A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband (eBook)

with Bettina's Best Recipes

Louise Bennett Weaver, Helen Cowles Lecron (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
480 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-31123-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Charming vintage cookbook offers menus for all occasions with household hints and anecdotes about family and friendship. A nostalgic look at homemaking circa 1917 that's unintentionally hilarious and historically revealing.

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No, you cannot live on kisses,Though the honeymoon is sweet,Harken, brides, a true word this is —Even lovers have to eat. This charming vintage cookbook, with its innocently suggestive title, reads like a novel as it follows the fictional lives of a pair of newlyweds. Join Bettina and Bob as they eat their way through their first year of marriage, from the bride's first real dinner and a Sunday evening tea to baking day, a rainy night meal, and Thanksgiving festivities. Menus for all occasions are seasoned with anecdotes about family life, friendships, household hints, and budgetary concerns. Originally published in 1917, this volume offers a delightful look at homemaking before the advent of sophisticated appliances and fast food as well as the modern reality of women's work outside the home. Unintentionally funny and historically revealing, the whimsically illustrated narrative abounds in simple and surprisingly relevant recipes.

Inhalt

I. Home at LastII. Bettina's First Real DinnerIII. Bettina's First GuestIV. Bettina Gives a LuncheonV. Bob Helps to Get DinnerVI. Cousin Matilda CallsVII. A New-Fashioned Sunday DinnerVIII. Celebrating the FourthIX. Uncle John and Aunt Lucy Make a VisitX. Ruth Inspects Bettina's KitchenXI. Bettina's Birthday GiftXII. Bettina's Father Tries Her CookingXIII. Bob Helps With the DinnerXIV. A Sunday Evening TeaXV. A Motor PicnicXVI. Bettina Has a CallerXVII. Bob Gets Breakfast on SundayXVIII. Bettina Gives a Porch PartyXIX. Bettina and the Expense BudgetXX. Mrs. Dixon and Bettina's ExperimentXXI. A Rainy Day DinnerXXII. Buying a RefrigeratorXXIII. Bettina's Sunday DinnerXXIV. Bettina Visits a Tea-roomXXV. Bettina Entertains Alice and Mr. HarrisonXXVI. Over the TelephoneXXVII. Bettina Has a Baking DayXXVIII. Polly and the ChildrenXXIX. Bettina Puts Up FruitXXX. A Cool Summer DayXXXI. Bob and Bettina AloneXXXII. Bettina Attends a Morning WeddingXXXIII. After the "Tea"XXXIV. Bettina Gives a Porch BreakfastXXXV. A Piece of NewsXXXVI. Bettina Entertains Her Father and MotherXXXVII. The Big SecretXXXVIII. After the CircusXXXIX. Mrs. Dixon Asks QuestionsXL. A Telegram from Uncle EricXLI. Bettina Entertains State Fair VisitorsXLII. Uncle John and Aunt LucyXLIII. Sunday Dinner at the Dixon'sXLIV. A Rainy Evening at HomeXLV. Ruth Makes an Apple PieXLVI. Bettina Makes Apple JellyXLVII. After a Park PartyXLVIII. Bettina Spills the InkXLIX. Bettina Attends a Porch PartyL. A Dinner Cooked in the MorningLI. A Sunday DinnerLII. Bob Makes Peanut FudgeLIII. Dinner at the Dixon'sLIV. A Good-bye Luncheon for BernadetteLV. Bettina Plans an Announcement LuncheonLVI. Ruth and Bettina Make PreparationsLVII. A Rainbow Announcement LuncheonLVIII. An Early CallerLIX. Ruth Comes to LuncheonLX. A Kitchen Shower for AliceLXI. A Rainy Night MealLXII. Alice Gives a LuncheonLXIII. Motoring with the DixonsLXIV. Ruth Makes Baking Powder BiscuitsLXV. Plans for the WeddingLXVI. A Guest to a Dinner of Left-OversLXVII. A Handkerchief ShowerLXVIII. Just the Two of ThemLXIX. A Luncheon in the CountryLXX. A "Pair Shower" for AliceLXXI. Bob Makes Popcorn BallsLXXII. And Where Was the DinnerLXXIII. Alice Tells Her TroublesLXXIV. The Dixons Come to DinnerLXXV. The Wedding InvitationsLXXVI. Hallowe'en PreparationsLXXVII. Hallowe'en RevelsLXXVIII. A Foretaste of WinterLXXIX. Surprising Alice and HarryLXXX. A Dinner for the Bridal PartyLXXXI. Rehearsing the CeremonyLXXXII. After the WeddingLXXXIII. A "Happen-in" LuncheonLXXXIV. Uncle John a Guest at DinnerLXXXV. During the Teachers' ConventionLXXXVI. A Luncheon for the TeachersLXXXVII. Ruth Comes to LuncheonLXXXVIII. The Hickory LogLXXXIX. Some Christmas PlansXC. After the Football GameXCI. A Thanksgiving Dinner in the CountryXCII. Planning the Christmas CardsXCIII. Harry and Alice ReturnXCIV. The Firelight SocialXCV. Alice's TroublesXCVI. Some of Bettina's Christmas PlansXCVII. More of Bettina's Christmas ShoppingXCVIII. Christmas GiftsXCIX.. A Christmas ShowerC. Bettina Gives a DinnerCI. Bob's Christmas Gift to BettinaCII. A Christmas BreakfastCIII. A Supper for TwoCIV. Alice Comes to LuncheonCV. Ruth Stays to DinnerCVI. How Bettina Made CandyCVII. Ruth's PlansCVIII. A Luncheon for ThreeCIX. The Dixons Come to DinnerCX. A Steamed PuddingCXI. On Valentine's DayCXII. Rutht Gives a Dinner for FourCXIII. Alice Practices EconomyCXIV. A Company Dinner for BobCXV. Supper After the TheatreCXVI. Washington's Birthday PlansCXVII. An Afternoon with BettinaCXVIII. A Washington's Birthday TeaCXIX. Another Oven DinnerCXX. Bob Makes Pop-OversCXXI. In MarchCXXII. A Fireless Cooker for Aunt LucyCXXIII. The Dixons Drop in for DessertCXXIV. Ruth Passes ByCXXV. Bettina Entertains a Small NeighborCXXVI. A Sunday Night TeaCXXVII. A Shamrock LuncheonCXXVIII. At DinnerCXXIX. An Anniversary DinnerCXXX. Ruth Comes to DinnerCXXXI. Mildred's Spring VacationCXXXII. Helping BettinaCXXXIII. Helping with a Company DinnerCXXXIV. Mildred's DayCXXXV. Polly Comes for MildredCXXXVI. Mildred's PlansCXXXVII. A Luncheon for PollyCXXXVIII. Furs to Put AwayCXXXIX. Planning a Children's PartyCXL. The Party CircusCXLI. Planning a LuncheonCXLII. The New CarCXLIII. In Housecleaning TimeCXLIV. Mrs. Dixon Happens inCXLV. Engagement PresentsCXLVI. With Housecleaning OverCXLVII. Spring MarketingCXLVIII. Plans for the WeddingCXLIX. Entertaining the Wedding GuestsCL. The Bridemaids' DinnerCLI. A Morning Wedding in JuneCLII. The First Year EndsIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.5.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Humor
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Grundkochbücher
• ISBN-10: 0-486-31123-6 / 0486311236
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-31123-4 / 9780486311234