Project Gutenberg 2015-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 99 Roundell, Charles, Mrs. Roundell, Julia Anne Elizabeth Tollemache Roundell, Mrs. Charles Roberts, Harry 1871 1946 39013581 The Still-Room Produced by Em and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Still-Room" by Mrs. Charles Roundell and Harry Roberts is a culinary guide written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a comprehensive handbook for housewifery, focusing on the art of preparing food, preserving meats, pickling, and creating various homemade beverages. The book emphasizes the significance of domestic skills and the craft of cooking, encouraging women to embrace their roles as homemakers with pride and scientific zeal. The opening of "The Still-Room" presents a passionate plea for the recognition of housewifery as a vital and noble occupation, challenging contemporary attitudes that belittle homemaking. It reflects on the shift in societal norms, where the art of cooking has become overshadowed by a reliance on commercial food providers. The author argues for a return to traditional practices, emphasizing that women can exhibit intelligence and creativity in managing their households, particularly in cooking and preserving food. The section sets the tone for the practical recipes and techniques that follow, which include instructions on pickling, brewing, and preserving various foods, all underscoring the importance of home-cooked meals and self-sufficiency. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Distillation Canning and preserving Beverages TX Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: How To... Browsing: Science - General 275426 275557 2024-09-20T14:29:01.503764 2023-09-21T10:50:31.520452 text/html text/html 263859 2015-07-15T19:37:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 2551197 2015-07-15T19:37:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2647768 2024-09-20T14:29:08.715724 application/epub+zip 2646443 2024-09-20T14:29:02.837776 application/epub+zip 188658 2024-09-20T14:29:02.147750 application/epub+zip 2715790 2024-09-20T14:29:12.805690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2667974 2024-09-20T14:29:08.018730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217225 2022-09-22T11:54:09.805069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205288 205118 2024-09-20T14:29:00.429767 2023-09-21T10:50:30.490416 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 205656 2015-07-15T19:37:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 72201 2015-07-15T19:37:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18909 2024-09-20T14:29:13.054694 application/rdf+xml 16045 2024-09-20T14:29:02.255753 image/jpeg 2338 2024-09-20T14:29:02.201736 image/jpeg 2572315 2024-09-20T14:29:01.662750 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