| Page | |
| Marketing | 3 |
| Care of Household Stores | 6 |
| Kitchen Utensils | 9 |
| Chemistry in the Kitchen | 12 |
| Carving | 15 |
| Serving and Waiting | 18 |
| Among the Linens | 23 |
| The Children | 25 |
| Diet and Digestion | 28 |
| The Impromptu Larder | 32 |
| Familiar Talk | |
| Breakfast | 34 |
| Breakfast Fruits | 38 |
| Breakfast Cereals | 42 |
| Breakfast Breads | 46 |
| Hot Breakfast Breads | 54 |
| Quick Biscuits | 61 |
| Muffins and Their Congeners | 63 |
| Waffles | 65 |
| Griddle Cakes | 66 |
| Breakfast Breads of Indian Meal | 71 |
| Divers Kinds of Toast | 75 |
| Eggs | 78 |
| Familiar Talk | |
| Who Rules the Home | 89 |
| Fish for Breakfast | 93 |
| Familiar Talk | |
| Where We Eat | 107 |
| Breakfast Meats | 110 |
| Breakfast Bacon | 110 |
| Tripe | 114 |
| Beefsteak | 116 |
| Kidneys | 118 |
| Sweetbreads | 120 |
| Liver | 122 |
| Chicken | 123 |
| Other Breakfast Meats | 126 |
| Breakfast Game | 129 |
| Breakfast Vegetables | 131 |
| Familiar Talk | |
| With Martha in Her Kitchen | 137 |
| The Family Luncheon | 143 |
| Luncheon Dishes | 145 |
| Familiar Talk | |
| Living to Learn | 183 |
| Croquettes | 188 |
| With the Casserole | 194 |
| Cheese Dishes for Luncheon | 198 |
| The Toast Family | 205 |
| Luncheon Vegetables | 207 |
| Sandwiches | 214 |
| Tempting Prefixes to Luncheon | 221 |
| Salads | 224 |
| Luncheon Fruits, Cooked and Raw | 241 |
| Sweet Omelets | 247 |
| Familiar Talk | |
| With the Nominal Mistress of the House | 249 |
| Luncheon Cakes | 258 |
| Frostings for Cakes | 278 |
| Various Fillings for Cakes | 279 |
| Gingerbreads | 281 |
| Small Cakes | 284 |
| The Doughnut and Cruller Family | 292 |
| Familiar Talk | |
| A Friendly Word With “Our Maid” | 296 |
| Dinner | 300 |
| Soups | 303 |
| Bisques | 314 |
| Cream Soups | 318 |
| Vegetable Soups With Meat | 322 |
| Vegetable Soups Without Meat | 328 |
| Fish Soups | 333 |
| Fish | 337 |
| Sauces for Fish and Meat | 353 |
| Familiar Talk | |
| Is Impromptu Hospitality a Lost Art | 361 |
| Meats | 367 |
| Beef | 367 |
| Veal | 377 |
| Mutton | 385 |
| Meat and Poultry Pies | 388 |
| Pork | 395 |
| Poultry | 400 |
| Turkey | 400 |
| Ducks | 404 |
| Chickens | 405 |
| Geese | 413 |
| Game | 415 |
| Dinner Vegetables | 427 |
| Even Threaded Living | 498 |
| Sweets of All Sorts | 503 |
| Pies | 503 |
| Hot Puddings | 518 |
| Baked Puddings | 528 |
| Fritters | 544 |
| Pancakes and Dumplings | 548 |
| Some Pudding Sauces | 551 |
| Cold Puddings and Custards | 555 |
| Whipped Cream Dishes | 558 |
| Blanc Mange | 563 |
| Fruit Desserts | 576 |
| Ice Cream and Ices | 580 |
| Home-Made Candies | 590 |
| Afternoon Tea | 604 |
| Some Dainties for Afternoon Tea | 610 |
| Frappé Beverages | 614 |
| Wafers | 616 |
| Stewed Fruit, Preserves, Fruit Jellies, Et cetera | 617 |
| Pickles | 633 |
| Catsups, Et cetera | 648 |
| The Home Brew | 652 |
| Formal Breakfasts and Luncheons | 663 |
| Concerning Dinner Giving | 668 |
| Some Studies of Color in Family Dinners | 673 |
| An Evening Reception and Chafing-Dish Supper | 676 |
| Familiar Talk | |
| Common Sense and “Etiquette” | 681 |
| Canned Goods | 684 |
| “Handy” Household Hints | 693 |
| Final Familiar Talk | |
| Emergencies, Broken China, Et cetera | 715 |
| Some Culinary Terms | 719 |
| For Ready Reference | 724 |
| Index | 729 |