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As the author said: "Economizing on food is a most dangerous thing to try unless the housekeeper has an understanding of food values. She must know what foods are necessary for the health of her family and in what food materials she gets the most for her money, to be able to decide where it is wise and safe to cut and where unsafe." The book was originally published by the American School of Home Economics.
Florence Nesbitt was field supervisor and dietician for the Department of Relief of the Juvenile Court of Chicago, lecturer for the Chicago Visiting Nurses' Association, and formerly visiting housekeeper of the United Charities of Chicago.
| Business of Home-Making | 5 | |
| Food and the Body | 7 | |
| A Well-Balanced Diet | 9 | |
| Economy in Buying | 11 | |
| Tables of Composition and Proportion | 16 | |
| Setting the Table | 18 | |
| Ceneral Household Directions | 19 | |
| General Recipes | 21 | |
| Week's Menu for Winter with Directions | 66 | |
| Week's Menu for Summer with Directions | 86 | |
| Additional Three Weeks' Menus for Winter | 101 | |
| Additional Three Weeks' Menus for Summer | 104 | |
| Calculation of Cost | 107 | |
| Household Helps-- | ||
| 1. | Home-Made Fireless | 110 |
| 2. | Cold Lunches | 112 |
| 3. | When Mother Works Outside the Home | 113 |
| Feeding and Care of Children | 117 | |
| Index | 223 |
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Posted May 24, 2011
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As the author said: "Economizing on food is a most dangerous thing to try unless the housekeeper has an understanding of food values. She must know what foods are necessary for the health of her family and in what ...