\mMC^ ■<s/ "d -'^1/: OMFANION / <. Sttda£BB£^2£SS i.-i.-^yMiS^baikiU&Vli^^ •^ «!l«J@li§lllliS]P[§!giSJiaigli;Sl§]iS&]S!SIE@[§]S[«j IS) M University Library Heber C» lex Collection m m From I Call No. iMO Ace. No.. ...^ II S Jt)?,^' x];«j]«!^Ji«ll'i)[l]ai«i?f?^ 640 H81 mr-^w;^^f.;?^-:^'^^^M\ -call no. ^n^cA^. ;Mf ■^■^■'■ ^■Ml\%.-'::,-^^ »^^!^ >»^; h r'liti^ ^y-v^Sbjisy^' 60840 ACC. No. .^ AUTHOR TITLE The housekeeper's con^anion. P'M ^:;,>r ^x/-^i.^-v'^ DATE »; <i --- '^'?•< / ^/ I ',•(: -^.^^ «^JV\-^.4fekV.. ■ ' ' '.-'7 A ' s '7^^^i;m,Jf ' '/' V' V '^'''^•^r'^ '^V >l r / .<<i ">;r THE HOUSEHOLD PET. THE Housekeepers C^nipanion. f^ Practical Receipt Book AND HOUSEHOLD PHYSICIAN,^ ^ ^ WITH MUCH OTHER YALOABLE INFORMATION. The whole forming a complete Hand-Book of Reference for Housewives and Mothers. Meecantilb Pub. and Adv. C5o., CHICAGO, ILL. ^^3 Copyright entered according to Act of Congress, A. D. 1883. '■im CONTENTS. Etiquette, . • • • • 17 Household, 81 Domestio Pets, • • • • 227 Poiiltry, . . . . • • 249 Medicinal, ...... 281 Poisons and Antidotes. • . . 896 Medicinal Table, • • . • 420 a:!]srfX)E'X*. Etiquette* A-musements, places of 18 At church 2o Bad practices 77 Breath, the 70 Bridal breakfast 51 Bridal ceremony.,, , 51 Bridal dress , 52 Bridal etiquette ....,, 50 Bridal gifts , 50 Bridesmaids 51 Ohurchat 20 Correspondence 40 Couxtsnip 47 I>inners, dressing for hotel M Dress, bridal 52 Dressing for Iiotel dinners 84 JEtiquette 17 Etiquette and dress after mairiage .... 53 Etiquette, outdoor 1 Evening parties 55 Feet, the 64 Oentlemen, obligations to 29 Gifts, bridal 50 Hair, the 73 Hotel dinners, dressing for 84 Hiips, the 71 !M;arrIage, etiquette and dresa after. .. 53 Mouth, the 70 Obligations to gentlemen 29 Outdoor etiquette T I»arties, evening 55 Places of amusement 18 Presents 81 "Teeth, the 67 toilette, the , 63 ; Visited, the 24 Visiting ,. 21 Visitors 26 Household. A-hnond cake 206 Ants, to getridof 220,222 Apples (dried) pies 195 Apple dumpling 198 Apple pies 195 Artichokes 183 Asparagus 180 Atmosphere, to test purity of 209 Bacon, to fry or boil 161 Bass, striped 119 Beans and corn, euccotaah 180 Beana an pork 163 Beans, green 180 Beana, Lima 181 Beans, oliaUed 183 Beans, string Ijf Bedbugs, cure for 221 Beef 130,145 Beef and onion stew jsg Beef, bouilli i;4 Beef, corned i^ Beef, hashed jg^ Beef heart j,^ ^ Beef, remains of roast 145 Beef, Boup with vegetables iQg Beef, spiced 144 Beefsteaks 13^ BeefsteakSj fried 133 Beef, to boil pickled 14^ Beef, to choose 135 Beef to ngue 135 Beef, to roast 139 Beef, to stew 135 Beef, to stew a round 135 Beetles, to kill 219 Beets i7g Berry pie 197 Beverages and condiments. 100 Birds .*. i4g Birds,to pot ..153 Biscuit, milk 191 Biscuit or bread cake.. 189 Black bean soup na Black fish stewed ng Black fish, to fry m Bluing 821 Board, cleaning... 210 Boiled meats and stews 133 Boiled or roast chickens 143 Boiling meats 145 Brains, to make a dish of calf's.. 141 Brass, to clean ^ 213 Bread ig5 Bread, brown 188 Bread, cake or biscuit 189 Bread, corn lag Bread, graham 18§ Bread-making and flour 184 Bread, rye i|9 Bread, to make twist IM

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\mMC^ ■<s/ "d -'^1/: OMFANION / <. Sttda£BB£^2£SS i.-i.-^yMiS^baikiU&Vli^^ •^ «!l«J@li§lllliS]P[§!giSJiaigli;Sl§]iS&]S!SIE@[§]S[«j IS) M University Library Heber C» lex Collection m m From I Call No. iMO Ace. No.. ...^ S Jt)?,^' x];«j]«!^Ji«ll'i)[l]ai«i?f?^ 640 H81 mr-^w;^^f.;?^-:^'^^^M\ -call no. ^n^cA^. ;Mf ■^■^■'■ ^■Ml\%.-'::,-^^ »^^!^ >»^; h r'liti^ ^y-v^Sbjisy^' 60840 ACC. No. .^ AUTHOR TITLE The housekeeper's con^anion. P'M ^:;,>r ^x/-^i.^-v'^ DATE »; <i --- '^'?•< / ^/ I ',•(: -^.^^ «^JV\-^.4fekV.. ■ ' ' '.-'7 A ' s '7^^^i;m,Jf ' '/' V' V '^'''^•^r'^ '^V >l r / .<<i ">;r THE HOUSEHOLD PET. THE Housekeeper's Companionn. f^ Practical Receipt Book AND HOUSEHOLD PHYSICIAN,^ ^ ^ WITH MUCH OTHER YALOABLE INFORMATION. The whole forming a complete Hand-Book of Reference for Housewives and Mothers. Meecantilb Pub. and Adv. C5o., CHICAGO, ILL. ^^3 Copyright entered according to Act of Congress, A. D. 1883. '■im CONTENTS. Etiquette, . • • • • 17 Household, 81 Domestio Pets, • • • • 227 Poiiltry, . . . . • • 249 Medicinal, ...... 281 Poisons and Antidotes. • . . 896 Medicinal Table, • • . • 420 a:!]srfX)E'X*. Etiquette* A-musements, places of 18 At church 2o Bad practices 77 Breath, the 70 Bridal breakfast 51 Bridal ceremony.,, , 51 Bridal dress , 52 Bridal etiquette ....,, 50 Bridal gifts , 50 Bridesmaids 51 Ohurchat 20 Correspondence 40 Couxtsnip 47 I>inners, dressing for hotel M Dress, bridal 52 Dressing for Iiotel dinners 84 JEtiquette 17 Etiquette and dress after mairiage .... 53 Etiquette, outdoor 1 Evening parties 55 Feet, the 64 Oentlemen, obligations to 29 Gifts, bridal 50 Hair, the 73 Hotel dinners, dressing for 84 Hiips, the 71 !M;arrIage, etiquette and dresa after. .. 53 Mouth, the 70 Obligations to gentlemen 29 Outdoor etiquette T I»arties, evening 55 Places of amusement 18 Presents 81 "Teeth, the 67 toilette, the , 63 ; Visited, the 24 Visiting ,. 21 Visitors 26 Household. A-hnond cake 206 Ants, to getridof 220,222 Apples (dried) pies 195 Apple dumpling 198 Apple pies 195 Artichokes 183 Asparagus 180 Atmosphere, to test purity of 209 Bacon, to fry or boil 161 Bass, striped 119 Beans and corn, euccotaah 180 Beana an pork 163 Beans, green 180 Beana, Lima 181 Beans, oliaUed 183 Beans, string Ijf Bedbugs, cure for 221 Beef 130,145 Beef and onion stew jsg Beef, bouilli i;4 Beef, corned i^ Beef, hashed jg^ Beef heart j,^ ^ Beef, remains of roast 145 Beef, Boup with vegetables iQg Beef, spiced 144 Beefsteaks 13^ BeefsteakSj fried 133 Beef, to boil pickled 14^ Beef, to choose 135 Beef to ngue 135 Beef, to roast 139 Beef, to stew 135 Beef, to stew a round 135 Beetles, to kill 219 Beets i7g Berry pie 197 Beverages and condiments. 100 Birds .*. i4g Birds,to pot ..153 Biscuit, milk 191 Biscuit or bread cake.. 189 Black bean soup na Black fish stewed ng Black fish, to fry m Bluing 821 Board, cleaning... 210 Boiled meats and stews 133 Boiled or roast chickens 143 Boiling meats 145 Brains, to make a dish of calf's.. 141 Brass, to clean ^ 213 Bread ig5 Bread, brown 188 Bread, cake or biscuit 189 Bread, corn lag Bread, graham 18§ Bread-making and flour 184 Bread, rye i|9 Bread, to make twist IM

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