use of, in cleaning, 35.
Coal ranges, construction and man-
agement of, 11.
Cockroaches in kitchen, exterminat-
ing, 48.
Cocoa :
composition and food value, 316.
insolubility of, 317.
making breakfast cocoa, 315.
manufacture, etc., 314.
recipes for, 317.
Cod, information about, 206.
Codfish cakes, recipe for, 222.
Coffee :
directions for making, 314.
growth and manufacture of, 312.
roasting, 311.
study of, 311.
test for adulteration in coffee, 312.
value of coffee, 313.
Coffee cake, 269.
Coffee jelly, recipe for, 165.
Coffee rennet custard, recipe for, 96.
Cole-slaw, recipe for, 257.
Collagen, function of, in the body,
138, 157.
Combustion :
definition of, 9.
products of, 9,
study of, 7.
Comijound, definition of, 50.
Condensed milk for babies, 295.
Convalescent diet for the sick, 297.
Cookery for the sick, see Sick, cook-
ery for the.
Cooking of food, reasons for, 52, 197.
Copper, cleaning, 34.
Corned beef hash, recipe for, 171.
Cornmeal :
gruel, recipe for, 300.
muffins, recipe for, 112.
purchase, and directions for keep-
ing, 76, 79.
value as food, 78.
Cornstarch meringue, recipe for,
275.
Cottage cheese, recipe for, 95.
Cottage pudding (table), 268.
Cottonseed oil, 213.
334
INDEX
Crabs, 210.
Cracked cocoa, cocoa made from,
317.
Crackers, cheesed, recipe for, 100.
Cranberry jelly, recipe for, 233.
Cream :
cream in milk, 92.
whipped cream, 99.
See also Ice-cream.
Cream sauce, recipe for, 67.
Cream of tartar in baking-powder,
109.
Creara-of-vegetable soups, recipes
for, 248, 251.
Ci-eamed fish, preparing, 203.
Creamed potatoes, recipe for, GO.
Creamy rice pudding, recipe for,
270.
Croquettes :
chicken croquettes, 221.
materials used in, 220.
potato croquettes, 222.
savoury rice croquettes, 222.
shaping and crumbing, 220.
soup-meat used in, 163.
white sauce for, 221.
Cross-fib of beef, location, etc., 174,
182.
Croutons for soups, preparing, 249.
Crumbs :
buttered crumbs for scalloped
dishes, 120.
uses for bread crumbs, 132.
Crust of bread,, composition of, 113,
131.
Crustaceans, definition of, 210.
Crystallization, experiment illustrat-
ing, 260.
Cucumbers, serving, 243.
Cup-cake, making (table), 268.
Cup custards, recipe for, 91.
Curd of milk, 93, 95.
Currants :
cleaning, 133.
dried currants, 228.
serving, 230.
Curry of mutton, recipe for, 172.
Custards :
cup custards, recipe for, 91.
making, 272, 273.
plain soft custard, recipe for,
274.
rennet custards, recipe for, 96.
Cutlets, veal, 175.
Dampers in coal range, use and man-
agement of, 13.
Dates, food value of, 228.
Decoction, definition of, 308.
Delmonico steaks, description of, 173.
Desserts, making, 272.
Dextrin, heated dry starch, 70.
Diaphragm of a fowl, 195.
Diastase in seeds, definition of, 81.
Diet:
babies, diet for, 289.
meat, danger of eating too much
meat, 178.
mixed diet, reasons for, 177.
practical points about feeding a
family, 141, 142.
special diet for the sick, 296.
Digestion :
absorption of food, 197.
action of digestive juices on arti-
cles of food, 197.
lesson on digestion illustrated by
organs of fowl, li)3.
mastication of food, 196.
of albumin, 87.
of bread, 133.
of fat, 215.
of fish, 204.
of gelatine, 165.
of meat, 179.
of milk, 97.
of oysters, 209.
of poultry and game, 192.
of quick breads, 112.
of starch, 71, 134, 197.
summary of process of digestion,
199.
INDEX
335
Diseased pork, precaution against,
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use of, in cleaning, 35.
Coal ranges, construction and man-
agement of, 11.
Cockroaches in kitchen, exterminat-
ing, 48.
Cocoa :
composition and food value, 316.
insolubility of, 317.
making breakfast cocoa, 315.
manufacture, etc., 314.
recipes for, 317.
Cod, information about, 206.
Codfish cakes, recipe for, 222.
Coffee :
directions for making, 314.
growth and manufacture of, 312.
roasting, 311.
study of, 311.
test for adulteration in coffee, 312.
value of coffee, 313.
Coffee cake, 269.
Coffee jelly, recipe for, 165.
Coffee rennet custard, recipe for, 96.
Cole-slaw, recipe for, 257.
Collagen, function of, in the body,
138, 157.
Combustion :
definition of, 9.
products of, 9,
study of, 7.
Comijound, definition of, 50.
Condensed milk for babies, 295.
Convalescent diet for the sick, 297.
Cookery for the sick, see Sick, cook-
ery for the.
Cooking of food, reasons for, 52, 197.
Copper, cleaning, 34.
Corned beef hash, recipe for, 171.
Cornmeal :
gruel, recipe for, 300.
muffins, recipe for, 112.
purchase, and directions for keep-
ing, 76, 79.
value as food, 78.
Cornstarch meringue, recipe for,
275.
Cottage cheese, recipe for, 95.
Cottage pudding (table), 268.
Cottonseed oil, 213.
334
INDEX
Crabs, 210.
Cracked cocoa, cocoa made from,
317.
Crackers, cheesed, recipe for, 100.
Cranberry jelly, recipe for, 233.
Cream :
cream in milk, 92.
whipped cream, 99.
See also Ice-cream.
Cream sauce, recipe for, 67.
Cream of tartar in baking-powder,
109.
Creara-of-vegetable soups, recipes
for, 248, 251.
Ci-eamed fish, preparing, 203.
Creamed potatoes, recipe for, GO.
Creamy rice pudding, recipe for,
270.
Croquettes :
chicken croquettes, 221.
materials used in, 220.
potato croquettes, 222.
savoury rice croquettes, 222.
shaping and crumbing, 220.
soup-meat used in, 163.
white sauce for, 221.
Cross-fib of beef, location, etc., 174,
182.
Croutons for soups, preparing, 249.
Crumbs :
buttered crumbs for scalloped
dishes, 120.
uses for bread crumbs, 132.
Crust of bread,, composition of, 113,
131.
Crustaceans, definition of, 210.
Crystallization, experiment illustrat-
ing, 260.
Cucumbers, serving, 243.
Cup-cake, making (table), 268.
Cup custards, recipe for, 91.
Curd of milk, 93, 95.
Currants :
cleaning, 133.
dried currants, 228.
serving, 230.
Curry of mutton, recipe for, 172.
Custards :
cup custards, recipe for, 91.
making, 272, 273.
plain soft custard, recipe for,
274.
rennet custards, recipe for, 96.
Cutlets, veal, 175.
Dampers in coal range, use and man-
agement of, 13.
Dates, food value of, 228.
Decoction, definition of, 308.
Delmonico steaks, description of, 173.
Desserts, making, 272.
Dextrin, heated dry starch, 70.
Diaphragm of a fowl, 195.
Diastase in seeds, definition of, 81.
Diet:
babies, diet for, 289.
meat, danger of eating too much
meat, 178.
mixed diet, reasons for, 177.
practical points about feeding a
family, 141, 142.
special diet for the sick, 296.
Digestion :
absorption of food, 197.
action of digestive juices on arti-
cles of food, 197.
lesson on digestion illustrated by
organs of fowl, li)3.
mastication of food, 196.
of albumin, 87.
of bread, 133.
of fat, 215.
of fish, 204.
of gelatine, 165.
of meat, 179.
of milk, 97.
of oysters, 209.
of poultry and game, 192.
of quick breads, 112.
of starch, 71, 134, 197.
summary of process of digestion,
199.
INDEX
335
Diseased pork, precaution against,