Recollections of a HousekeeperApplewood Books, 2008 - 160 páginas Catherine Gilman's 1834 work provides a picture of domestic life and manners in New England. Claiming to take as her source the mingled results of observation and experience, Gilman's work provides insight into the life of a homemaker in nineteenth-century New England and is the precursor to her later Recollections of a Southern Matron. Taken as a pair, the two works provide insight into the regional differences in domestic economy between the North and the South in antebellum America. |
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... called Ma'am Bridge , whose mouth and chin resembled the modern pictures of old Mother Hubbard , and who was an extra assistant on washing days . She wore a mob cap , with a broad unstarched frill , which , in hanging out clothes ...
... called Ma'am Bridge , whose mouth and chin resembled the modern pictures of old Mother Hubbard , and who was an extra assistant on washing days . She wore a mob cap , with a broad unstarched frill , which , in hanging out clothes ...
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... called upon to say how many loaves of bread , under my apprenticeship , came out of the oven as heavy as a bad joke , or as sour as an unkind one ; how my pickles turned soft and yellow ; how I filled a bed with- out curing the feathers ...
... called upon to say how many loaves of bread , under my apprenticeship , came out of the oven as heavy as a bad joke , or as sour as an unkind one ; how my pickles turned soft and yellow ; how I filled a bed with- out curing the feathers ...
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... presided in a parlour , but never before was mis- tress of a kitchen ! A council had been called previous to my marriage , of the number of " help " which we * should require , and it was decided that a A HOUSEKEEPER .
... presided in a parlour , but never before was mis- tress of a kitchen ! A council had been called previous to my marriage , of the number of " help " which we * should require , and it was decided that a A HOUSEKEEPER .
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... called in New - England , a " calico short loose gown , " and at the south , " . a chintz wrapper , " with a check apron , a little starched , tied round her waist . Both cook and kitchen were in perfect keeping . " Well , Nancy ...
... called in New - England , a " calico short loose gown , " and at the south , " . a chintz wrapper , " with a check apron , a little starched , tied round her waist . Both cook and kitchen were in perfect keeping . " Well , Nancy ...
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... called to see me , and Cinda , from sheer curiosity , anticipated little Polly in going to the door . " Is Mrs. Packard within ? " said the lady . 66 No , ma'am , " said Cinda , with great prompt- ness , " but you'd better come in and ...
... called to see me , and Cinda , from sheer curiosity , anticipated little Polly in going to the door . " Is Mrs. Packard within ? " said the lady . 66 No , ma'am , " said Cinda , with great prompt- ness , " but you'd better come in and ...
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