A GENERAL

TABLE

OF THE

CONTENT S.

As

SHORT Differtation on the Benefits of Learning
in general, and a well-directed Female Education

in particular.

Page 5

The Young Woman's Guide to the Knowledge of her

Mother Tongue

15

A fhort Extract from the univerfally admired Dr. Wattsy

on the important Advantages of Reading and Wii-

ting

32

A new and eafy Introduction to the Art of Writing;

with Select Counfels, or Rules of Life, in Profe and

Verse

33

Select Familiar Letters on feveral Occafions, peculiarly

calculated for this undertaking

49

The Young Woman's Guide to the Art of Numbers 56

The Compleat Market-woman, or Inftruftions for the

Choice of all Kinds of Provifions

68

The Compleat Cook-maid; or Inftructions for dreffing

all Sorts of common Provifions, whether Roafted,

Boiled, Fryed, &c. in the most approved Manner 78

Inftru&tions

Inftructions in regard to Greens, Roots, and other Pro

duce of the Kitchen Garden

Inftructions in regard to Baked Meats

Inftructions for making Puddings

Inftructions for making all Sorts of Pies and Tarts

90

93

96

98

Inftructions for making proper Paftes for Pies and Tarts • 105

Inftructions for making of ftrong Gravies, and Broths for Soups and Sauces; with General Rules for making fuch Soups or Broths

107 Instructions for making white Hog-Pudding, Black Puddings, and Fine Saufages

118

Inftructions for Potting and Collaring of Beef, Veal, Pig, Fish, Fowl, &c.

122

Inftructions for making of Hams of Mutton, Beef, Veal, or Pork

127

Inftructions in Regard to Pickling; with General Rules in Relation thereto

130

Inftructions for making various Kinds of Cakes, Ginger-
Bread, Biscuits, Mackaroons, Wigs and Buns

Inftructions for making Cheesecakes, Creams,
Syllabubs, &c.

Jellies,

147

Directions to the Houfe-maid and Kitchen-maid

161

Inftructions to the Chamber-maid

169

Inftructions to the Laundry-maid

175

Useful Receipts in a Family

Tables calculated for preventing Servants from being

eafily impofed on by Tradefmen, with whom they will

have Occafion to deal with almost every Day p. 185

An Eftimate of the neceffary Charge of a Family in the

middling Station of Life, confifting of a Man, his

Wife, four Children, and one Maid Servant

Terms of Carving Fish, Fowl, and Flesh

192

194

Bills of Fare for all Times of the Year, and also for Ex-
traordinary Occafions

ibid.

The Young Woman's Infiructor, for the Right Spelling

of Words ufed in Marketing, Cookery, Pickling, Pre-

ferving, &c.

Proper Names of Men and Women, &c.

197