Buckeye Cookery

Tried and approved: the great American housekeeping bible of 1880.

House-Cleaning

4 recipes in this part of Buckeye Cookery.

Protection Against Moths

During the week before the "siege" of house-cleaning in spring or fall, look over all garments and articles to be put away, mend, remove…

Kalsomining

If papering and painting, or kalsomining are to be done, do the last named first. Wash ceiling that has been smoked by the kerosene lamp…

Painting

If painting has been required, a patient endurance of a sufficient number of drying days must be given over to this process. The smell of…

Papering

In papering a hard-finished wall, a thin solution of white glue should be first applied with a white-wash brush. To make the paste, sift…

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