The Young Housekeeper : Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery.

ISBN:

9781449428556

Title:

Author:

Alcott, William A.

Personal Author:

Alcott, William A.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Series:

American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection

Contents:

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER I. DIGNITY OF THE HOUSE-KEEPER -- CHAPTER II. FIRST PRINCIPLES -- CHAPTER III. HAVING A PLAN -- CHAPTER IV. KEEPING ACCOUNTS -- CHAPTER V. KEEPING A JOURNAL -- CHAPTER VI. NATURE OF FOOD IN GENERAL -- CHAPTER VII. FARINACEOUS FOOD -- CHAPTER VIII. FOOD FROM WHEAT -- CHAPTER IX. INDIAN CORN, AND ITS COMPOUNDS -- CHAPTER X. FOOD FROM RYE -- CHAPTER XI. RICE -- CHAPTER XII. BARLEY AND OATS -- CHAPTER XIII. THE POTATOE -- CHAPTER XIV. BEANS AND PEAS -- CHAPTER XV. BUCKWHEAT AND MILLET -- CHAPTER XVI. BEET, CARROT AND PARSNIP -- CHAPTER XVII. THE TURNIP -- CHAPTER XVIII. THE ONION AND RADISH -- CHAPTER XIX. THE SQUASH, PUMPKIN AND TOMATO -- CHAPTER XX. CABBAGE, LETTUCE, & -- c -- CHAPTER. XXI. ARROW-ROOT, TAPIOCA, & -- c -- CHAPTER XXII. ON FRUITS IN GENERAL -- CHAPTER XXIII. THE APPLE -- CHAPTER XXIV. THE PEAR -- CHAPTER XXV. THE PEACH, APRICOT AND NECTARINE -- CHAPTER XXVI. THE STRAWBERRY -- CHAPTER XXVII. THE RASPBERRY -- CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BLACKBERRY -- CHAPTER XXIX. THE WHORTLEBERRY -- CHAPTER XXX. THE GOOSEBERRY, CURRANT AND GRAPE -- CHAPTER XXXI. THE CHERRY -- CHAPTER XXXII. THE PLUM -- CHAPTER XXXIII. THE MELON -- CHAPTER XXXIV. THE CUCUMBER -- CHAPTER XXXV. THE FIG AND RAISIN -- CHAPTER XXXVI. NUTS -- CHAPTER XXXVII. ANIMAL FOOD -- CHAPTER XXXVIII. MILK -- CHAPTER XXXIX. BUTTER -- CHAPTER XL. CHEESE -- CHAPTER XLI. EGGS -- CHAPTER XLII. FLESH AND FISH -- CHAPTER XLIII. SUMMARY OF LEADING PRINCIPLES -- CHAPTER XLIV. COOKERY, AS IT IS -- CHAPTER XLV. COOKERY, AS IT SHOULD BE -- CHAPTER XLVI. ECONOMY OF TIME, BY A REFORMATION IN COOKERY -- CHAPTER XLVII. EXPENSE OF ANIMAL ANL VEGETABLE FOOD COMPARED -- CHAPTER XLVIII. HOW TO BEGIN THE WORK OF REFORMATION.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Home economics.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

Cork :

Andrews McMeel,

2013.

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Summary

Printed in at least twenty editions by 1851, The Young Housekeeper was a successful work by prolific author and president of the American Vegetarian Society, William A. Alcott. Of the 108 books authored by Alcott, The Young Housekeeper focuses on the role of mothers and housekeepers in the healthy preparation of food for the family. Alcott stressed that the types of food consumed as well as the method of preparation all combined to be "best for their whole being, here and hereafter." While Alcott's beliefs and aspirations are informative about mid-19th century reform, The Young Housekeeper also provides recipes for simple vegetarian meals from chapters such as The Apple, The Pear, and The Cucumber. This edition of The Young Housekeeper was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, a Revolutionary War patriot and successful printer and publisher, the Society is a research library documenting the life of Americans from the colonial era through 1876. The Society collects, preserves, and makes available as complete a record as possible of the printed materials from the early American experience. The cookbook collection includes approximately 1,100 volumes.

Author Notes

William A. Alcott was the first president of the American Vegetarian Society as well as a physician, teacher, reformer, and author. He wrote a total of 108 books covering subjects such as education reform, design, family life, diet, and physical education. As an active member in the health reform, Alcott believed that vegetarianism helped lead a person to a more spiritual life besides just being better for the body. He remained stringent in his vegetarian diet until his death in 1859 at the age of 60.