Domestic economy, and cookery, for rich and poor; containing an account of the best English, Scotch, French, Oriental, and other foreign dishes; preparations of broths and milks for consumption; receipts for sea-faring men, travellers, and children's food. Together with estimates and comparisons of dinners and dishes. The whole composed with the utmost attention to health, economy, and elegance / by a Lady.

Date:
1827
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Credit: Domestic economy, and cookery, for rich and poor; containing an account of the best English, Scotch, French, Oriental, and other foreign dishes; preparations of broths and milks for consumption; receipts for sea-faring men, travellers, and children's food. Together with estimates and comparisons of dinners and dishes. The whole composed with the utmost attention to health, economy, and elegance / by a Lady. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    form plans of reform, that are punctually attended to for a week, perhaps for a fortnight; after which they begin to be weary of the regularity of the cook, or other ser- vants, in bringing in their bills. This is very natural : order saves the servant trouble, by preventing con- fusion that she herself must put to rights; to the mis- tress it gives trouble, by making her attend to what otherwise-she would have little or nothing to do with. The consequences in the end may be severer to her than to the servant; but things that are distant are scarcely ever believed, and never heeded. The only way to render women economical is to give them charge of little affairs in the household, as early as the age of five, or even four years. The department that is entrusted to them will be better looked to than any other, if they are not indulged or praised for what they do. The soul of children is activity, and, if it is not employed in something that in- terests them, it must find vent in ill temper and crying, the consequences of which are ill looks, ill health, and often fits. An eminent practitioner told me, that, ex- cepting in some particular complaints, he never knew a child to have fits that was not indulged, and conse- quently had its passions excited. The improvement I have witnessed in the looks, temper, and intellect of children, simply from keeping them employed in this way, is truly astonishing, and the little things seem so delighted with being useful, and with the trust reposed in them,—a principle, the strongest perhaps in our na- ture, which we recommend to those more advanced in life, and expect from them, while we neglect to excite and to cherish it at an age when the feelings are warmest, and the confidence in others still undiminished. But perhaps it is better as it is ; it would add but one regret the more, to think that such children should be doomed to a boarding-school education. Were the attention of every master or mistress of a family turned to the ventilation of their dwelling, it would be greatly the means of insuring health. One single ven- tilator in the uppermost staircase window would effect a great deal. Great attention ought to be paid to letting the chamber-windows down from the top frequently through the day, particularly where the family sits. If a pipe was laid to conduct the soapy water to destroy