The kitchen is the great laboratory of the household, and much of the 'weal and woe' as far as regards bodily health, depends on the nature of the pr….

It is to be regretted that domestication has seriously deteriorated the moral character of the duck. In a wild state, he is a faithful husband.....bu….

Frugality and economy are virtues without which no household can prosper. Whatever the income, waste of all kinds should be most sternly repressed ..….

A good kitchen should be sufficiently remote from the principal apartments of the house, that the members, visitors, or guests of the family, may not….

Spring is the usual period for house-cleaning and removing the dust and dirt which, notwithstanding all precautions, will accumulate during the winte….

The white Aylesbury duck is, and deservedly, a universal favourite. Its snowy plumage and comfortable comportment make it a credit to the poultry-yar….

I have always thought that there is no more fruitful source of family discontent than a housewife's badly cooked dinners and untidy ways..

It is true, says Liebeg, that thousands have lived without a knowledge of tea and coffee; and daily experience teaches us that, under certain circums….

Fish is held out to be one of the greatest luxuries of the table and not only necessary, but even indispensable at all dinners where there is any pre….

As in the fine arts, the progress of mankind from barbarism to civilisation is marked by a gradual succession of triumphs over the rude materialities….

The half-hour before dinner has always been considered as the great ordeal through which the mistress, in giving a dinner-party, will either pass wit….

What moved me, in the first instance, to attempt a work like this, was the discomfort and suffering which I had seen brought upon men and women by ho….

Afternoon tea should be provided, fresh supplies, with thin bread-and-butter, fancy pastries, cakes, etc., being brought in as other guests arrive..

Dine we must and we may as well dine elegantly as well as wholesomely..

there should be a place for everything, and everything in its place..

Dining is the privilege of civilization. . . . The nation which knows how to dine has learnt the leading lesson of progress..

Pay, pay anything rather than go to law..