The House-Keeper's Guide and Indian Doctor

1851, and one small book promises ice creams, perfumery, soap, furniture polish, a complete system of doctoring — and model letters for every occasion.

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5 recipes in this part of The House-Keeper's Guide and Indian Doctor.

Winter Bell Pears

Take some of the nicest, put them in an iron pot, filling it about half full, cover them with water, and boil them. After giving them a…

Walnut Catsup

Bruise to a mass one hundred and twenty green walnuts, gathered when a pin could pierce one; put to it three quarters of a pound of salt…

Windsor and Castile Soap

To make the celebrated Windsor soap, nothing more is necessary than to slice the best white soap as thin as possible, and melt it over a…

Winter

Apples can be kept till June, by taking only those that are hard and sound, wiping them dry, then packing them in tight barrels, with a…

Whooping Cough

Mix a quarter of a pound of ground elecampane root in half a pint of strained honey and half a pint of water. Put them in a glazed earthen…

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