Recollections of a HousekeeperHarper & Brothers, 1834 - 155 páginas |
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... mother's establishment was a washerwoman , 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 ...
... mother's establishment was a washerwoman , 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 ...
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... I will make en pas- sant , that my mother's persevering tuition in cookery has saved me a thousand mortifications , to which I have seen ignorant housewives ex- posed . CHAPTER II . THE FIRST TRIAL . It were a. RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... I will make en pas- sant , that my mother's persevering tuition in cookery has saved me a thousand mortifications , to which I have seen ignorant housewives ex- posed . CHAPTER II . THE FIRST TRIAL . It were a. RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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... mother as Mr. Packard from Boston , the son of a friend . He remained a few days at the village on law business , for he was an attorney , and though my mother was one of the most unostentatious women in the world , yet before he left ...
... mother as Mr. Packard from Boston , the son of a friend . He remained a few days at the village on law business , for he was an attorney , and though my mother was one of the most unostentatious women in the world , yet before he left ...
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... mother , nominally my guest , re- lieved me from every care ; but on the Monday following , she returned to her own residence , Edward went to his office , and I was left alone . I soon felt weary of idleness . How willingly would I ...
... mother , nominally my guest , re- lieved me from every care ; but on the Monday following , she returned to her own residence , Edward went to his office , and I was left alone . I soon felt weary of idleness . How willingly would I ...
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... mother had taught me culinary arts with great care , and I felt on strong ground while I defended my quantity of milk . Nancy an- swered me again with some heat , and when she found me following my own recipe in si- lence , dashed the ...
... mother had taught me culinary arts with great care , and I felt on strong ground while I defended my quantity of milk . Nancy an- swered me again with some heat , and when she found me following my own recipe in si- lence , dashed the ...
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