Project Gutenberg 2004-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 427 Child, Lydia Maria 1802 1880 Child, Lydia Maria Francis Francis, Lydia Maria Child, L. Maria (Lydia Maria) Child, D. L., Mrs. Child, Mrs. D. L. Child, Mrs. David Lee Child, David Lee, Mrs. The American Frugal Housewife E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, William Flis, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The American Frugal Housewife" by Lydia Maria Child is a practical guide written in the early 19th century that offers advice on frugality and efficient household management. It targets readers seeking to make the most of their resources, emphasizing the importance of economy in both finances and daily life. The book covers a wide range of topics, including cooking, home remedies, sewing, and managing household tasks, all aimed at promoting a lifestyle of thriftiness and self-sufficiency. The opening of the book introduces the concept of frugality as an essential skill for managing a household effectively. It advises on utilizing every resource available, from time to materials, and instills habits of careful accounting and resource management. Child stresses the value of teaching children responsibility and thrift from a young age, encouraging family members to contribute to household upkeep and economy. Through anecdotes and practical tips, the initial portion sets the tone for the book's practical wisdom, highlighting simple yet effective strategies for saving money and resources in everyday life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cooking Home economics TX Text Technology Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Cooking & Drinking 339212 337370 2024-09-06T07:37:50.836562 2023-10-06T09:23:16.492528 text/html text/html 340027 2020-12-18T06:47:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 148281 2020-12-18T06:47:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 218111 2024-09-06T07:37:58.510056 application/epub+zip 218436 2024-09-06T07:37:52.803562 application/epub+zip 178949 2024-09-06T07:37:51.630573 application/epub+zip 680834 2024-09-06T07:38:02.597996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 659548 2024-09-06T07:37:57.510535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319942 2022-09-07T02:27:02.373042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272822 272726 2024-09-06T07:37:49.864568 2023-10-06T09:23:15.695554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 272526 2020-12-18T06:47:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101078 2020-12-18T06:47:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18919 2024-09-06T07:38:02.741994 application/rdf+xml 11701 2024-09-06T07:37:52.012562 image/jpeg 2832 2024-09-06T07:37:51.816585 image/jpeg 202510 2024-09-06T07:37:50.871576 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia