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Excerpt from The Young Housekeeper's Friend IN offering to the public a new edition of The Young Housekeeper's Friend, I wish gratefully to acknowledge the 'favor with which it has been regarded during the twenty-five years since its first publication. I have aimed to render it more worthy Of patronage by a thorough revision, the omis sion Of a few receipts of least value; the addition of full di rections for canning fruits, and more than one hundred and fifty new receipts, which have been tested by experienced housekeepers. I am indebted to several friends for kindly fur mishing me some of the most valuable Of these. While the lessons of economy taught by the late war have not been for gotten, I have endeavored to meet the demands Of the pres ent customs of society for a greater variety Of dishes than used to be thought requisite for the ample supply Of a gentle man's table. In the additions which I have made, I have, as heretofore, given much more minute directions than would be appropri ate in writing for experienced housekeepers. My earnest wish still is, as it was when I first wrote a cook-book, to give real aid to ladies who have never been accustomed to family cares. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.