Mrs. Owen's Illinois Cook Book (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Mrs. Owen's Illinois Cook BookTo young beginners in housekeeping the following brief hints ON domestic economy in the management Of a moderate income may perhaps prove acceptable.Whenever anything is bought, a bill Of the goods and a receipt Should be required, even if the money be paid at the time Of purchase, and to avoid mistakes the goods Should be compared with these when brought home, if the money is to be paid at a future period, a bill should be sent with the articles and regularly filed.An inventory of furniture, linen and china, should be kept, and the things examined frequently, especially if there be a change of servants Often, the articles used by servants should be entrusted to their care with a list, as many persons do with silver.In the purchase of glass and crockeryware, either the most customary patterns Should be chosen, in order to secure their being easily matched, or, if a scarce design be adopted, an extra quantity Should be bought to guard against the annoyance of the set being Spoiled by breakage, which, in the course of time must be expected to happen. There should also be plenty of common dishes, that the table set may not be used for putting away cold meats, etc.The cook should be instructed to be careful of coals and cinders. Small coal wetted makes the strongest fire for the back of the grate, but must remain untouched until it cakes. Cinders lightly wetted gives a great degree of heat, and are better for furnaces, ironing stoves and ovens.The most durable linens for sheeting are the Russia, German or Irish fabrics, a good stock of which, as well as Of table linen, Should be laid in to avoid the necessity of frequent or irregular washing. When linen cannot be afforded, always buy the best muslin sheeting. Sheets that have a seam in the middle wear the best, as the seam strengthens that part, and as the sheets begin to wear, sew the two outside seams and Open the middle seam, and they will wear twice as long.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.