The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families

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[Illustration: _Mrs. Eaton._

BUNGAY.

_Published by J. & R. Childs._]




_THE_

_Cook and Housekeeper's_

Complete & Universal Dictionary

Including

_A system of Modern Cookery in all its various Branches,_ adapted to the
use of Private Families.

_Also a variety of Original & Valuable Information._

_RELATIVE TO_

         _Baking
          Brewing
          Carving
          Cleaning
          Collaring
          Curing
          Economy of Bees
          ---- of a Dairy
          Economy of Poultry
          Family Medicine
          Gardening
          Home-made Wines
          Pickling
          Potting
          Preserving
          Rules of Health_

          And every other Subject connected with
          Domestic Economy.

BY MRS. MARY EATON.

BUNGAY.

_Printed & Published by J. & R. Childs_

1822.




THE

COOK AND HOUSEKEEPER'S

COMPLETE AND UNIVERSAL

DICTIONARY;

INCLUDING

A SYSTEM OF MODERN COOKERY,

IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES,

ADAPTED TO THE USE OF

_PRIVATE FAMILIES_:

ALSO A VARIETY OF

ORIGINAL AND VALUABLE INFORMATION.

RELATIVE TO

          BAKING,
          BREWING,
          CARVING,
          CLEANING,
          COLLARING,
          CURING,
          ECONOMY OF BEES,
          ---- OF A DAIRY,
          ECONOMY OF POULTRY,
          FAMILY MEDICINE,
          GARDENING,
          HOME-MADE WINES,
          PICKLING,
          POTTING,
          PRESERVING,
          RULES OF HEALTH,

AND EVERY OTHER SUBJECT CONNECTED WITH

DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

BY MRS. MARY EATON.

_EMBELLISHED WITH ENGRAVINGS._

BUNGAY:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. AND R. CHILDS.

1823.




INTRODUCTION.


NOTHING is more obvious, than that experience purchased by the sacrifice
of independence is bought at too dear a rate. Yet this is the only
consolation which remains to many females, while sitting on the ashes of
a ruined fortune, and piercing themselves with the recollection of the
numerous imprudencies into which they have been led, simply for the want
of better information. Not because there is any want of valuable
publications, for in the present age they abound; but rather because
they contain such a variety of superfluous articles, and are too
indiscriminate to become generally useful. A young female, just returned
from the hymeneal altar, is ready to exclaim on the first perusal, as
the philosopher did who visited the metropolis, 'How many things are
here which I do not want!' The volume when purchased is often found to
contain what is only or chiefly adapted to those who live in "king's
houses," or "who fare sumptuously every day."

Indeed, it has been the failing of most works of this nature, that they
have either been too contracted, or too diffuse; detailed what was
unnecessary, or treated superficially what was in fact of most
consequence to the great bulk of mankind. If it be objected to the
present work, that it exhibits nothing new; that the experiments are
founded upon the simplest rules of nature; that most of the things have
been rehearsed in various forms; it is not necessary to deny or to
conceal the fact, every other consideration having been subordinated to
one leading object, and that is GENERAL UTILITY. It is but justice
however to add, that many of the articles are perfectly ORIGINAL, having
been extracted from a variety of unpublished manuscripts, obligingly and
expressly furnished in aid of the present undertaking. A great number of
outlandish articles are intentionally omitted, as well as a farrago of
French trifles and French nonsense, in order to render the work truly
worthy of the patronage of the genuine English housekeeper.

It may also fairly be presumed, that the superior advantages of the
present work will immediately be recognized, not only as comprehending
at once the whole theory of Domestic Management, but in a form never
before attempted, and which of all others is best adapted to facilitate
the acquisition of useful knowledge. The alphabetical arrangement
presented in the following sheets, pointing out at once the article
necessary to be consulted, prevents the drudgery of going through
several pages in order to find it, and supplies by its convenience and
universal adaptation, the desideratum so long needed in this species of
composition.


_Importance of Domestic Habits and Acquirements._

Though domestic occupations do not stand so high in the general esteem
as they formerly did, there are none of greater importance in social
life, and none when neglected that produce a larger portion of human
misery.