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THE AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE.

DEDICATED TO

THOSE WHO ARE NOT ASHAMED OF ECONOMY.

BY MRS. CHILD,

AUTHOR OF "HOBOMOK," "THE MOTHER'S BOOK," EDITOR OF THE "JUVENILE MISCELLANY," &c.

A fat kitchen maketh a lean will.—FRANKLIN.

"Economy is a poor man's revenue; extravagance a rich man's ruin."

TWELFTH EDITION.

ENLARGED AND CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR.

1832.

INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER 3

ODD SCRAPS FOR THE ECONOMICAL. 8

SOAP. 22

SIMPLE REMEDIES. 24

GRUEL. 30

EGG GRUEL. 31

ARROW-ROOT JELLY. 31

CALF'S FOOT JELLY. 31

TAPIOCA JELLY. 31

SAGO JELLY. 32

BEEF TEA. 32

WINE WHEY. 32

APPLE WATER. 32

MILK PORRIDGE. 32

STEWED PRUNES. 33

VEGETABLES. 33

HERBS. 36

CHEAP DYE-STUFFS. 38

MEAT CORNED, OR SALTED, HAMS, &c. 40

CHOICE OF MEAT. 43

COMMON COOKING. 47

VEAL. 47

CALF'S HEAD. 47

BEEF. 48

ALAMODE BEEF. 49

MUTTON AND LAMB. 49

PORK. 49

ROAST PIG. 50

SAUSAGES. 50

MINCE MEAT. 50

BEANS AND PEAS. 51

SOUSE. 52

TRIPE. 52

GRAVY. 52

POULTRY. 53

FRICASSEED CHICKEN, BROWN. 54

FRICASSEED CHICKEN, WHITE. 54

TO CURRY FOWL. 54

CHICKEN BROTH. 55

FISH. 57

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