Chapter II: Preface

Every Englishman’s house is his Castle; the Husband has to do battle with the struggles and competition of life; to provide for the wants of his little fortress; and to keep those formidable enemies Debt, Discontent, and Poverty, from the door. And many and arduous are the battles which he has to brave; frequently testing to their utmost the powers of heart and mind.

At the right hand of the Master of the citadel stands the Housewife, his help-meet, companion, and comforter. Upon her devolves the duty of keeping away the more subtile enemies that attack the dwellers of the citadel within: Disease, Uncleanliness, and Waste, are among the silent but stubborn foes which, unless they are fairly resisted at their first approach, destroy the foundation, shatter the walls, and reduce to ruin, both in a moral and a material sense, the Domestic stronghold which it is Man’s mission to erect and defend, and Woman’s mission to preserve in all its happiness and integrity.

The “PRACTICAL HOUSEWIFE,” which we now present to the public in a greatly enlarged and much improved form, is a Hand-book to guide the Wife in the discharge of those duties upon which the well-being of Home depends; and without the proper fulfilment of which the most earnest efforts of the best Husband will ever fail to secure their reward. In proof that we do not over-estimate the importance of Woman’s influence in the household, remember the words of Solomon: “Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”

In the following pages will be found some excellent Thoughts and Maxims upon Housekeeping; Advice upon the Domestic Treatment of the Sick; the Management of Children, &c.; a series of very instructive papers upon Domestic Manipulation, together with Directions for Cookery and the Choice of Food, in accordance with the Seasons of the Year; also ample Directions upon Carving, and the Arrangement of Tables, &c., with a large number of tried and approved Receipts in almost every description of Domestic Preparation.

The married lady who carefully studies these pages, cannot fail to become a “Practical Housewife,” one of those wise women who “buildeth her house,” increaseth happiness in all around her, and is followed, when she is called heavenward, by the throbbing heart-love of all who felt her blessed influence.

It is obvious that the subject of NEEDLEWORK, intricate as are its operations, and voluminous as its written descriptions must be, could not be included in the present volume. The subject has been elaborately treated and profusely illustrated in the “TREASURES IN NEEDLEWORK,” containing several hundreds of designs by Mrs. WARREN, Mrs. PULLAN, and other eminent artists.

Commending our Volume to the Housewives of Great Britain, in the fullest confidence that every page will bear the closest examination, and be found unusually instructive, we pray for the increase of those Domestic Virtues which are the proud characteristic of the British Nation.

LONDON, _October, 1860_.

INDEX.

Ablution, importance of, 22

Ague, 72

Air, importance of fresh, 22

Ale, devilled, 227

Aleberry, 225

Ale, mulled, 226

Ale posset, 228

Almond soap, 276

American biscuits, 297

Ants, expelling, 188

Antwerp cream, 301

Aperient electuary, 130

Aperient for children, 130

Aperient, infant’s, 127

Aperient pills, 126

Aperients, spring, 126

Aperient, tonic, 126

Apoplexy, 74

Appleade, 223

Apple fool, 265

Apple jelly, 270

Apricot beverage, 223

Apricot pudding, 275

April, food and cookery for, 262

Arrack, mock, 226

Arrow-root, 144

Artichokes, boiled, 287

Artichoke bottom ragout, 299

Artichokes fricasseed, 269

Asparagus, boiled, 264

Asparagus soup, 266

Asses’ milk, imitative, 145

Asthma, 49

Asthma, relief of, 127

Athol brose, 226

August, food and cookery for, 280

Baked milk, 145

Baking, 238

Bandages, 112

Bandoline, 140

Bang, 226

Barbel, to fry, 249

Barley gruel, 144

Barley milk, 145

Barley water, 223

Barley water, to make, 245

Bath buns, 256

Batter pudding, 271, 283

Beads, to clean, 214

Beans, French, à la Crême, 274

Beans, kidney, boiled, 274

Bear’s grease, 141

Bedding, &c., choice of, 8

Beef steaks, Staffordshire, 288

Bed-rooms, management of, 14

Beds, to detect dampness in, 188

Beef broth, 254

Beef collops, 259

Beef hams, 287

Beef, pressed, 278

Beef, spiced, 270

Beef stock, 253

Beef tea, 147

Bees, to avoid injury from, 135

Beverages, summer, 221

Beverages, winter, 221

Biliousness, 54

Bishop, 226

Blackberry jam, 306

Black caps, 292

Black draught, 127

Blacking for dress boots and shoes, 188

Blacking to preserve leather, 188

Blanching, 239

Bleeding at the nose, 134

Blisters, 113

Boiling, 172, 235

Books, to remove stains from, 213

Boring, 239

Bottles, to clean, 143

Bottles, to make air-tight, 189

Bowel complaints, 57

Brain fever, 64

Braising, 239

Brass ornaments, to clean, 211

Brass, to clean, 212

Brawns, mock, 266

Bread-and-butter pudding, 297

Bread pudding, 251

Breath, remedy for shortness of the, 128

Brentford rolls, 275

Brill, fried, 285, 298

Broiling, 237

Bronchitis, 50

Bronchitis, acute, 51

Bronchitis, chronic, 51

Broth for invalids, 146

Broth of calf’s feet, 147

Broth of chickens, 147

Browning for soups, 254

Bruises and sprains, remedy for, 133

Bruises, cure for, 132

Brushes, to clean, 142

Bugs, to destroy, 189

Bullace tart, 293

Burns, lime liniment for, 133

Burns, to heal, 134

Butcher’s meat, economy in the use of, 245

Cabinet pudding, 271

Cake, good common, 283

Cakes: see under various names, as Shrewsbury, Banbury, currant,
&c., 261

Calf’s feet and milk, 145

Calf’s head, 276, 294

Calf’s head cheese, 269

Calf’s head, fricasseed, 264

Calf’s head pie, 300

Calf’s heart, baked, 292

Candles, hints about, 190

Candles, to improve, 190

Candlesticks, to clean, 213

Capillaire, mock, 224

Carbuncles, 115

Cardinal, 226

Cardoons à la fromage, 296

Cardoons, fried, 292

Carp, fried, 295

Carp, stewed, 254, 268

Carrot soup, 254

Carrots, boiled, 282

Carrots, Flemish way, 287

Carving, 320

Casks, to sweeten, 215

Caudle, 144, 226

Caudle, brown, 226

Caudle, rice, 227

Caudle, cold, 227

Caudle, flour, 227

Caudle, flummery, 227

Caudle, oatmeal, 227

Caudle, tea, 227

Caudle, white, 227

Cauliflowers, boiled, 269

Celery, fried, 296

Celery with cream, 261

Cement for iron utensils, 189

Cement, manufacture and use of, 159

Cements, waterproof, 161

Chairs, restoring, 194

Chapped hands, cerate for, 137

Cherry drink, 224

Chervil, boiled, 274

Cheshire puffs, 275

Chicken fricassee, 286

Chicken-pox, 48

Chicken, roasted, 278

Chilblains, 107

Chilblains, household cure for, 130

Children, cookery for, 303

Children, management of, 22

Chimneys on fire, means of extinguishing, 191

Chimneys, cure for smoky, 191

China, &c., choice of, 8

China, to mend broken, 190

China, to pack, 192

Chintz, to wash, 203

Choking, 109

Cholera, 62

Cholera and bowel complaints, prescription for, 127

Chopping, 165

Christmas cake, 301

Cleaning, 148, 180

Cleanliness, importance of, 14

Cloth, scouring balls to take grease from, 207

Clothes, management of wet, 208

Clothes-brushes, to clean, 142

Clothes, to brush, 209

Clothing, hints respecting, 22

Coats, to renovate, 207

Coat, to pack properly, 208

Cock-a-leekie soup, 294

Cockles, pickled, 285

Cockroaches, expelling, 188

Cod sounds, boiled, 299

Cod sounds ragout, 299

Cod, to cure, 295

Colds and coughs, 127

Coloured prints, &c., to prevent from running, 202

Colours of dresses, preserving, 203

Combs, to clean, 142

Consumption, 46

Consumption, watercresses recommended, 128

Cookery for the months, 248

Cookery, rudiments of, 232

Cool tankard, 224

Copper saucepans, danger from, 239

Corking, 148

Corns, cure for, 130

Corns, cure for soft, 131

Cough, 48

Cough mixture, 128

Cough, recipe for a, 127

Court-plaster, 140

Crab soup, 258

Crabs, dressed, 267

Crackers, bon-bon, 301

Crambambull, 226

Cramp, cure for, 134

Cranberry drink, 224

Crape, to remove stains from, 207

Cream, cold, 139

Cream, housewife’s, 279

Croup, 44

Cucumbers, stewed, 274

Cumberland pudding, 275

Curds and whey, 224

Curling fluid, 138

Currant water, 225

Curried beef, 256

Curries, various, 237

Curry, 250

Custard pudding, 283

Cutlery, choice of, 8

Cutting glass, 152

Dace, to fry, 249

Dace, to marinade, 249

Damascus biscuits, 279

Damson or plum cheese, 257

Deafness from deficient wax, 130

Deafness, remedy for, 130

Decanters, to clean, 210

Decanting, 153

December, food and cookery for, 297

Delirium, 66

Delirium tremens, 67

Derbyshire bread, 279

Derby short cakes, 288

Devonshire junket, 295

Diarrhœa, 61

Diarrhœa in infants, 129

Dinners, 14

Disinfecting, 180

Disinfecting liquid, 136

Disinfecting sewage, 135

Distilling, 185

Dividing, 163

Divine drink, 225

Dory, boiled, 290

Dory cutlets, 268

Dory, fried, 296

Doubing, 239

Dresses, to preserve the colours of print, 200

Drying, 148

Ducklings, roasted, 263

Ducks, roasted, 255

Ducks, Nottingham fashion, 295

Durham pie, 300

Dye for woods and veneers, 195

Dyes, various, 191

Dysentery, 61

Dyspepsia, 60

Ear-ache, remedy for, 131

Early rising recommended, 14

Ears, affections of the, 80

Eau de Cologne, 141

Eau sucre, 225

Economy, importance of, 3

Eel pie, 262

Eel soup, 258

Eels, broiled, 281

Eels, collared, 295

Eels, spitchcock, 263

Eels, to pot, 281

Egg-flip, 272

Egg wine, 228

Eggs for invalids, 147

Elder-flower ointment, 140

Elder wine, mulled, 228

Embroidery, to clean, 200

Endive, stewed, 282

Epilepsy, 75

Erysipelas, 37

Excoriation, 116

Expenditure and income, 8

Eye, affections of the, 79

Eyes, inflammation of the, 128

Eye-wash, 138

Eyes, wash for weak, 138

Face, affections of the, 78

Fainting, 77

Feathers, to make muffs and tippets of, 204

February, food and cookery for, 253

Feet, care of the, 91

Feet, cold, means of preventing at bed-time, 130

Feet, cure for blistered, 129

Female clothing, to render uninflammable, 219

Fermenting, 185

Fever, 63

Fever, brain, 64

Fever draught, 130

Filtering, 155

Fireproof and waterproof cement, 218

Firmity, 265

Fish-jelly, savoury, 263

Fish, potted, 266

Fish, salt, 249

Fish, selection of, 17

Fish stock, 276

Flannel, to shrink new, 192

Flannels, to wash, 209

Flap, 225

Flatulence, 59

Flies, to destroy, 135

Floors, hints on scrubbing, 196

Flounders, as water souchy, 285

Flummery, 252

Food for the months, 248

Forks, cleaning, 182

Fowl, curried, 273

Fowl, dressed cold, 268

Fowls, forced, 299

Fowls, roast, 259

French pastry, 256

Fricadel, 260

Fricassee of beef, 250

Fruit stains, to remove from the fingers, 213

Fruits for children, 306

Frying, 237

Fumigation, 135

Furniture, taste in the selection of, 3

Furniture, wax for polishing, 195

Furs, to clean, 204

Furs, to preserve, 204

Galling, to prevent, 129

Gargles, 89

German puffs, 275

German silver, to clean, 211

Giblet soup, 258

Ginger beer, 221

Ginger beer, Indian, 225

Ginger beer powders, 221

Gingerbread, 256

Gingerbread nuts, 301

Gingerbread snaps, 301

Gingerbread, spiced, 283

Ginger cakes, 257

Ginger lemonade, 222

Glass, cutting, 152

Glass, grinding, 152

Glass, to mend broken, 190

Glass, to pack, 192

Glass, writing on, 152

Glazing, 239

Glazing for hams, tongues, &c., 260

Gloves, to clean kid, 205

Glue, common, 161

Glue, liquid, 161

Glue, mouth, 160

Glue that will resist moisture, 189

Goitre, 117

Gold lace, to clean, 199

Goose, green, roasted, 263

Goose, roasted, 255

Gooseberry fool, 270

Gooseberry fool, with the wood in it, 270

Gout, 96

Gravy, rich, 298

Grease spots, means of removing, 194

Grinding, 163

Grinding glass, 152

Grouse, potted, 286

Grouse, roasted, 282

Gruel, 143

Gudgeon, fried, 295

Guinea-fowl, roasted, 299

Haddock, to boil, 249

Hair dyes, 136

Hair, preservation of the, 84

Hair, superfluous, 137

Hair, to promote the growth of, 137

Hair wash, 137

Hake, baked, 299

Hake cutlets, 249

Hake pie, 293

Ham, boiled, 282, 292

Ham for Christmas, 300

Hamburg beef, 300

Hampshire cheese snaps, 265

Hands, care of the, 89

Hands, to whiten the, 138

Hare collops, 286

Hare-lip, 118

Hare pie, 255

Hare, roasted, 286

Hare soup, 249

Harness, polish for, 188

Hats, to take care of beaver, 207

Heart, disease of the, 91

Heart, ox, roasted, 278

Heartburn, 129

Heat, economy of, 175

Herb pie, 278

Herrings, fried, 290

Herrings, smoked, 290

Hessian soup, 284

Hiccups, cure for, 128

Hippocras, 222

Hoarseness, 128

Hooping-cough, 30

Hooping-cough, mixture for, 128

House, taking a, 3

Household receipts, 126

Housekeepers, suggestions to, 242

Housekeeping, thoughts and maxims on, 1

Hydrophobia, 71, 134

Hypochondriasis, 69

Hysteria, draught for, 130

Idiocy, 68

Imperial, 222

Incombustible varnish for wood, 216

Income and expenditure, 8

Indigestion, prescription for, 129

Inflammation, 118

Influenza, 53

Ink stains, to remove from books, &c., 213

Inks, indelible, 193

Inks, sympathetic, 193

Inks, various, 192

Insanity, 70

Insects, bites of, 132

Insects, expelling, 188

Invalids, food for, 20, 143

Iron-moulds, to remove, 213

Iron-moulds in linen, to remove, 200

Iron-work, cleaning, 181

Isinglass, 145

Italian paste, 262

Italian turnip, 267

Itch, 37

Ivory, to restore, 214

January, food and cookery for, 248

Japanese cement, 189

Japanned goods, cleaning, 182

Jaundice, 55

Jelly, bread, 145

Jelly, Gloucester, 145

Jelly, rice, 145

Jelly, tapioca, 146

Jelly, strengthening, 146

Jingle, 146

June, food and cookery for, 271

Julienne soup, 272

July, food and cookery for, 276

Kale, 265

Kettles, to clean, 212

Kidney pudding, 292

King cup, 223

Kitchen utensils, selection of, 3

Knives, cleaning, 182

Knots, 166

Lace, to wash, 200

Lace veils, to clean, 199

Lacquer-work, to clean, 212

Lait sucre, 223

Lamb’s brain cakes, 251

Landlord and tenant, 3

Language, precautions respecting, in the presence of children, 22

Larding, 239

Larks, roasted, 250

Leather cases, to clean, 214

Leeches, management of, 109

Leek soup, 294

Lemonade, 222

Leveret, roasted, 282

Light, importance of, 14

Lime and egg cement, 161

Linen, to remove stains of wine or fruit, from table, 203

Linen, uses for old, 8

Linen, &c., choice of, 8

Linen, to restore scorched, 202

Linen, to restore stained, 200

Linen, to whiten after turning yellow, 202

Ling, boiled, 299

Lip salve, 140

Lips, affections of the, 81

Liver pudding, 251

Liver, roasted, 260

Lobster balls, 272

Lobster cutlets, 258

Lobster, potted, 277

Lobster salad, 266

Lobster sauce, 295

Locality, choice of, 3

Lodgings, relative advantage of furnished and unfurnished, 3

Looking-glasses, to clean, 210

Lumbago, 105

Macassar oil, 138

Maccaroni, 266, 294

Mackerel, broiled, 277

Mackerel, marinaded, 277

Madness, 68

Mahogany, artificial, 195

Mahogany, to improve, 194

Mahogany, to take ink from, 195

Malcolm puddings, 252

Mania, 69

Manipulation, domestic, 148

Marathon biscuits, 288

Marble, to clean, 214

March, food and cookery for, 257

Marketing, hints upon, 14

Marrow-bones, beef, 264

Marrow pudding, 265

Marrow, vegetable, 274

May, food and cookery for, 266

Measles, 41

Meats, selection of, 17

Medical guide, 30

Medical receipts, 126

Melancholy, 68

Metals, to remove stains from, 213

Mildew in linen, to remove, 200

Mildew, to remove from clothes, 208

Mincemeat, 252

Mincemeat, à la Soyer, 302

Mince pies, 252

Mirrors, to clean, 210

Mistresses and servants, 8

Mistress’s example, importance of, 18

Mock turtle, 284

Moths, perfume against, 142

Moths, to prevent, 208

Mourning, to remove stains from, 207

Mousseline-de-laine, to wash, 202

Mushrooms, 278

Mushrooms, à la Maintenon, 287

Mushrooms, grilled, 287

Musquetaire, 272

Mussels, pickled, 285

Mutton, breast, grilled, 274

Mutton ham, 251

Mutton, hashed, 296

Mutton steaks, à la Maintenon, 264

Nails, to whiten the, 138

Napkins, folding, 310

Naples cheese, 283

Nectar, 225

Nettle rash, 45

Neuralgia, 103

Newcastle pudding, 279

Nightcap, Oxford, 228

Norfolk biscuits, 261

Northumberland pudding, 288

Nose, affections of the, 85

Nose, to stop bleeding of the, 134

Nourmahal cake, 279

November, food and cookery for, 293

Nurseries, management of, 14

Nurses, and hints upon nursing, 26

Oak, imitation colour, 192

Oat-cakes, unfermented, 254

Oatmeal gingerbread, 252

Oatmeal pudding, 252

October, food and cookery for, 289

Oil-cloths, hints about, 196

Ointment, sedative, 129

Onion ragout, 291

Onions, roasted, 274

Orangeade, 222

Order, importance of, 14

Ox cheek, stewed, 281, 283

Oxford hash, 260

Ox tail, 290

Oyster sausages, 285

Oysters, fried, 258

Oysters, scalloped, 285, 295

Oysters, stewed, 255

Packages, 166

Pains after exertion, prevention of, 134

Paint, cleaning, 181

Paint, to remove from dresses, 202

Paint, to remove the smell of, 215

Palpitation of the heart, 92

Palpitation of the heart, draught for, 129

Panada, to make, 145

Pancakes, 283

Paper-hangings, to clean, 214

Parcels, 166

Parsnips, to boil, 261

Parties, dinner, 14

Parties, evening, 14

Partridge pie, 286

Paste, adhesive, 160

Paste, permanent, 160

Pastry, directions for making, 244

Pea soup, 248

Pea soup, green, 266

Peas, boiled, 264

Peas, stewed green, 278

Pen wiper, excellent, 219

Pens, to preserve steel, from corrosion, 218

Perch, as water souchy, 250

Perfume for linen, 141

Perfume of flowers, to extract, 141

Perfume against moths, 142

Pheasant, roasted, 291

Pies, see under various names, as mince, rump steak, &c.

Pigeon, broiled, 250

Pigeon compôte, 259

Pigeon in savoury jelly, 268

Pigeon soup, 254

Pike, baked, 281

Pike, stewed, 258

Plaice, fried, 299

Plate, care of, 8

Plate, cleaning, 181

Plate, to remove black spots from, 211

Plovers, roasted, 278

Plum cheese, 257

Plum pudding, 302

Point lace, to clean, 200

Poisons, 120

Poisoning, 135

Pomade, Victoria, 141

Pomatum of rosemary, 140

Poor man’s drink, 228

Pope, 228

Porcelain, to clean, 210

Pork pie, Cheshire, 288

Pork, Portuguese way, 251

Pork, spare-rib, 251

Porridge, plum, 298

Porridge, Scotch, 245

Posset, treacle, 230

Posset, lemon, 229

Posset, royal, 229

Posset, pope’s, 229

Posset, jelly, 228

Posset, cold, 228

Posset, snow, 230

Posset, orange, 229

Potato fritters, 261

Potato salad, 269

Potted meat, Strasburg, 260

Prawn jelly, 263

Prawns, curried, 255

Prawns, potted, 277

Prawns, to boil, 273

Pudding, à la Soyer, 293

Pudding, plain, 271

Puddings, see under various names, as plum, marrow, &c.

Punch, à la Romaine, 231

Punch, Scotch, 230

Punch, regent’s, 230

Punch, common, 230

Punch, cold, 230

Punch, West Indian fashion, 229

Punch tea, 231

Punch, milk, 230

Punctuality, importance of, 14

Purl, hot, 228

Putty, to soften old, 218

Potatoes, several ways of cooking them, 243

Pot-pourri, 141

Poultices, 111

Powdering, 163

Quinine, draught for dyspepsia, 129

Rabbit, fricasseed, 255

Rabbits, mumbled, 278

Rabbits, stewed, 250

Ramakins, 261

Raspberry vinegar, 223

Ratafia pudding, 293

Receipts, medical and household, 126

Renovating balls, 197

Rheumatic fever, 98

Rheumatism, 97

Rheumatism, prescription for, 129

Rhubarb fool, 270

Ribbons, to take creases out of, 198

Rice and apples for children, 306

Rice glue, 189

Rice milk, 145

Rice, plain, 262

Ring-worm, 105

Roasting, 236

Rust, precautions against, 218

Rust, to take from iron or steel, 212

Sack posset, 229

Sago, 144

Sago milk, 144

Salads, hints upon, 269

Salmon, collared, 263

Salmon, pickled, 277

Salmon, potted, 273

Salmon-trout pie, 290

Sanders, 264

Sandwiches, Victoria, 270

Sauté, or gravy soup, 272

Sausages, Bologna, 259

Sausages, Oxford, 274

Saucepans, to clean, 212

Sauces, see under the different heads, as oysters, lobsters,
shrimps, &c.

Scalds, lime liniment for, 133

Scarlet fever, 33

Scorbutic eruptions, 130

Scotch leek, 281

Scrofula, 47

Sea cookery, 271

Sea pie, 271

Seidlitz powders, 222

Senna and manna, to make palatable, 307

September, food and cookery for, 284

Servants, and mistresses, 8

Servants’ duties, routine of, 18

Servants, management of, 8

Sewage, to disinfect, 135

Shell-fish, selection of, 17

Sherry cobbler, 224

Shoes, French polish for, 188

Short-bread, 256

Shrewsbury cakes, 261

Shrimps, to boil, 273

Sick, care of the, 16

Side, remedy for pain in the, 132

Silk lace, to wash, 198

Silks, various ways of dyeing, 197

Silks, various ways of cleaning, 197

Silks, various ways of renovating, 197

Silver, to clean, 212

Simnel, to make a, 257

Sippets, 146

Sirloin of beef, 250

Skate, boiled, 263

Skate, fried, 273

Skin, remedy for chapped, 130

Skin, to prevent discoloration of, after blows, 133

Skin, to remove black stains from the, 215

Small-pox, 39

Smelling-bottles, to loosen the stoppers of, 142

Snipe ragout, 259

Snipe, roast, 259

Snuffers, to clean, 213

Soda cake, 270

Soda powders, 222

Soup à la Chartre, 280

Soup à la sap, 254

Soup, baked, 298

Soup, common, 248

Soup for the poor, 298

Soups, Flemish, 289

Soups, see under various names, as hare, giblet, &c.

Spanish pea, 262

Spasms, remedy for, 132

Spinach, 272

Spinach, boiled, 265

Spinach, stewed, 265

Spinach stewed with eggs, 299

Sponges, to clean, 143

Sprains, 106

Spruce beer powders, 222

Spruce beer, white, 225

Stain mixture, 202

Stains, means of removing, 194

Steel goods, to clean, 211

Stew for invalids, 147

Stew, first-watch, 271

Stewing, 172, 238

Stings, remedy for, 136

Stockings, to clean silk, 198

Stoppering, &c., 148

Straining, 155

Suet milk, 145

Summer beverages, 221

Sweetbreads, larded, 275

Syllabub, 265

Syllabub, Somersetshire, 297

Syllabub, Devonshire, 279

Syllabub, London, 279

Syrup pie, 278

Tables, laying out and arranging for breakfasts, luncheons,
dinners, teas, suppers, &c., 309

Tamarind drink, 225

Tapioca, 144

Tea cakes, 256

Tea-trays, to clean, 214

Teeth, to fill decayed, 138

Teeth, to remove tartar from the, 139

Teeth, preservation of the, 82

Teething, 32

Teething mixture, 129

Temperance in meats and drinks, 14

Tenant and landlord, 3

Tench, as water souchy, 250

Tench, fried, 263

Tench, stewed, 295, 299

Throat, affections of the, 86

Throat, remedy for sore, 131

Thrush, 36

Tic-douloureux, 100

Tic-douloureux, remedy for, 131

Tin covers, to clean, 211

Toasting well, 240

Toddy, buttered, 231

Toffee, for hooping-cough, 128

Toilette receipts, 136

Tomato, 290

Tomatoes, stuffed, 292

Tooth-ache, cure for, 131

Tooth-powders, 139

Trafalgar cakes, 293

Treacle beer, 223

Tripe, stewed, 275

Tripe, soused, 288

Tripe, stuffed and roasted, 288

Trotters, sheep’s, 145

Trout, boiled, 268

Trout, pickled, 277

Trussing, 320

Turbot, pickled, 299

Turbot, boiled, 282

Turkey, Dutch way, 273

Turkey patties, 250

Turnip pie, 296

Turnips, boiled and mashed, 274

Tying down, 148

Typhus fever, to prevent infection from, 135

Ulcers, ointment for, 133

Varnishes, various, 216

Varnish, for baskets and straw hats, 216

Varnish, incombustible, 216

Varnish, for plaster figures, 216

Varnish, for harness, 216

Veal broth, 258

Veal cake, 264

Veal cutlets à la Maintenon, 279

Veal, larded, 296

Veal olives, 260

Veal sausages, 251

Veal stock, 253

Veal tea, 147

Vegetable marrow, 274

Vegetable pudding, 261

Vegetables, observations on cooking, 260

Vegetables, selection of, 17

Velvet, to iron, 207

Velvet, to raise the pile of, 207

Velvet, to restore, 207

Venison, 251

Venison, fried, 292

Ventilation, 14

Vermicelli, 262

Warmth, in relation to health, 22

Warts, cure for, 132

Wasp, to cure the sting of a, 135

Water, a corrective for bad, 217

Water, hints respecting, 172

Waterproof boots, 217

Waterproof cements, 161

Waterproof cloth, 217

Waterproofing cloth, Chinese method, 218

Whey, lemon, 231

Whey, vinegar, 231

Whey, mustard, 231

Whisky toddy, 231

Whitebait, fried, 273

White-ears, roasted, 282

Whiting, boiled, 268

Whiting, fried, 268

Wine whey, 231

Wine, mulled, 231

Winter beverages, 221

Wood, to colour black, 195

Woodcocks ragout, 296

Woodcock, roasted, 291

Wounds, ointment for, 134

Zinc ointment, 130

THE PRACTICAL HOUSEWIFE.

THOUGHTS AND MAXIMS ON HOUSEKEEPING.