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The American Frugal Housewife

by Lydia Maria Child

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A fat kitchen maketh a lean will.--FRANKLIN. "Economy is a poor man's revenue; extravagance a rich man's ruin."

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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The American Frugal Housewife, by Lydia M. Child

THE AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE.

DEDICATED TO

THOSE WHO ARE NOT ASHAMED OF ECONOMY.

BY MRS. CHILD,

AUTHOR OF "HOBOMOK," "THE MOTHER'S BOOK," EDITOR OF THE "JUVENILE MISCELLANY," &c.

TWELFTH EDITION.

ENLARGED AND CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR.

1832.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER 3

ODD SCRAPS FOR THE ECONOMICAL. 8

SOAP. 22

SIMPLE REMEDIES. 24

GRUEL. 30

EGG GRUEL. 31

ARROW-ROOT JELLY. 31

CALF'S FOOT JELLY. 31

TAPIOCA JELLY. 31

SAGO JELLY. 32

BEEF TEA. 32

WINE WHEY. 32

APPLE WATER. 32

MILK PORRIDGE. 32

STEWED PRUNES. 33

VEGETABLES. 33

HERBS. 36

CHEAP DYE-STUFFS. 38

MEAT CORNED, OR SALTED, HAMS, &c. 40

CHOICE OF MEAT. 43

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