Making soap, shaving cream, razor strop paste and any number of antidotes to household poisons after the jump.

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More fascinating early 20th century hair and skin care after the jump, including a recipe for freckle removal.

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Tips for the hostess with the mostest after the jump!

Just a hint, but having servants apparently helps greatly.

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There's a rather large catchall section at the back end of the book---today, we're going to cover table etiquette.

Take the jump if you're dying to know why it's considered rude to blow on your food. more...

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All sorts of helpful hints in regards to health after the jump.

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More incorrect health advice---including remedies for lockjaw and the New York Sun's cholera mixture---after the jump.

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You can find even more incorrect health suggestions---including how to cure felons---after the jump!

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More deliciously incorrect health advice after the jump.

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Oh, yeah. You know you want to read these helpful hints, which---rather refreshing in this anti-bacterial age---seem to be completely devoid of advice regarding avoidance from germs but require plenty of avoidance from common sense. more...

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Making wine and only the finest spirits after the jump.

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Ok, so moving along from doughy stuff, I should probably make you aware this is the section where you'll find recipes---ahem---to MAKE YOUR OWN BOOZE.

Perhaps not in this installment, but maybe in the next.

Take the jump anyway so you don't feel like a schmuck when you come back for the next few. Besides, there's some early 20th Century medical benefits to drinking buttermilk listed that might interest some of you. more...

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More doughy goodness after the jump.

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More doughy stuff after the jump, including the Boston Brown Bread recipe from the Palmer House in Chicago, and the Corn Bread recipe from the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans.

You can find part one here. more...

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For all manner of yeasty, doughy stuff---including how to make your own yeast---take the jump.

The husband says all you home brewers will probably want to pay attention to the bit on how to make your own yeast. more...

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parts one, two and three.

Take the jump for the absolute last of the facts worth knowing!

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part one, part deux

Take the jump for fun and interesting facts worth knowing like "how to keep out rats and mosquitoes" and helpful tips on how to prevent the creaking of bedsteads. more...

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Part One is here.

Take the jump for such interesting factoids as how to "prevent oil from becoming rancid," how to deal with "troublesome ants" and---the one I'm sure you've been waiting for with bated breath---"how to cure hiccoughs." more...

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1 Sure-fire cure for "hiccoughs": One lime wedge Angostura Bitters Sprinkle bitters liberally over lime wedge. Soak it with the stuff. Have the affected party suck the entire slice of lime, bite and chew off the fruit to the rind. Chew and swallow. (You can't just suck the juice out and not chew the fruit. That is key.) Hiccoughs will be gone. Ask any bartender worth a damn.

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2 BTW, I am LOVING the excerpts from this cookbook. I have an old version of "The Legal Secretary's Complete Handbook" that's pretty funny but not nearly as good as this.

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3 I'm glad someone's liking them. Haven't received a great deal of feedback on these, except for your lovely statement.

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Take the jump if you're interested in things like "how to clean marble busts" or "a paint for wood or stone that resists all moisture." more...

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Yep. Within the "Sauces and Dressings" section there is a subsection of catsup recipies.

Not "ketchup."

Catsup

In a variety of flavors beside tomato!

Take the jump if you're interested and have mad canning skillz. more...

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After the jump. Replete with commentary from moi.

Just a quick note: I can't scan these pages, at least not until the binding is repaired, so I will try and get as close to how it looks by manuevering fonts, etc. more...

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