New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families

keep up the price, and is no less injurious to those who eat, than to those whose penury bids them abstain. Many receipts are given for things which, being in daily use, the mode of preparing them may be supposed too well known to require a place in a cookery book; yet how rarely do we meet with fine melted butter, good toast and water, or well made coffee! She makes no apology for minuteness in some articles, or for leaving others unnamed, because she writes not for professed cooks. This little work would have been a treasure to herself, when she first set out in life, and she therefore hopes it may be useful to others. In that idea it is given to the public, and as she will receive from it no emolument, so she trusts it will escape without censure. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. Miscellaneous observations for the use of the Mistress of a Family, 1 Different methods of cooking the several kinds of Fish, 1 to 17 Observations on dressing Fish, 17 to 20 On dressing Meats, 20 to 76 On dressing Poultry, 76 to 87 On making Pies, 87 to 93 On making Soups, 93 to 101 On making Gravies and Sauces, 102 to 111 On making Vinegars and Pickles, 112 to 124 On making Stews, 124 to 127 On making Salads and boiling Vegetables, 128 to 131 Small Dishes for Supper, 131 Forcemeat for Patties, Balls, or stuffing, 132 Pastry, 133 to 141 Puddings, 142 to 159 Sweet Dishes, 159 to 186 Fruits, 186 to 210 Ices, 210 to 212 Cakes, 212 to 229 French Bread, 229 To make and preserve Yeast, ibid. To pot and roast Cheese, 230 To poach Eggs, 231 On managing a Dairy, 231 to 235 Home Brewery, 236 to 247 Cookery for the Sick, 247 to 264 Cookery for the Poor, 264 to 268 Useful Directions to give to Servants, 269 to 276 =Miscellaneous Observations= FOR THE USE OF THE MISTRESS OF A FAMILY; BY WHICH MUCH MONEY WILL BE SAVED, AND THE GENERAL APPEARANCE GREATLY IMPROVED. The mistress