Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
Ebook192 pages18 minutes
The Frugal Housewife
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
A collection of recipes, household hints, and thrifty tips that paints a fascinating portrait of American home life nearly two centuries ago.
Published in 1829 in Boston, The Frugal Housewife was written by one of the foremost female writers and social reformers of her time, Lydia Maria Child. The charming collection of recipes and tips for homemakers of the early nineteenth century emphasized frugality in the kitchen and self-reliance in the household—making this work wildly popular in its day, with more than thirty-five printings.
Much of the content is still relevant today in the first American cookbook to emphasize the themes of thrift and economy in the kitchen. Considered a “must-read” for every new bride in its time, The Frugal Housewife offered simple recipes such as Apple Pie, Corned Beef, Gingerbread, Indian Cakes, and Pie Crust, but also included advice on parenting, cleaning, and medical problems, and numerous practical, Yankee-straightforward tips for saving money. Not just a collection for antiquarians, The Frugal Housewife is a fascinating work that will delight modern-day readers with its quaint but still usable recipes and tips.
This edition of The Frugal Housewife 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 lives 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 comprises approximately 1,100 volumes
Published in 1829 in Boston, The Frugal Housewife was written by one of the foremost female writers and social reformers of her time, Lydia Maria Child. The charming collection of recipes and tips for homemakers of the early nineteenth century emphasized frugality in the kitchen and self-reliance in the household—making this work wildly popular in its day, with more than thirty-five printings.
Much of the content is still relevant today in the first American cookbook to emphasize the themes of thrift and economy in the kitchen. Considered a “must-read” for every new bride in its time, The Frugal Housewife offered simple recipes such as Apple Pie, Corned Beef, Gingerbread, Indian Cakes, and Pie Crust, but also included advice on parenting, cleaning, and medical problems, and numerous practical, Yankee-straightforward tips for saving money. Not just a collection for antiquarians, The Frugal Housewife is a fascinating work that will delight modern-day readers with its quaint but still usable recipes and tips.
This edition of The Frugal Housewife 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 lives 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 comprises approximately 1,100 volumes
Read more from Lydia Maria Child
Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten – The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential Novels: The Underground Railroad, Memoirs of Frederick Douglass, 12 Years a Slave, Uncle Tom's Cabin, History of Abolitionism, Lynch Law, Civil Rights Acts, New Amendments and much more Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Life in Chains Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Most Influential Memoirs Of Former Slaves Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe American Frugal Housewife Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Collected Narratives and Testimonies Of Former Slaves Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe American Frugal Housewife: Essays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Romance of the Republic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Magician's Show Box, and Other Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings7 Footsteps of Fear Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHobomok Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSlavery Exposed: The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential Novels Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAutumnal leaves: tales and sketches in prose and rhyme Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Freedmens Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Runaways (Complete Collection): The Most Influential Memoirs Of Former Slaves Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPhilothea: A Grecian Romance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNever Forgotten, Never Could be: Documented Testimonies of Former Slaves, Memoirs & History of Abolitionist Movement Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The Frugal Housewife
Related ebooks
The Cooking Manual of Practical Directions for Economical Every-Day Cookery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management: The 1861 Classic with Advice on Cooking, Cleaning, Childrearing, Entertaining, and More Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEarly American Cookery: "The Good Housekeeper," 1841 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Best of Amish Cooking: Traditional And Contemporary Recipes Adapted From The Kitchens And Pantries Of O Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Housekeeper's Almanac: Or, The Young Wife's Oracle! for 1840! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Virginia Housewife: Or, Methodical Cook: A Facsimile of an Authentic Early American Cookbook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Christianity in the Kitchen: A Physiological Cook Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWomen in the Kitchen: Twelve Essential Cookbook Writers Who Defined the Way We Eat, from 1661 to Today Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Every Body's Cook and Receipt Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Appledore Cook Book: Containing Practical Receipts for Plain and Rich Cooking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hearthside Cooking: Early American Southern Cuisine Updated for Today's Hearth and Cookstove Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHome Economics: Vintage Advice and Practical Science for the 21st-Century Household Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Compleat Housewife: Or, Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The American Frugal Housewife Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLittle House Living: The Make-Your-Own Guide to a Frugal, Simple, and Self-Sufficient Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Housekeeper's Manual: Or, Complete Housewife Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Modern-Day Pioneer: Simple Living in the 21st Century Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Victory Cook Book: How to Eat Well, Live Well, Plan Balanced Meals Under Food Rationing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hand Made: The Modern Woman's Guide to Made-from-Scratch Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Old-Fashioned Economical Cooking: Healthy Culinary Ideas on a Budget Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Virginia Housewife: Or, Methodical Cook Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Cookery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spring House Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Homegrown & Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Simple Pleasures of the Kitchen: Recipes, Crafts & Comforts from the Heart of the Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Our Wartime Kitchen Garden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits: A Handbook of Etiquette with Recipes Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Regional & Ethnic Food For You
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everyday Slow Cooking: Modern Recipes for Delicious Meals Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Taste of Home 201 Recipes You'll Make Forever: Classic Recipes for Today's Home Cooks Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/530 Day Mediterranean Diet Meal Plan: Ultimate Weight Loss Plan With 100 Heart Healthy Recipes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One Bowl Meals Cookbook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mediterranean Diet: A Complete Guide: 50 Quick and Easy Low Calorie High Protein Mediterranean Diet Recipes for Weight Loss Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy And Healthy Recipes You Can Meal Prep For The Week Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Prairie Homestead Cookbook: Simple Recipes for Heritage Cooking in Any Kitchen Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Joy of Cooking: Fully Revised and Updated Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Daniel Plan Cookbook: Healthy Eating for Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tucci Cookbook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Korean Home Cooking: Classic and Modern Recipes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Prairie Cookbook: Memories and Frontier Food from My Little House to Yours Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Modern Mediterranean: Easy, Flavorful Home Cooking Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMediterranean Diet Cookbook Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Beverly Lewis Amish Heritage Cookbook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Everything Mediterranean Diet Book: All you need to lose weight and stay healthy! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cooking with Nonna: Sunday Dinners with La Famiglia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCreole and Cajun Cookbook: New Orleans Cuisine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cooking Like a Master Chef: 100 Recipes to Make the Everyday Extraordinary Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Real Southern Cook: In Her Savannah Kitchen Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Southern Slow Cooker Bible: 365 Easy and Delicious Down-Home Recipes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained in More Than 100 Essential Recipes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Best of Southern Living Cookbook: Over 500 Of Our All-time Favorite Recipes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related podcast episodes
129. Learning Old-Fashioned Skills | Carolyn Thomas of Homesteading Family 0% found this document useful141. Traditional Eating When You Have Food Sensitivities | Dr. Ashley Turner of Restorative Wellness Center 0% found this document usefulIn Defense Of Homemaking 0% found this document usefulSTART HOMESTEADING TODAY: We are going to help you start homesteading this year! TAKE THE COURSE "I WOULD LOVE TO HOMESTEAD! BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START!" If that sounds familiar, you are not alone. Over the last 2 years we have been doing a survey at our website. We... 100% found this document useful1: How to Know Whose Advice Counts 0% found this document useful124. All Things Spring: Home Decor, Gardening, Cooking | Kali Ramey Martin 0% found this document useful190. Do Homemakers Have Too Much Time on Their Hands? | Katie of Now That We’re a Family 0% found this document usefulGrow This... Not That! BEST and WORST food to Grow for SELF SUFFICIENCY 0% found this document useful#53 - Raw Milk: Our Ancestral Heritage 0% found this document useful127. Starting a Farm When You Didn’t Grow Up on One | Jess Sowards of Roots and Refuge Farm 0% found this document usefulKate and Charlie Talk Turkey 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Life Of A Trad Wife Pick Me UpUNLIMITED
Life Of A Trad Wife
Sep 3, 2020
3 min readTeatime On The Veranda TeaTimeUNLIMITED
Teatime On The Veranda
Mar 21, 2023
8 min readRecipes VictoriaUNLIMITED
Recipes
Dec 7, 2021
4 min readCooking the Books: Recipes by Artists C MagazineUNLIMITED
Cooking the Books: Recipes by Artists
Sep 15, 2020
9 min readStoried Style The Cottage JournalUNLIMITED
Storied Style
May 21, 2024
2 min readThe First Hello GoodUNLIMITED
The First Hello
Oct 28, 2020
4 min readStaying Home In Style Antique TraderUNLIMITED
Staying Home In Style
Nov 12, 2020
3 min readCooking Up The Past Old House JournalUNLIMITED
Cooking Up The Past
Oct 29, 2019
2 min readLavender-Laced Afternoon Tea TeaTimeUNLIMITED
Lavender-Laced Afternoon Tea
Jun 23, 2020
6 min readTeatime in Winter White TeaTimeUNLIMITED
Teatime in Winter White
Dec 6, 2022
8 min readLife by Hand VictoriaUNLIMITED
Life by Hand
Nov 23, 2021
4 min readThe Original Food Influencer Australian Women’s Weekly NZUNLIMITED
The Original Food Influencer
Sep 7, 2023
10 min readThe Original Food Influencer The Australian Women's WeeklyUNLIMITED
The Original Food Influencer
Sep 7, 2023
10 min readOff The Shelf Australian CountryUNLIMITED
Off The Shelf
Sep 7, 2022
Res taurateur and chef Tom Walton is a big advocate of seasonal vegies and sustainable fish. This book is not just a great guide to incorporating more of both into your diet, but also a gentle guide for the nervous Nellies of the fish-cooking world.
2 min readOff The Shelf Australian CountryUNLIMITED
Off The Shelf
Jun 2, 2021
In a former life, Fiona founded and ran a travel magazine with her husband, so her fiction is based on deep research and intimate knowledge of the setting. In this instance, it’s the region of Champagne and the important role women have played in the
3 min readEat, Read, Travel AFARUNLIMITED
Eat, Read, Travel
Oct 19, 2021
3 min readThe Women Who Caused a Revolution in Cooking The AtlanticUNLIMITED
The Women Who Caused a Revolution in Cooking
May 31, 2024
5 min readOff The Shelf Australian CountryUNLIMITED
Off The Shelf
Sep 5, 2018
COMPILED BY KIRSTY MCKENZIE With the subtitle I learned from the Country Women’s Association of NSW, this little tome is a compendium of tested and trusted recipes from the collective wisdom of the largest women’s organisation in Australia. While har
3 min readIn Memoriam Gourmet TravellerUNLIMITED
In Memoriam
Nov 24, 2019
2 min readCookbooks Are About More Than Just Food Now The AtlanticUNLIMITED
Cookbooks Are About More Than Just Food Now
Feb 18, 2022
3 min readThe Books Briefing: Following Food From Field to Market to Plate The AtlanticUNLIMITED
The Books Briefing: Following Food From Field to Market to Plate
Nov 22, 2019
2 min readWisdom Found Texas Highways MagazineUNLIMITED
Wisdom Found
Mar 9, 2022
4 min readQ&A With Mayukh Sen, Author Of ‘Taste Makers’ The Christian Science MonitorUNLIMITED
Q&A With Mayukh Sen, Author Of ‘Taste Makers’
Nov 19, 2021
In his book “Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America,” author Mayukh Sen offers biographical sketches of individuals who found unexpected success as chefs and cookbook authors after arriving in the United States in the
2 min readCooking By The Book New Zealand ListenerUNLIMITED
Cooking By The Book
Dec 11, 2023
Anything by Elizabeth David, Constance Spry or Madhur Jaffrey I’m not sure I can choose just one book! Food writing was more about a story back when I started buying books, rather than the recipe formula it is today. People knew stuff, and by today’s
7 min readEat Food. All the Time. Mostly Junk. The AtlanticUNLIMITED
Eat Food. All the Time. Mostly Junk.
May 11, 2019
7 min readTop 10 Food Books Booklist MagazineUNLIMITED
Top 10 Food Books
Sep 25, 2024
The most memorable cookbooks and food writing from thelast year honor tradition and memory, celebrate the labor of love that is cooking, and inspire readers to get into the kitchen themselves. Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untol
2 min readThe History Behind One of America’s Most Beloved Desserts The AtlanticUNLIMITED
The History Behind One of America’s Most Beloved Desserts
Jan 5, 2020
3 min readFood To Cure What Ails You: When Cookbooks Treated Meals As Medicine NPRUNLIMITED
Food To Cure What Ails You: When Cookbooks Treated Meals As Medicine
May 17, 2017
3 min readOff The Shelf Australian CountryUNLIMITED
Off The Shelf
Oct 31, 2018
COMPILED BY KIRSTY MCKENZIE Fiona McArthur has 30 years’ experience as a rural midwife living and working in northern NSW. She was one of the co-founders of a drop-in group for teenage mothers, and her experience informs this novel about a rural midw
3 min readFannie Farmer Mother of Level Measurements Cobblestone American History and Current Events for Kids and ChildrenUNLIMITED
Fannie Farmer Mother of Level Measurements
Feb 1, 2020
4 min read
Reviews for The Frugal Housewife
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The Frugal Housewife - Lydia Maria Child
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1