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All text in quotes "" on this page are exerpts from
"The Household Companion
--comprising--
a complete cook book--practical household recipies, aids and hints for household decorations; the care of domestic plants and animals and a treatise on domestic medicine
including a chapter on TUBERCULOSIS the great white plauge
A CURABLE AND PRVENTABLE DESEASE
--by--
DR. LAWRENCE F. FLICK
Medical Director of the Henry Phipps Institute for the Study,
Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis
general editors of the work
ALICE A. JOHNSON
Graduate in Domestic Science of Drexel Institute, Philadelphia
MRS. JANET MCKENZIE HILL
Editor of Boston Cooking Schol Journal
DR. HENRY HARTSHORNE, M.D., LL.D.
Author of "Essential of Practical Medicine"
AND OTHER SPECIALISTS
Copyright 1909, by M.L. DEWSNAP"
unless otherwise stated
please note that this book was written in 1909 and although historically acurate it may be entirely impractical.
Aunt Janet's recipes
Felicity's Household Tips
Sara's Ettiquite and Fashion Tips
Madame X's advice collum
links (not a exerpt)
Aunt Janet's Recipes
a cheese sandwich is eaten in the episode the lady and the blade, however, a cheese sandwich is not in "the household companion" so I am subsituting a ham sandwich recipe
"Ham Sandwiches.--Four pounds of ham chopped fine. Dressing: Yolks of four eggs, four tablespoonsful vinegar, one small teaspoonful of mustard, one-half teaspoonful of black pepper, juice of one lemon, a little chayenne pepper if desired. Cook until thick; mix with ham and spread between slices of buttered bread."
I thought this was approprite for 2000
"New Century Pudding.--Take one cup each of suet, sugar, currents, raisins and milk, add three cups flour. Shred and chop fine the suet and prepare the fruit. Beat together until light the suet and sugar and the yolks of two eggs; add the milk and flour; beat until smooth; add the beaten whites of the eggs, a teaspoonful each cinnamon and a little salt, and a teaspoonful baking powder. Mix well, flour the fruit and add; turn into a greased mold and boil for three hours. Serve hot, with wine or hard sauce."
Felicity's Household Tips
"Let us, for example, rapidly review the ordinary weekly duties in a well-managed household, but one limited to a single maid, engaged for general housework.
Diary of a Week's Work.
On Monday the maid is expected to devote the morning to the heavy labor of washing; rising early, and getting the day's labors well under way before the breakfast hour. She will have, besides, the meals to attend to, but these are made necessarily made simple and expeditious on that day, the mistress of the household usually finding it necessary to assist in the cooking and dishwashing.
Care should be taken to choose a plain dinner--steaks or chops, potatoes, and some ready-made dessert. The afternoon is occupied in finishing the washing, hanging out the clothes, and getting the tea, wich must be a meal easily cooked; for the "tidying up" of the kitchen is yet to be done before the girl can rest. It will be a great assistance, in places where the visiting is sufficiently informal to premit it, if some member of the family open the door to callers on busy days."
Tuesday coming soon
Sara's Ettiquite Tips
"The Introducer's Formula.
In introductions the common formula is:
"Mrs. Blank, may I," or "allow me to present," or "introduce, Mr. Smith"
Never reverse this order, and so introduce the lady to the gentleman. When the sexes are the same, present the person of the lesser to the one of the greater age or importance."
Sara's Fashion Tips
dash of salt's note -- USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
"Face Washes and Cosmetics.
Never use any kind of paint on the face. All rouges injure the skin. Blanc de perle is dangerous.
Greasy skins are benifited by washing in the juice of fresh cucumbers. Equally good is the ater in which spinich flowers have been boiled. The juice of strawberries is still better."
Madame X's advice collum
If you have a question you would like to ask Madame X please e mail
This Is End Of "The Household Companion" Exerpts
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