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MISS PARLOA’S
YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER
Designed Especially to aid Beginners
ECONOMICAL RECEIPTS FOR THOSE WHO ARE COOKING
FOR TWO OR THREE
BY
MARIA PARLOA
FOUNDER OF TWO SCHOOLS OF COOKERY AND AUTHOR OF “THE
APPLEDORE COOK BOOK,” “MISS PARLOA’S KITCHEN COMPANION,”
“MISS PARLOA’S NEW COOK BOOK AND
MARKETING GUIDE,” “FIRST PRINCIPLES OF
HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT,” ETC.
_ILLUSTRATED_
BOSTON
ESTES AND LAURIAT
1894
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COPYRIGHT, 1893,
BY MARIA PARLOA.
University Press:
JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
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PREFACE.
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WHEREVER I have gone in the last fifteen years in following my calling
as a teacher of cooking, earnest appeals have been made to me to plan my
next book for the especial benefit of those who have just begun, or who
are about to begin, to keep house for two or three. The young wives want
to know how to buy supplies for a small family; how to cook economically
and well; what to do with food that is left over from any meal; and
numerous other things pertaining to their daily work. At last I have set
about telling them. They will find that it is not necessary to have an
immense income in order to live well. Strict adherence to careful
instructions will, with a little good sense thrown in, enable a young
housekeeper to accomplish wonders. She can practise economy and at the
same time have a table that is attractively and wholesomely
spread,—something for which most housekeepers strive without knowing the
best way to reach the goal. Of course, not all who begin to build a home
are obliged to count every dollar they expend. For the benefit of those
who can start in their married life with a servant to aid them and money
enough to indulge in luxuries, some special information and advice are
given. But, after all, the aim has been particularly to lend a hand to
those whose incomes are moderate; to make the book a simple one,—one
that even a girl may take interest in studying. If it prove of value to
those young women who are establishing homes for themselves, its chief
mission will be accomplished.
M. P.
ROXBURY, MASS., 1893.
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CONTENTS.
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PAGE
A WORD WITH THE YOUNG HOUSEWIFE 1
ABOUT FURNISHING THE HOUSE 4
DIVISION OF THE HOUSEHOLD WORK 22
SOME THINGS TO BE LEARNED EARLY 31
WORK ON WASHING DAY 44
IN THE DINING-ROOM 52
BUYING FOOD AND CARING FOR IT 60
SOUPS 80
FISH 96
HOW TO COOK MEAT 112
SAUCES FOR MEAT AND FISH 164
SALADS 172
VEGETABLES 177
MISCELLANEOUS DISHES 200
BREAD IN VARIOUS FORMS 217
CAKE 241
PASTRY 253
PUDDINGS 260
SWEETS 289
BEVERAGES 300
PRESERVES AND PICKLES 307
FOR THOSE WHO LIVE ON FARMS 324
CARE OF THE SICK 338
WHEN CLEANING HOUSE 352
ODD BITS OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE 361
INDEX 391
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MISS PARLOA’S
YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER.
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CHAPTER I.
A WORD WITH THE YOUNG HOUSEWIFE.
IF one were to get a hundred reputed good housekeepers to come together
and give their ideas of what constitutes good housekeeping, no two would
agree upon all points. Project Gutenberg
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