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.

Home Work

8 pages in this part of Student's Manual in Household Arts.

Home Work (Study the dish-washing)

Study the dish-washing question at home. See if you can make your work easier by a little planning.

Home Work (If possible serve at home)

If possible, serve at home (1) a meal as you would if you were the hired waitress, (2) as you would if there were no maid to wait upon the…

Home Work

Batters, 194; Kinds of Batters, 194; Method of mixing, 196; Plain Muffins, 198; Graham Muffins, 199; Rice Muffins, 199; Corn Cake, 200…

Home Work: Cakes

Bread, (Perfect Loaf) 232; Raisin Bread, 235; Graham Bread, 236.

Home Work: Creamed

Coal Ranges, Daily Care, Building Coal Fire, 31.

Home Work: Strawberry

Custards, 146; Kinds, Composition, Tests, Hints in Making, 147; Baked, 148; Soft Custard, Floating Island, 149; Tapioca Cream, Strawberry…

Home Work: Broiled

Meat, 157; Structure, Cuts, 158; Beefsteaks, 163; Composition, 166; Cooking of Meats, 168; Pan Broiled Steak, 169; Hamburgh Steak, Creole…

Home Work: Serving

Rice, 56; History, Preparation for Market, Classification, Composition, Ways of Serving, 59; Boiled Rice, Steamed Rice, 61; with Parsley…

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