The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook

by Steel, Flora Annie Webster; Gardiner, Grace

• ISBN13: 9781108021937
• ISBN10: 110802193X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-04
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Flora Annie Steel and Grace Gardiner's classic work of Anglo-Indian household life was first published in 1888 and went through ten editions thanks to its great utility. Tailored specifically for the British community in India, the book covers household hints, domestic finances and house management, a glossary of common domestic terms, and a variety of recipes. For readers today, it provides a valuable insight into life in British India, as well as revealing contemporary attitudes to the native Indian people. Steel and Gardiner were witty and well-travelled women of lively intelligence, and the book makes entertaining and accessible, if highly opinionated, reading. Topics covered include the care of domestic and farm animals, clothing and dressmaking, practical cooking tips, camp and missionary life, and how to cope with the idiosyncrasies of the Indian servant. For more information on Steel, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=steefl

Table of Contents

Preface

The duties of the mistress

The storeroom

Hints on breakfasts, dinners, luncheons, etc.

The duties of the servants

Cows and dairy

Hints on poultry

Dogs

Gardening

Hints on camp life

Hints to missionaries and others in camp and jungles

Hints on management of young children

Simple remedies

Table of wages

Hints on outfits

Preliminary remarks on cooking

Advice to the cook

Advice on boiling, frying, roasting, stewing, baking

Soups

Fish

Sauces

Plain entrees

High-class entrees and garnishes

Garnishes

Savouries

Dressed vegetables

Salads

Game

Hot puddings

Cold sweets

Pastry

Bread, cakes, and biscuits

Confectionery

Jams, preserves, pickles, chutnies, liqueurs

Eggs

Ices

Sandwiches, supper dishes, etc.

Miscellaneous

Index

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