General Suggestions
General Suggestions
On Monday, wash: Tuesday, iron: Wednesday, bake and scrub kitchen and pantry: Thursday, clean the silver-ware, examine the pots and…
Housekeeper's Alphabet
APPLES-Keep in dry place, as cool as possible without freezing. BROOMS-Hang in the cellar-way to keep soft and pliant. CRANBERRIES-Keep…
The Dining-Room (It may not be amiss to give)
It may not be amiss to give a page or two to the observances of formal dinners in "society," lest some reader-who may hope, if she becomes…
The Dining-Room (Filled and set in a convenient)
filled and set in a convenient place. Dishes that need to be warm, not hot, are left on the top shelf of the range or elsewhere where they…
For 10 with 2 Reserve Covers
Table is here set for the first course of melons. Second and other courses the same, only fish in place of melons, and so on for the…
The Host and Hostess (Making up a dinner party it)
In making up a dinner party, it is all important to know who will accept; and invitations, which may be written or printed, and should be…
The Host and Hostess (Those who entertain should)
Those who entertain should remember it is vulgar hospitality, exceedingly annoying to guests, to overload plates, or to insist on a second…
Individual Manners (At table and elsewhere)
Manners, at table and elsewhere, are made for the convenience and comfort of men, and all social observances have now, or have had at some…
Individual Manners (Bered however that the source)
bered, however, that the source of all good manners is a nice perception of, and kind consideration for, not only the rights, but the…
Breakfast Parties
Breakfast parties are becoming fashionable in cities, because less formal and expensive than dinners, and quite as agreeable to guests. The…
Breakfast Parties-Table Outfit
Oatmeal porridge is a favorite and healthful first course, and oranges, melons, and all fruits are delicious breakfast dishes. The variety…
Table Outfit
In the selection of table-wares, there is a wide field for the exercise of taste, and those whose purses permit, need not be at a loss to…
Clearing the Table (Gather up the fragments)
Gather up the fragments that nothing be lost or wasted. When each meal is over, if you do not have a crumb-cloth under the table, which…
Clearing the Table (Dust pan To clear the table)
on a dust pan. To clear the table, bring in a dish-pan, gather up all the silver, cups and saucers, butter and sauce plates, and glassware…
Dinner of Five Courses
For ten persons, with 12 covers laid, two extra covers are for accidental guests. 1. For dessert or fancy pieces.
First Course-Soup
2. Cake, pastry, biscuit or sweets. 3. For dessert or fancy pieces. 6. For dessert or fancy pieces. 7. Cruet. 8. Chutney. 4. For dessert or…