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A PLEA FOR HOUSEWIFERY 1
BUTTER AND CREAM 9
CHEESE 16
PICKLING MEAT 23
FISH 31
EGGS 32
PICKLING VEGETABLES 33
CONDIMENTS AND SAUCES 40
PRESERVES 48
THE STORING OF FRUIT AND HERBS 57
THE BOTTLING OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 63
THE DRYING OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES 67
HOME-BREWED BEER 71
CIDER 77
WINE-MAKING 80
THE DISTILLING OF WATERS AND CORDIALS 92
SOME OTHER CORDIALS AND BITTERS 112
DRINKS—OLD AND NEW 117
HINTS FOR REFRESHMENTS AT A GARDEN-PARTY OR PICNIC 128
ICE CREAMS 137
FOOD FOR INVALIDS 139
PERFUMES 145
SOME MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES 149
INDEX 153