02582cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324503470014326400510049030000470054133600260058833700260061433800360064050000310067650801950070752011950090253400450209765300210214265300450216385600430220899900170225155314UtSlPG20260610134256.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTX1 aCobbett, Anne,d1795-187714aThe English Housekeeper: Or, Manual of Domestic Management :bContaining advice on the conduct of household affairs and practical instructions concerning the store-room, the pantry, the larder, the kitchen, the cellar, the dairy; the whole being intended for the use of young ladies who undertake the superintendence of their own housekeeping 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-08-09  aProduced by Emmy, MWS, Keith Edkins and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"The English Housekeeper: Or, Manual of Domestic Management" by Anne Cobbett is a practical guide to domestic management written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a manual for young ladies entering housekeeping, providing instruction on various aspects of household management including cooking, organizing, and maintaining a household effectively. The author emphasizes the importance of practical knowledge in managing a home efficiently, particularly for women of moderate means.  The opening of the book outlines the author's goals in providing helpful advice for young housekeepers, particularly in a time when the women of her era may be lacking in essential domestic skills. Cobbett discusses the significance of practical experience over academic learning, lamenting that many young women are ill-prepared for domestic responsibilities due to current educational practices. She emphasizes the value of homemaking skills, from managing finances to culinary practices, and criticizes the societal shift away from these practical arts, thereby setting the stage for the detailed guidance that follows in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCooking, English  aHousekeeping -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55314  c96146d96146