The Female Emigrant's Guide, and Hints on Canadian Housekeeping (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Catherine Parr Strickland Traill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331181444 ISBN 13: 9780331181449

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Practical guidance for women starting life in Canada

This careful, road-tested guide offers clear advice on housekeeping, cooking, and daily life for wives and daughters of settlers in the Canadian backwoods.

This edition collects practical instructions learned from years of experience, with recipes for meals, methods for preparing food and common household tasks, and straightforward tips to manage a family in a new land. It also helps readers understand the landscape, climate, and practical realities of establishing a home in Canada, including information useful to travelers and new settlers.

• How to outfit a household and plan for travel and residence
• Simple, reliable cooking recipes and basic food preservation
• Everyday chores, soap and candle making, bread, and other basics
• Guidance on managing finances, supplies, and routine workloads in the backwoods

Ideal for readers planning emigration, new settlers arriving in Canada, or anyone seeking practical, no‑nonsense advice for running a home in a frontier environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331181444
• ISBN 13: 9780331181449
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 338