The new family receipt book containing eight hundred truly valuable receipts in various branches of domestic economy ... A new edition, corrected. By Maria Eliza Rundell

John Murray; Wilson and Son, York; Mozeley, Gainsborough; William Blackwood, Edinburgh; [and 2 others], 1815 - 418 pages

THIS VOLUME	1

Method of draining ponds in level grounds	7

Dr Taylors method of ascertaining the qualities of marl	9

homely words of our honest predecessor	12

Culture c of Crops	15

To prevent the fly in turnips	17

Preparation for carrots and other winged seeds	21

To prevent the destruction of fieldturnips by slugs	25

New method of raising cucumbers	252

Method of cultivating and curing Turkey rhubarb from	258

The use of tarwater in expanding the lungs of public	264

To make a truly valuable fumigation powder	265

Comfort for those nearly blind	271

To prevent the toothache	277

Efficacy of vinegar in curing burns and scalds	280

To alleviate the pain occasioned by the sting of gnats	286

To make quillfloats for fishing	31

To blue mourning buckles swords	37

Substitute for hemp and flax	42

German method of making elm and maple wood resem	48

To dissolve wax in water	54

BOOKS	60

BREWING AND	62

To make artificial yeast	68

To take impressions on paper from designs made	70

Economical method of using tiles	74

CATTLE	84

190	106

NOMY	129

Parsnips productive of milk in cows	141

Method of making Stilton cheese	156

Rules for plucking geese	162

To purify water for domestic and other purposes	168

Flywater	201

To prevent lamps from being pernicious to asthmatic	207

Method of setting pencil drawings	212

To make red coral branches for embellishing grottos	216

To dye cotton a fine buff colour	218

A cheap and simple process for painting on glass suffi	223

To stop the progress of fire on board of ships	229

FIREWORKS	232

Plants watered by being placed in dishes improper	240

Virtues of the sunflower	241

Experienced method of healing wounds in trees	247

Singularly useful properties of garlic	293

To make stuchum or perpetual ink of the ancients	299

Mrs Hookers method of preparing and applying a com	304

To make mezzotintos	310

To make otto or odour of roses	316

To make soft pomatum	318

New simple and effectual method of destroying rats	324

To take spots effectually out of silk linen or woollen	328

Mr Forsyths method of curing injuries and defects	334

General observations on making varnishes of all kinds	341

Varnish for violins and musical instruments	343

Varnish for coloured drawings and prints	349

Varnish for drawings prints c	355

Seedlac varnish	356

Good effects of elder in preserving plants from flies	357

To destroy earwigs and woodlice	362

Use of sulphur in destroying insects on plants and	363

To destroy wasps and hornets	368

WRITING	375

To revive old writings which are almost defaced	381

To stop the ravages of caterpillars on shrubs and vege	395

Horses	398

11	399

Composts for dunghills	408

Parsley a preventive of the resp in sheep	412

tables	415

171	418

Title	The new family receipt book containing eight hundred truly valuable receipts in various branches of domestic economy ... A new edition, corrected. By Maria Eliza Rundell
Author	Maria Eliza RUNDELL
Publisher	John Murray; Wilson and Son, York; Mozeley, Gainsborough; William Blackwood, Edinburgh; [and 2 others], 1815
Original from	The British Library
Digitized	22 Nov 2016
Length	418 pages

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