122 FAMILY RECEIPTS. 



family expenditure, in proportion to the number it con- 

 sists of, the proper prices to pay, &c. &c. 



A minute account of annual income, and the times 

 of payment, should be taken in writing; likewise an 

 estimate of the supposed amount of each article of 

 expense; and those who are early accustomed to calcu- 

 lations on domestic articles, will acquire so accurate a 

 knowledge of what their establishment requires, as 

 will give them the happy medium between prodiga- 

 lity and parsimony, without acquiring the character of 

 meanness. 



Many families have owed their prosperity full as 

 much to the propriety of female management, as to the 

 knowledge and activity of the father. 



The following hints may be useful as well as 'eco- 

 nomical: 



Every article should be kept in the place best suited 

 to it, as much waste may be thereby avoided. "Have 

 a place for every thing, and keep every thing in its 

 place." 



Vegetables will keep best on a stone floor, if the air 

 be excluded. — Meat in a cold dry place. — Sugar and 

 sweetmeats require a dry place; so does salt. — Candles, 

 cold, but not damp. — Dried meats, hams, &;c. the 

 same. All sorts of seeds for puddings, saloop, rice, &c. 

 should be close covered, to preserve from insects; but 

 that will not prevent it, if long kept. 



Bread is now so heavy an article of expense, that all 

 waste should be guarded against; and having it cut in 

 the room will tend much to prevent it. — Since the 

 scarcity in 1795 and 1800, that custom has been much 

 adopted. It should not be cut until a day old. Earth- 

 en pans and covers keep it best. 



Straw to lay apples on should be quite dry, to pre- 

 vent a musty taste. 



Basil, savory, or knotted marjojum, or thyme to be 

 used when herbs are ordered; but with discretion, as 

 they are very pungent. 



Some of the lemons and oranges used for juice should 

 be pared first to preserve the peel dry; some should be 

 halved, and when squeezed, the pulp cut out, and the 



