Australian enquiry book of household and general information/Index

by Mrs. Lance Rawson

INDEX.

COOKERY.

page
Advice to the Cook	9
Apples, To Cook	73
„„No. 2	73
„„No. 3	74
„„No. 4	74
„„No. 5	74
„„No. 6	74
Apple Trifle	74
„Jelly	82
„Drink	92
„Beer	92
Apricot Preserve	82
„„No.	82
Apricots, To Preserve Green	83
Asparagus	48
Baking Meats	15
Bachelor’s Supper	55
Bandicoot	42
Banana Fritters	75
„Custard	75
Beans, Harricot, To Cook	47
„French, To Pickle	87
Beef, Hints about	16
„Roast, with Lemon Juice	16
Beefsteak, To Cook a	17
Beef Tea	33
„„for a Delicate Stomach	33
Beetroot, To Prepare	47
„No. 2	48
„Pickle	89
Biscuits, Light	56
„Rice	56
„Currant	56
„Arrowroot	56
„Oatmeal	56
„Good	56
„Spoon	56
„Gingerbread Nuts	57
„Short	57
„Sweet	57
„Crisps	57
„Rusks	57
„Vanilla Drops	57
Bitters, Home Made	95
Boiling Meats	18
Braised Rump	27
Bread, To Make	49
„Made with Brewer’s Yeast	52
Breakfast Pops	55
Broth, Savoury	31
„Mutton	33
„Onion	33
Buns, Breakfast	55
Cabbage	98
„To Boil	46
Cakes, Meat	24
„Currant	57
„Sponge	58
„Family	59
„Drop	59
„Seed	59
„Gingerbread	59
„Rice	60
„Bread	59
„Short	60
„Maize Meal	60
„ Johnny	60
„Hoe	60
„Cheap Luncheon	60
„Tea	60
„Afternoon Tea	60
„Honey	60
„Bushman’s	60
„White	61
„Princess	61
„Funnel	61
„Maderia	61
„American Tea	61
„Chocolate	61
„Rice, for Nursery	61
„A Rich	62
„Wedding and Birthday	62
„Sugar	63
„A Simple	63
„Ginger	63
„Jam Roll	63
„Meringues	63
„Short Bread	63
„Victoria Sandwich	63
„Spoon	64
„Custard	64
„Cheese, Lemon	66
Calf’s Head, Baked	16
Candied Fruit	85
Carried Meals	97
Carrots à la France	47
Cauliflower	46
Cheese, Toasted	98
Cherries and Plums, To Dry	85
Chicken, Fricassed	44
„Potted	44
Chinese Dish	72
Chili Beer	94
Chocolate Creams	86
Chutney, No. 1	90
„Another	90
Citrons, To Preserve	80
Claret Cup	95
Cocoanut Custard	95
Cold Meat Dishes	22
Cookery, A Course of	9
Cornflour and Arrowroot	73
Cream, Banana	95
„Coffee	95
„Devonshire	96
„„	96
„Lemon	96
„Puffs	66
Cucumbers, Small, to Pickle	87
„Young„	88
„Boiled	48
Curry	23
„Egg	23
„Herring	39
„Crayfish	39
Custard, for Cake	64
„Boiled	72
Damper, A	53
Egg Plant, To Cook	47
Eggs and Milk	76
Eggs Anchovy	76
Eschallots, To Pickle	87
„About	89
„Pickled	89
Figs, to Dry	85
Fish Soups, Forcemeat for	39
„Baked in Vinegar	39
„Baked	39
„Cold, To Make up	39
„Frying	37
„Boiling	38
Flying Fox, The	42
Fowl, Stewed	43
Forcemeat for Stuffing	17
Fried Bread	55
Fritters, Sour Milk	76
Fruit Compote	75
„To Bottle or Can, No. 1	77
„„„No. 2	77
„To Preserve without Sugar	78
Game and Poultry	40
Ginger Ale	94
„Beer	92
„„	93
„„ small quantity	94
„„ Powders	94
„Sham	84
Goose, Boiled	43
„Wild	41
Gravy, Rich Brown	35
„Common	35
„White	36
„for Hashes, &c.	36
Gravies and Sauces	35
Grapes, To Preserve	84
Guavas	74
Hams, Baking	17
„Boiling	19
Herbs, Mixed	91
„Dried	91
Haricot	25
„Very Good	25
Hop Beer	92
„„Good	93
„„	93
Hop or Sugar Beer	92
Ibis, The	41
„Stewed	41
Ice, Home-made	96
Icing for Wedding Cake	62
Jelly for Invalids	97
Jelly, Calves’ Feet	96
Joints, To Stuff	17
Kidneys, Sheep’s, To Cook	18
Lemon Honey	86
„Wine	94
„Sponge	97
„Syrup	92
Lemon or Lime Juice, To Preserve	78
Lemonade	92
„Good	93
Lilly Pilly	80
Liver, Devilled	44
Macaroni with Steak	17
„with Kidney	26
Maitre d’ Hotel Butter	36
Mandarins, To Preserve	81
Meat Olives	25
„Potted	21
„Pudding, Scrap	23
Melon Rind, Preserved	84
„„„another way	84
Melted Butter	36
„„Made with Milk	36
Mince Meat, Simple	66
„„without Meat	67
„„for Large Family	67
Mushrooms	48
„Baked	48
„Stewed	49
„Broiled	49
„Ketchup	90
Mustard Pickle	88
„„	86
Mullet Baked	39
Mutton, Boiled Leg of	19
„Chops	98
„Slices	26
„Stewed Shoulder of	26
Night Shade or Blackberry	80
Onions, Boiled	46
„Stuffed	46
„Stewed	99
„To Pickle	89
Omelette Bread	76
„Souffle	76
Oranges, To Preserve	83
Orange Wine	95
Orange and Lemon Peel, To Candy	85
Oysters, Stewed	39
Panada, Mixed with Forcemeat	17
Parsnips	48
Pancakes, with Jam	64
Parsley, To Fry	91
Pastry	64
„Suet	65
Paste, A Rich	65
„Puff	65
„Potato	65
Patties, Custard	65
Pates de foie Gras	21
Peas	46
„To Preserve Green	84
„Stewed	49
Peach Essence	86
„Brandy	75
„and Rice	75
„Meringue	75
Picnics, What to Take	99
„Hints about	100
„Beef	100
„A Children’s	101
Pickling	86
Pickles, Good	87
Pie Melon Conserve	82
Pie Pumpkin	69
„Lemon	68
Pig Weed	48
Pigeons, To Stew	43
Pineapple, To Preserve	81
„Conserve	81
Porridge	73
Potatoes, To Boil	45
„Stoved	45
„Rissoles	45
„New	46
„Sweet	46
Poultry and Game	40
„Baking	42
„To Stuff	43
Preserves, Making	78
Puddings, Baked	67
„Boiled	69
„Christmas	69
„Yorkshire	68
„Victoria	68
„Marmalade	68
„„	72
„Lemon	68
„Chocolate	68
„Candied Peel	68
„Cheese	68
„Boston	72
„Good Boiled	72
„Plum, for Everyday	69
„Sunday	69
„„another	70
„Sultana	70
„Light Suet	70
„“Z”	70
„Ginger	71
„French	70
„Cold Fruit	74
„„ Peach	70
„Black	21
„White	22
Pumpkin	48
Puffs	54
Raspberry, Wild	80
„Vinegar	93
Rhubarb Jam	83
Rice, To Boil	71
„and Cocoanut	71
Rice, Frosted	71
„Savoury	71
„„another	71
Rissoles	24
Rolls, French	52
Round, To Bake a	16
„Boiled, Mrs. Lance’s Xmas.	19
„of Beef, To Boil a	20
Sausage, German	21
Sauce, Plain Parsley	36
„Caper, To Imitate	36
„Mayonnaise	36
„Mint	37
„Horse Radish	37
„For Cold Meat	37
„For Boiled Puddings	72
Sago Mould	71
„Another	71
Scones	53
„Fried	54
„The Best	54
„Another	54
„Drop	54
Sea Birds, Small	41
Sheep’s Trotters, Stewed	27
Soda Loaf, Plain	53
Soups	27
Soup, Thick	98
„Macaroni	31
„Vermicelli	31
„Sago	31
„Vegetable	31
„Carrot	31
„Mulligatawny	32
„Hare	32
„Giblet	32
„Wild Duck	32
„a la Julienne	32
„Barley	32
„Potato	33
„Clear	33
„Pea	33
„Bush Pease	34
„Egg	34
„Bean	34
„Potato	34
„Croute au Pot	33
„Tomato	34
„„	24
„Meat Essence, for	34
Soups and Gravies, Thickening for	35
„White Thickening for	35
Stock, Cheap	31
„To Make Quickly	31
„For Clear Soup	31
„Vegetable	32
Spice Loaf	55
Stewing and Braising	24
Stew, Irish	25
Steak, Boiled Boiled	21
„Stewed	25
„„No. 2	25
Syrup for Preserving	77
Tapioca and Fruit Syrup	73
Tarts, Custard	66
Tartlets, a Good Mixture for	66
Tomato	46
„Baked	46
„Stuffed	47
„Toast	47
„Stewed with Gravy	47
„Preserve	82
„Jam	83
„„Very Good	83
„„Green	83
„Pickles	88
„„Green	88
„„	88
„Vinegar	88
„Sauce	90
„„Another	90
Toffee Molasses	86
Tongues, Baked	17
Tripe, To Cook	26
„and Onions, Stewed	90
Turkey, Boiled	43
Veal, Boiled	19
„Stewed	25
„Stew	26
Vanilla and Oysters	26
Vegetables	45
Vegetable Marrow Stuffed	46
„„Boiled	48
„„Jam	83
Vegetables, Fried	49
Vegetarian’s Dish	49
Vinegar, To Make	89
„For Salads, Prepared	89
Wallaby, Stewed	42
Wedding Cake	62
Yam	48
Yeast, Potato	52
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Ant’s Nests, To Get Rid of	116
Ammonia and Its Uses	119
Banana Stains	111
Blackboard, Paint for a	169
Boots, Old, To Patch	112
„Kid, To Preserve	114
Brass and Copper, To Clean	116
Brooms	117
Candles, Home Made	118
Carpets, To Clean	112
Cement for Mending China	115
Chamois Leather, To Wash	116
Chimney, To Put Fire Out	116
Cleaning Cooking Utensils	115
Cockroach Poison	116
Collars & Cuffs, To Make Stiff, Glossy	107
Copper, To Clean a	104
Coral Discoloured, To Clean	114
Dry Earth	117
French Polish	110
French Polished Furniture Renovator	110
Fruit Stains from Linen	111
Furniture Polish	110
„a Good	110
Furniture, Old, To Clean	110
Furs, To Clean	116
Glass, To Prevent Cracking	111
Grease Marks fron Wall Papers	111
Harness, To Preserve	112
Ink Spots	111
Ironmould Stains	111
Ivory Ornaments, To Clean	115
Jewellery Tarnished, To Restore	114
Kerosene, Its Uses	104
Knife Handles, To Fix	115
Lamps	115
„Cement for Sticking Tops	115
Lye, To Make	106
Mackintosh, To Make a	113
Marble, Black, To Polish	115
Meerschaum, To Color a	111
Mildew, To Take Out	111
Moths, Silver Fish, &c.	112
„To Keep Away	112
Mounting Shells, Ferns, &c.	116
Mulberry Stains	111
Oil, Machine	118
„ Shark	118
Oilcloth, To Restore	111
Oil Paintings, To Clean, No. 1	117
„„No. 2	117
Painting	109
Paint a Bush Room	110
Perfume for Linen Presses	115
Picture Frames, Gilt, To Clean	114
Portmanteau, To Color	118
Purify a Room, To	114
„Vessels lying by	114
Rats, To get Rid of	116
Shells, To Polish	113
Shoes, Patent Leather, To Clean	114
„Tan, To Clean	114
Soap Jelly	105
„ Household, No. 1	105
„„No. 2	105
„„No. 3	105
„„No. 4	106
„ Arsenical	118
Sponge, To Clean a	113
„„No. 2	113
Sponge, To Cure and Bleach	113
Starching Shirts, About	107
Starch for Shirts	108
Starch a Shirt, How to	108
Staining	109
„Floors	109
„Wood Black	109
„„No. 2	109
Stain Wood, To	109
„Rosewood, For	109
„Mahogany, For	109
„Wood Black, To	109
Stains, To Remove	111
Straw Hats, To Clean	113
Tar Stains	111
Things Worth Knowing	120
Turpentine	119
Varnish, Bush	109
Washing	102
Wash Boys’ Tweed Clothes, To	106
„ Coloured Fabrics, To	106
„ Blues and Greens, To	107
„ Coloured Flannels, To	107
„ Blankets, How to, No. 1	107
„„„No. 2	107
„ Black Lace, To	107
„ Tweed Suits	119
Waterproof a Horse Rug, To	111
„Calico, To	118
„Boots for Sportsman	112
Whitewash, A Good	110
Windows, To Wash	116
FANCY WORK.
Baskets and Boxes, Fancy	127
„Simple Work	130
„Alum	132
Bodice, Lady’s (Crotchet)	127
Boots, Baby’s, To Knit	125
Carpentry for Young Ladies	132
Coral, Old, To Utilise	123
Coral Baskets	125
Cosy, A Tea	129
Crazy Work	128
Crystalize Grass and Leaves for Ornaments	131
Drawings, Chalk and Pencil, To Fix	133
Dolls, Useful	135
Dresses, Fancy	137
Frame, A Cork	126
Flowers, Fish Scale	133
„Dahlia, The	134
„Geranium, The	134
„Rose, The	134
„Jessamine, The	135
Fringe, Knitted	125
„A Good	127
„For Knitted Quilt	128
Glass, To Frost	123
Hanging Vases	123
Ivory, Imitation	125
Jacket, A Baby’s	123
Lamp Shade	124
Marble, Artificial	125
Mats, Dinner	123
Mats for the floor	129
Muslin, Spotted	128
Ornaments, Bamboo	133
Perfume Jars	123
Pictures, To Varnish	125
Pincushion, A Pretty	132
„Hair	132
Quilt, Knitted	124
Stocking for a Boy	129
Tablecloth, An Oriental	126
„A Novel	128
Tam o’ Shanter (Crochet)	126
Woollen Shawls, To Clean	124
Wattle Work	131
THE TOILET.
Complexion, The	139
„Wash, after Illness	142
„To Cure a Rough Blotched	143
„Hints	143
Face, The	138
Face Cream	142
Feet, The	146
Freckles	139
„For, No. 1	142
„„ No. 2	142
Hints for the Toilet	145
Hands, The	143
„Soap for Whitening the	144
„Pomade to Whiten	144
Hair, The	144
„ A Good Wash	145
„ Pomade for	145
„ Lotion	145
„ To Keep in Curl	145
„ A Good Wash	145
„ A Good Tonic	145
Mosquito Bites, To Prevent	141
Scent, Orange Flower	141
Scurf in the Head	145
Skin, To Soften	142
„ A Shiny	143
Sunburn, To Take Off	142
„To Remove	142
MEDICAL.
Asthma	158
„Mixture	159
Biliousness	154
Bites of Reptiles	165
Bleeding at the Nose	160
Boils, For	168
Breath, Offensive	166
Bruises	161
Bunions	164
Chilblains, a Cure for	161
Coffee as a Stimulant	160
Convulsions	156
Cold, a Severe	167
„ a Cure for	167
Cough, An Irritable	167
„ Mixture	167
Cramp, For	167
Diarrhœa, Dysentery	155
Drunkard, To Cure a	166
Earache	162
Faceache	167
Feet, For Offensive	167
Fomentations, Hot	165
Health, Rules for	147
Headaches	154
Heartburn	167
Health, Hints for	167
Hiccough, To Stop	160
Insects, To Remove from Ear	168
Lice, &c., To Remove from Hair	168
Linseed Tea	162
Lime Water	159
Management of the Sick	151
Milk as a Stimulant	162
Mouth, An Ulcerated	168
Mustard Poultices	159
„Emetic	159
Neuralgia	154
Perspiration	165
„Unpleasant	165
Pimples on the Face	166
Poisons	157
Pulse, The	160
Purify Air in Newly-painted rooms	162
Rest	167
Ringworm	163
Rheumatism	159
Rusty Nails, Wounds rom	167
Salt and Water	162
Sarsparilla	161
Scalds and Burns	160
Seasickness, Remedy for	162
Sewing Up Wounds	159
Simple Remedies	159
Sick Room, to Keep a Slow Fire	167
Sores on the Feet	159
Sore Throat, Good Remedy, a	160
Soap for Sores and Old Wounds	163
Sprains	159
Stammering	164
Sleeplessness, a Cure for	161
Sting, a Wasp	165
Surplus Hairs from Face or Body, To Remove	161
Swimming	169
Tender Feet	164
Teeth, How to Brush the	161
„ To Stop	163
„ To Remove Tartar	168
Toenails Ingrowing, To Treat	163
Tonic	165
„ A Good	159
Typhoid, Cure for	164
Voice, to Strengthen	162
Warts, To Take Away	164
Water, Pure	166
„ To Cleanse	166
Whitlow, To Cure a	161
„„No. 2	162
Whooping Cough	156
FARMING.
Practical Advice regarding	… 176 to 192
BUILDING and DECORATING.
Armchair, An	210
Book Shelves and Writing Table	206
Basket, A Good Clothes	210
Drapery for Mantelpiece	206
Four-roomed House, To Build	193
Fire Screens	207
House Building	192
Home, The, To Beautify	205
Horns	210
Leaves, Skeleton	207
Lustroleum	209
Newspapers, A Pocket For	211
Ottoman, A Centre	209
Paint, A Good Bush	204
Paint, Cheap, For Fences	204
Papering	211
Piles and Posts, To Preserve	205
Posts and Palings„	205
Pockets, For Walls	212
Shells, To Clean and Polish	210
Table, A Dressing	210
Timber for Four-roomed House	198
„Five„	203
Timber, To Measure	204
Tools	194
To Preserve	205
Upholstery	208
Wardrobe, A Curtain	209
Wash Colour for Out-Buildings	204
Whitewash for Farm Buildings	204
Wood, To Preserve	205
SCIENTIFIC FARMING.
Arrowroot	225
Cabbages	227
Clover	216
Farmer, The Young	176
Farming Hints	214
Haymaking, Hints On	217
Lucerne	216
Onions	227
Peas	228
Potato Growing	226
Pumpkins, Melons, &c.	228
Rape, To Grow	218
Silage Stacks	219
Tobacco Growing	220
„Cultivation	221
„To Make	222
Tomatoes	228
Vegetables Seeds Sowing	227
THE ORCHARD.
Budding	230
Barrel Run Without a Truck	241
Fruit Trees—
The Orange	233
Orange Growing	239
The Peach	234
„ Quince	235
„ Pear	235
„ Apple	235
„ Grape	237
Fruit Trees, A Word About	239
„A Good Wash For	239
„Scales and Insects	240
FLOWER GARDEN.
Cuttings, To Strike	245
Flower Garden, Hints About	243
„Ponds and Tubs	244
Fernery Pot Plants	247
Grafting	239
Gardening	250
Planting Trees	229
Pruning	233
Strawberries, How To Plant	240
Summer House, A Rustic	246
The Fuchsia	242
„ Musk	244
„ Begonia	245
Window Ornament	245
THE DAIRY.
Butter, Sweet, To Keep for Market	255
„To Keep Cool	255
„Hints About	255
Cow, Good Points of a	252
„ To Tell the Age of a	253
„ Management of a	253
„ Hints About	253
Cheese Making	254
Churning	255
Dairy Buildings	252
DOCTORING STOCK.
For Mange in Dogs	271
Feeding Horses While Hot	272
Horse Feed	272
Jibbing or Baulking Horses	271
Remedy for Worms in Sheep	270
„„„„ Horses	269
Swelled Sheep and Cattle	269
Sprains or Bruises in Cattle or Horses	269
Scum on Animal’s Eyes	270
To Feel the Pulse of Farm and Domestic Animals	268
Tape Worms in Lambs	270
To Keep Insects Out of Sheep Skins	271
To Tame the Wildest Horse	272
Worms in Horses	269
POULTRY NOTES.
Bumble Foot in Fowls	256
Eating Their Eggs	257
Food Supply for a Given Number	257
Hints About Poultry	258
Preserving Eggs	259
To Test Fresh Eggs	259
To Preserve Eggs in Salt	260
Uses of Eggs	261
HAM and FISH CURING.
Bacon Curing	262
„ To Cure Dry	263
Brine for Pork	267
„ Good, for Pork	267
Fish Curing	264
Hams, To Cure	263
„„No. 2	264
SKIN CURING.
To Cure Opossum Skins	274
„„„No. 2	274
„Kangaroo Skins	274
„Skins for Rugs	275
To Tan Bear or Platypus Skins, &c.	274
„and Colour Sheep Skins	275
„Sheep Skins	275
To Bleach Sheep Skins White	275
To Keep Weevils Out of Skins	276
To Scour Wool	276
Bird Skinning and Stuffing	276
Curing Emu Skins	280
To Purify Feathers	280
To Preserve Bird Skins, No. 1	280
„„„No. 2	280

ODD ITEMS FOR THE FARM

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