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The American frugal housewife
The American frugal housewife
Author: Lydia Maria Francis Child
Along with simply written recipes for roasting a pig and preparing corned beef, hasty pudding, carrot pie, buffalo tongue, and scores of other dishes, this fascinating book, with its lively and direct style, also offered 19th-century readers suggestions for treating chilblains and dysentery, cleaning white kid gloves, educating one?s daughters, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060114824
ISBN-10: 0060114827
Pages: 141
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Publisher: Harper & Row
Book Type: Unknown Binding
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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First published in 1832, this fascinating book was a "must" for every bride of the mid-1800s, it will delight todays homemakers and nostalgia enthusiasts with its charming glimpse into the homes of the past.
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