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The Book of Household Management

Name: The Book of Household Management
Author: Isabella Mary Beeton

Isabella Mary Beeton (Mrs. Beeton)

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Chapters

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000 - Preface (4:04)
001 - Chapter 1. The Mistress. Part 1. (26:03)
002 - Chapter 1. The Mistress. Part 2. (34:12)
003 - Chapter 2. The Housekeeper. (19:09)
004 - Chapter 3. Arrangement and Economy of the Kitchen. Part 1. (36:21)
005 - Chapter 3. Arrangement and Economy of the Kitchen. Part 2. (22:17)
006 - Chapter 4. Introduction to Cookery. (30:23)
007 - Chapter 5. General Directions for Making Soups. (23:46)
008 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 1. (45:03)
009 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 2. (43:34)
010 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 3. (26:26)
011 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 4. (25:31)
012 - Recipes. Chapter 6. Part 5. (10:50)
013 - Chapter 7. The Natural History of Fishes. (46:10)
014 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 1. (40:25)
015 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 2. (38:09)
016 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 3. (41:42)
017 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 4. (34:20)
018 - Recipes. Chapter 8. Part 5. (44:09)
019 - Chapter 9. Sauces, Pickles, Gravies, and Forcemeats. General Remarks. (7:55)
020 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 1. (41:37)
021 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 2. (39:54)
022 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 3. (45:33)
023 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 4. (34:48)
024 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 5. (42:43)
025 - Recipes. Chapter 10. Part 6. (38:16)
026 - Chapter 11. Various Modes of Cooking Meat. (34:32)
027 - Chapter 12. General Observations on Quadrupeds. (27:13)
028 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 1. (30:58)
029 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 2. (32:05)
030 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 3. (34:22)
031 - Recipes. Chapter 13. Part 4. (31:44)
032 - Chapter 14. General Observations on the Sheep and Lamb. (38:13)
033 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 1. (27:44)
034 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 2. (38:50)
035 - Recipes. Chapter 15. Part 3. (25:17)
036 - Chapter 16. General Observations on the Common Hog. (30:14)
037 - Recipes. Chapter 17. Part 1. (49:22)
038 - Recipes. Chapter 17. Part 2. (49:13)
039 - Chapter 18. General Observations on the Calf. (9:00)
040 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 1. (35:55)
041 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 2. (27:34)
042 - Recipes. Chapter 19. Part 3. (36:28)
043 - Chapter 20. General Observations on Birds. (22:31)
044 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 1. (46:19)
045 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 2. (39:56)
046 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 3. (44:18)
047 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 4. (51:00)
048 - Recipes. Chapter 21. Part 5. (43:45)
049 - Chapter 22. General Observations on Game. (25:37)
050 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 1. (38:41)
051 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 2. (37:14)
052 - Recipes. Chapter 23. Part 3. (40:08)
053 - Chapter 24. General Observations on Vegetables. (30:06)
054 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 1. (32:06)
055 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 2. (30:29)
056 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 3. (33:28)
057 - Recipes. Chapter 25. Part 4. (35:11)
058 - Chapter 26. General Observations on Puddings and Pastry. (15:23)
059 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 1. (37:23)
060 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 2. (41:54)
061 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 3. (34:11)
062 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 4. (39:53)
063 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 5. (45:19)
064 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 6. (36:02)
065 - Recipes. Chapter 27. Part 7. (18:57)
066 - Chapter 28. General Observations on Creams, Jellies, Souffles, Omelets, and Sweet Dishes. (6:30)
067 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 1. (30:53)
068 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 2. (38:39)
069 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 3. (36:19)
070 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 4. (28:21)
071 - Recipes. Chapter 29. Part 5. (33:11)
072 - Chapter 30. General Observations on Preserves, Confectionery, Ices, and Dessert Dishes. (20:23)
073 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 1. (31:24)
074 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 2. (28:03)
075 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 3. (38:50)
076 - Recipes. Chapter 31. Part 4. (27:17)
077 - Chapter 32. General Observations on Milk, Butter, Cheese, and Eggs. (14:27)
078 - Recipes. Chapter 33. Part 1. (33:18)
079 - Recipes. Chapter 33. Part 2. (20:00)
080 - Chapter 34. General Observations on Bread, Biscuits, and Cakes. (20:48)
081 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 1. (33:17)
082 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 2. (25:15)
083 - Recipes. Chapter 35. Part 3. (28:39)
084 - Chapter 36. General Observations on Beverages. (11:27)
085 - Recipes. Chapter 37. Part 1. (26:15)
086 - Recipes. Chapter 37. Part 2. (24:18)
087 - Chapter 38. Invalid Cookery. (5:36)
088 - Recipes. Chapter 39. (35:34)
089 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 1. (29:26)
090 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 2. (33:58)
091 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 3. (33:39)
092 - Dinners and Dining. Chapter 40. Part 4. (32:42)
093 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 1. (54:01)
094 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 2. (35:58)
095 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 3. (36:25)
096 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 4. (41:51)
097 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 5. (44:16)
098 - Domestic Servants. Chapter 41. Part 6. (38:45)
099 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 1. (16:37)
100 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 2. (32:59)
101 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 3. (30:07)
102 - The Rearing and Management of Children, and Diseases of Infancy and Childhood. Chapter 42. Part 4. (30:17)
103 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 1. (42:52)
104 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 2. (52:14)
105 - The Doctor. Chapter 43. Part 3. (32:13)
106 - Legal Memoranda. Chapter 44. Part 1. (36:06)
107 - Legal Memoranda. Chapter 44. Part 2. (19:59)

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