The Dixie Cook-Book

“The best is none too good.” Southern family receipts gathered across generations and printed in Atlanta in 1883 — and, in the same volume, everything else a household was expected to know: the laundry, the sick-room, dressmaking, babies, and a year's bill of fare.

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and put up near where cakes, etc.. are made. It costs little, probably about two dollars, and is a great convenience.

SPICE BOX. The spice box serves the same purpose as the rack and cabinet, but is closer than either and equally convenient.

It has a handle on the top and a clasp which fastens the lid in place. For keeping spices from waste, and for convenience, one of these contrivances is a great addition to a kitchen outfit.

A PAIR OF GOOD SCALES is a necessity in every well-regulated kitchen. Unfortunately for people who always want to get the full worth of their money, not every grocer and butcher is honest, and when the quality of goods is satisfactory there is sometimes a serious shortage in weight.. A good pair of scales is a little detective that does its work quietly and faithfully. If

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