Student's Manual in Household Arts

Cooking as it was taught in 1915 — lesson by lesson, with the questions and the home-work forms the students filled in.

Table of Contents

The Book

1 page

General Instructions

4 pages

Duties of Housekeepers

1 page

Lesson Period

1 page

Questions and Suggestions

23 pages

Home Work

8 pages

The Sink

1 page

Pictures of Good Sinks

1 page

Garbage Pail

1 page

Garbage Consumer

1 page

The Refrigerator

1 page

Pictures of Good Refrigerators

1 page

Rathbone, Sard & Co

1 page

Diagrams of Range

1 page

Kerosene Stove

1 page

Sweeping and Dusting

1 page

Reading Notes

2 pages

Exercise I

1 page

White Potato

2 pages

Laboratory Exercises

18 pages

Notes on Laboratory Work

4 pages

Exercise II

1 page

Ways of Serving Rice

1 page

Cereal Breakfast Food

2 pages

Creamed Dishes

2 pages

Cream Soups

1 page

Creamed Soups

1 page

The Dining Room

1 page

Table Setting and Serving

2 pages

Exercise VIII

1 page

Diagram Showing Structure of Egg

1 page

Egg Tester

1 page

Exercise IX

1 page

Exercise X

1 page

Exercise XI

1 page

Diagram Showing Structure of Meat

1 page

Uses of Different Cuts

1 page

Chuck Steak

1 page

Porterhouse Steak

1 page

Loin Steak

1 page

Flank Steak

3 pages

Exercise XII

1 page

Tea Plant

1 page

Coffee Plant

1 page

Cocoa Plant

1 page

Flour Mixtures

3 pages

Leavening Agents

2 pages

Quick Doughs

2 pages

Bread Making

6 pages

Cake Mixtures and Puddings

5 pages

Exercise XVIII

2 pages

Salad Dressings

2 pages

Ices and Ice Creams

2 pages

Exercise XX

1 page

Exercise XXI

1 page

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