture of, etc., 314.
Chops :
broiling, 151, 305.
mutton, veal, etc., 175, 186.
Chuck ribs of beef, location of, 174,
182.
INDEX
333
Chyme, digestion of food, 197.
Citron, 228.
Clam broth for invalids, 30G,
Cleaning of wheat in manufacture of
flour, 115.
Cleaning :
bacteria in relation to cleanliness,
33.
cleaning floors, hints on sweep-
ing and scrubbing, 37.
dishcloth, etc., 46.
dish-washing, 42.
faucets, 41.
fire-box, 15.
glasses, 44.
hints on dusting, 38.
implements and materials for
cleaning, 33, 47.
knives, 44.
metals, 36.
natural and artificial aids to
cleanliness, 33.
oilcloth, 38.
paint, 38.
personal cleanliness, 48.
powders, 34.
refrigerator, 47.
removing tarnish and rust, 36, 45.
silver, 45.
sink, 41.
Clearing soup, directions for, IGl.
Clove of garlic for salad flavoring,
254, 255.
Coagulation, definition of, 87.
Coal:
anthracite and bituminous coal,
difference between, 21.
artificial gas made from coal, 23.
hard and soft coal, 21.
origin of, and use as fuel, 20.
saving coal, 22.
Coal-oil :
use as fuel, 22.
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definition of, 264.
mixing, 266.
Butter taffy, recipe for, 263.
Buttered crumbs for scalloped dishes,
120.
Butterine, composition of, 213.
Cabbage :
cole-slaw, preparing, 257.
information about, 245.
Caffeine in coffee, 313.
332
INDEX
Cake frostings and fillings, 270.
Cakes :
baking, 267.
making, 264.
mixing, hints on, 56.
proportions of ingredients in, 265.
recipe for griddle cakes, 103.
table of recipes for cakes, 268.
Calcium found in bones, 137, 157.
Candle, burning, experiments and
explanation, 7.
Candy, making, 262.
Canned foods, 284.
Canned vegetables, serving, 241.
Caramel :
making, 262.
potatoes, caramel in, 70.
Caramel custard, recipe for, 273.
Carbohydrates, function of, 138.
Carbon dioxide, formation of, experi-
ments, 5, 9, 105.
Carbon :
carbon in starch, 70.
carbon in wood, 6.
element existing in form of graph-
ite, etc., 51.
Carbonates, action of acids on, 105.
Carboniferous Age, formation of
coal, 21.
Carrot, structure and composition
of, 236.
Carrots :
cream-of-carrot soup (table), 251.
foodstuffs in carrots, 236.
information about, 246.
Cartilage surrounding bone, 157.
Casein in milk, 93.
Celery :
cream-of-celery soup (table), 251.
information about, 246.
serving, 243.
soup, use of celery water for, 159.
Cells in starch, G9, 136.
Cells of tissues of the body, descrip-
tion of, 136.
Cells of yeast, 125.
Cellulose in fruit, effect of cooking
on, 231.
Cereals :
cereals compared with potatoes,
74.
definition of, 73.
directions for cooking, 77.
food value of, 78.
fruit with, 76,
hints about breakfast cereals, 78,
79.
use of double boiler in cooking
cereals, 74.
various kinds of, 74.
See also Wheat, etc.
Chalk, insoluble in water, experi-
ment, 24.
Chartreuse of rice and meat, recipe
for, 171 .
Check damper in coal range, use of,
13.
Cheese :
baked macaroni with cheese, 120.
cottage cheese, recipe for, 95.
food value, etc., 99.
grating, 120.
recipes, 101.
Chemical changes of matter, 50.
Chemical cleaning materials, 34, 36.
Cherries, canning, 285.
Chewing of food, 134, 196.
Chicken :
croquettes, recipe for, 221.
fricassee, preparation of fowl,
etc., 193, 194.
selecting, 192.
Chickens, digestive organs of, 195.
Chocolate ice-cream, making, 279.
Chocolate icing for cakes, 271.
Chocolate layer cake, 269.
Chocolate, manufacture of, etc., 314.
Chops :
broiling, 151, 305.
mutton, veal, etc., 175, 186.
Chuck ribs of beef, location of, 174,
182.
INDEX
333
Chyme, digestion of food, 197.
Citron, 228.
Clam broth for invalids, 30G,
Cleaning of wheat in manufacture of
flour, 115.
Cleaning :
bacteria in relation to cleanliness,
33.
cleaning floors, hints on sweep-
ing and scrubbing, 37.
dishcloth, etc., 46.
dish-washing, 42.
faucets, 41.
fire-box, 15.
glasses, 44.
hints on dusting, 38.
implements and materials for
cleaning, 33, 47.
knives, 44.
metals, 36.
natural and artificial aids to
cleanliness, 33.
oilcloth, 38.
paint, 38.
personal cleanliness, 48.
powders, 34.
refrigerator, 47.
removing tarnish and rust, 36, 45.
silver, 45.
sink, 41.
Clearing soup, directions for, IGl.
Clove of garlic for salad flavoring,
254, 255.
Coagulation, definition of, 87.
Coal:
anthracite and bituminous coal,
difference between, 21.
artificial gas made from coal, 23.
hard and soft coal, 21.
origin of, and use as fuel, 20.
saving coal, 22.
Coal-oil :
use as fuel, 22.