The Skillful Housewife's Book

The Skillful Housewife's Book
by L. G. Abell
Adopted by
Rebecca & Matt Haller
in honor of Claranelle Blackburn Bradbury
on January 31, 2020
Frontispiece and title page of the "Skillful housewife's book"

The skillful housewife's book, or, Complete guide to domestic cookery, taste, comfort and economy : embracing 659 receipts pertaining to household duties, the care of health, gardening ..., education of children, etc, etc.

By L. G. Abell. New York: R.T. Young, 1853.

This book was designed to guide and educate women about how to run what was then her main domain: the home. Discussing politeness and temper, bathing and exercise, simple house cures for ailments, how to preserve eggs and how to make “Splendid Johnny Cake,” this elegant small volume gives advice about everything and anything that exists and happens around a fashionable house. There are instructions even about how to remove grease from books!

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Adoption Type: Build and Access the Collection

Location: 
Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology