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Mrs. Eaton.BUNGAY
Published by J. & R. Childs.
THE
COOK AND HOUSEKEEPER'S
COMPLETE AND UNIVERSAL
DICTIONARY;
INCLUDING
A SYSTEM OF MODERN COOKERY,
IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES,
ADAPTED TO THE USE OF
PRIVATE FAMILIES:
ALSO A VARIETY OF
ORIGINAL AND VALUABLE INFORMATION.
RELATIVE TO
| BAKING, |
| BREWING, |
| CARVING, |
| CLEANING, |
| COLLARING, |
| CURING, |
| ECONOMY OF BEES, |
| ---- OF A DAIRY, |
| ECONOMY OF POULTRY, |
| FAMILY MEDICINE, |
| GARDENING, |
| HOME-MADE WINES, |
| PICKLING, |
| POTTING, |
| PRESERVING, |
| RULES OF HEALTH, |
AND EVERY OTHER SUBJECT CONNECTED WITH
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
BY Mrs. MARY EATON.
EMBELLISHED WITH ENGRAVINGS.
BUNGAY:
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. AND R. CHILDS.
1823.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. AND R. CHILDS.
1823.
INTRODUCTION.
Nothing is more obvious, than that experiencepurchased by the sacrifice of independence is boughtat too dear a rate. Yet this is the only consolationwhich remains to many females, while sitting on theashes of a ruined fortune, and piercing themselveswith the recollection of the numerous imprudenciesinto which they have been led, simply for the wantof better information. Not because there is any wantof valuable publications, for in the present age theyabound; but rather because they contain such a varietyof superfluous articles, and are too indiscriminateto become generally useful. A young female,just returned from the hymeneal altar, is ready toexclaim on the first perusal, as the philosopher didwho visited the metropolis, 'How many things arehere which I do not want!' The volume when purchasedis often found to contain
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