Household work; or, the duties of female servants. Practically and economically illustrated, through the respective grades of maid-of-all-work, house and parlour-maid, and laundry-maid : with many valuable recipes for facilitating labour in every department / prepared for the use of the National and Industrial Schools of the Holy Trinity, at Finchley.

Date:
1850
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Credit: Household work; or, the duties of female servants. Practically and economically illustrated, through the respective grades of maid-of-all-work, house and parlour-maid, and laundry-maid : with many valuable recipes for facilitating labour in every department / prepared for the use of the National and Industrial Schools of the Holy Trinity, at Finchley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. ed . j Page INTRODUCTION . ; ‘ ‘ + f % 1 THE MAID-OF-ALL-WORK. General Duties of a Maid-of-all-work . ) i é 2 Separate Duties . ‘ A ‘ d F Care and Consumption of Food, , ‘ A , ib. MORNING DUTIES. Fire-lighting,. &c. ‘ ‘ , ‘ ‘ as x 5 Management of a Fire ‘ . “ ; ‘ “ 6 Economy in Firing. 3 3 7 Rules for the Prevention of Accidents by Fire ire . A ab. MORNING DUTIES RESUMED—BREAKFAST. The Breakfast-table . 4 : : c ; : 9 Preparation of the Urn : : A ’ : < 10 How tomake Coffee . z P ; : ; : 11 Buttered Toast and Dry Toast . 2 E : 3 12 Bacon, or Ham, for Breakfast . ; . 3 oh ES Egg-boiling ‘ : : Riretis : P : ab. BED-ROOMS, BEDS, AND BEDDING. First Proceedings é 2 . z i < 13 Assistance required A : . : : : 14 Bed-making : : : eel! 15, Bed-rooms and Beds at Night : . . ° 17 Cleaning of Bed-rooms ; . ° : ab. Fire-irons, Carpets, Washing-stands, &e. : F 2 18 How to clean Hair-brushes and Combs . 19 How to scrub Bed-room and other Floors . 5 20 How to take Grease-spots out of Boards ‘ 21