Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million / Containing Four Thousand Five Hundred and Forty-five Receipts, Facts, Directions, etc. in the Useful, Ornamental, and Domestic Arts

This practical compendium gathers hundreds of receipts and step-by-step directions for running a household, with sections on cleaning and repair, cookery and food preservation, health remedies and nursing, personal beauty and the toilette, needlework and decorative arts, gardening and domesticated animals, and broader domestic economy and etiquette. Entries provide recipes for foods, preserves, medicines and mixtures; methods for laundering, dyeing and mending; guidance for infant and sick care; and tips for farm and garden management, all organized as a family directory of everyday skills and frugal household practices.