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P E E F A 0 E. TO THE REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION. In offering to the public a new edition of "The Young Housekeeper's Friend," I wish gratefully to acknowledge the favor with which it has been regarded during the twenty-five years since its first publication. I have aimed to render it more worthy of patronage by a thorough revision, the omission of a few receipts of least value, the addition of full directions for canning fruits, and more than one hundred and fifty new receipts, which have been tested by experienced housekeepers. I am indebted to several friends for kindly furnishing me some of the most valuable of these. While the lessons of economy taught by the late war have not been forgotten, I have endeavored to meet the demands of the present customs of society for a greater variety of dishes than used to be thought requisite for the ample supply of a gentleman's table. In the additions which I have made, I have, as heretofore, given much more minute directions than would be appropriate in writing for experienced housekeepers. My earnest wish still is, as it was when I first wrote a cook-book, to give real aid to ladies who have never been accustomed to family cares. I have to request that those who use this book would give special attention to the general Directions at the head of each chapter. Mary H. Cornelius. Newton Centhe, August, 1871. chapter{Section 4THE YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER'S FRIEND. COUNSKIjS AND STTOGKSTIONS Good housekeeping compatible with intellectual culture.Persevering attention rewarded. Effects of unhealthy diet. Responsiveness of women.Application of the principles ofrellgion to the duties of domestic life. A Symmetrical education is extremely rare in thiscountry. Nothing is more common than to see young Ladies, whose i...
