Mr. and Mrs. Bishop try the Experiment

At Home

Molly’s First Bill of Fare

Bread-Making—Breakfast—Baked Potatoes—Corn Muffins—Breaded Chops—How to fry

How to manage the Fat that has been used for frying—Cup Cake

What “Simmering” means

Molly and Mrs. Lennox—Economical Buying makes Good Living

Beef Pot-Pie—Leg of Mutton—Two Roasts—Several Wholesome Economical Dishes

Veal Cutlets, Breaded

Details of Molly’s Management—Recipes

What to do with a Soup-Bone

Molly and Mrs. Lennox on the Ruffle Question—Fricassee of Mutton—Cabbage again

Preparing to save Work—Brown Thickening—White Thickening—Caramel

Marketing—Apple Pudding—Liver and Bacon—Braised Beef—Boiling Puddings

Rolls—Baked Liver—Croquettes—What was the Matter with them—Hotch-Potch

Rye Bread—Oyster Patties—Knuckle of Veal, à la Maître d’Hôtel—A Savory Dish

Mr. and Mrs. Bishop become Members of a Dramatic Club—Croquettes over again—Where the Mistake lay—White Soup

Broiled Lamb’s Kidneys—Mrs. Lennox startled—Corn-Beef Hash

Summary—Lamb’s Heart—Flounders—Corned Beef—Cannelon of Beef

Preparing a Chicken—Giblets—Spoilt Bread

To make a Fowl Tender as Spring Chicken

Dollars and Cents

Chiefly Social—Mrs. Framley’s Opinions

A very Plain Pudding—How to cook Odds and Ends—Bills of Fare for a Week

Marta’s Noodles—Braised Beef—How to adapt one’s Materials—Polka Pudding and Sauce

Fried Potatoes—Polka Sauce—Clearing Gravy of Fat—A Variety of Cakes from One Recipe

Candied Lemon-Peel—To whip Cream Solid—Iced Cream Coffee—Madeleine Cake—Potato Balls

Fricasseed Chicken—Lemon Honey—French Icing to keep

Boiled Custard—Frozen Bananas—Uses of French Icing—Scalloped Potatoes—Hollandaise Sauce—Roast Oysters—Unexpected Visitors

Hominy Muffins—Fish Balls—Royal Custard—“Consommé à la Royale”—Fricassee Sweetbreads—Vanilla Soufflé

A Surprise—A Boiled Dinner—Dresden Patties—Oysters and Brown Butter—“Old English” Fritters

Veal and Ham Pie—Beefsteak Pudding—Trifle

Town versus Country—The Servant Question

Ox-Tail Soup—Grisini—Stewed Lamb and Peas—Méringues with Cream

Macaroons—Jumbles—Genoese Tablettes—Irish Stew

To boil and prepare Lobsters—Sandwiches—Clearing Soup—Omelet Soufflé

Gâteau de Riz—French Rice Cake—Preparing Calf’s Head—Mock-Turtle Soup—More Noodles—Pigeon Pie

One More Use for Soup Meat—Stewed Calf’s Tongue—Brains, au Beurre Noir (Brown Butter)—Calf’s Head—Hollandaise Sauce—Calf’s Head en Tortue

Ideas and Suggestions on several Subjects

English Muffins and Crumpets—Pickling and curing—Roast Beef-Heart—Soused Mackerel

The Baby—Conclusion