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A practical guide for everyday life from 1860, packed with household receipts and sensible advice.
This aging classic, titled Hand Book of Practical Receipts; Useful Hints in Every Day Life, covers cooking, preserving, cleaning, health remedies, and practical rules for domestic management. It also offers guidance on child care, household economy, and good conduct, aiming to help families manage daily tasks with efficient, )common-sense tips.
The book presents a broad collection meant to be useful in ordinary households. It combines recipes for meals and desserts with pragmatic instructions for caring for the home, tending to illness, and fostering cheerful, orderly living. It’s written in a straightforward style designed to be accessible to readers at home and in daily practice.
- A wide array of cooking and baking recipes, from pies and puddings to preserves and beverages.
- Practical household tips on domestic economy, cleaning, and preserving food.
- Health and sick‑room guidance, plus care for children and domestic animals.
- Behavioral and etiquette guidance intended to support family harmony and good manners.
Ideal for readers seeking time‑tested, no‑frills guidance for running a household with simplicity and care.
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Hand Book of Practical Receipts: Or Useful Hints in Every Day Life
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book, a concise and accessible guidebook for 19th-century homemakers, offers an assortment of home remedies and household tips in addition to a collection of recipes. The text serves as a window into domestic life as experienced by middle-class Americans in the decades leading up to the Civil War. Along with instructions for performing practical tasks like preserving food and cleaning clothes, the author shares advice on health and childcare, revealing widely held beliefs about medicine and family life in the period. The book is unique in its presentation of such a wide range of practical advice for 19th-century American women. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780282024666_0
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Hand Book of Practical Receipts: Or Useful Hints in Every Day Life (Classic Reprint)
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9780282024666
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9780282024666
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