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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Francis Child Along with simply written recipes for roasting a pig and preparing corned beef, hasty pudding, carrot... Read Full Overview

Newspaperwoman, novelist, and ardent advocate of women's rights, Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was recognized as one of the foremost female authors of her day. Married at 25 to a charming dreamer whose irresponsible behavior quickly depleted their meager earnings, she compiled... Read Full Overview

This vintage book contains Lydia Maria Child's 1838 frugal living handbook; "The American Frugal Housewife". This classic handbook contains simple and useful instructions for saving money, including hints on cooking, instructions for making one's own household necessities, advice... Read Full Overview

The American Frugal Housewife: Dedicated To Those Who Are Not Ashamed Of Economy. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Lydia Maria Francis Child (born Lydia Maria Francis) (February 11, 1802 - October 20, 1880), was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Native American rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of American expansionism. Her journals, both fiction and domestic... Read Full Overview

An ox's gall will set any color, -silk, cotton, or woollen. I have seen the colors of calico, which faded at one washing, fixed by it. Where one lives near a slaughterhouse, it is worth while to buy cheap, fading goods, and set them in this way. The gall can be bought for a few... Read Full Overview