The Frugal Housewife

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The Frugal Housewife is a 19th-century American household manual and cookbook by Lydia Maria Child that offers practical advice on economical domestic management and cooking for middle- and working-class families.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cookbook
household manual
nonfiction book
addresses women as primary household managers
associatedWith women’s domestic education
author Lydia Maria Child NERFINISHED
bibliographicCategory American literature
culinary history
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPublicationYear 1829
focusesOn efficient household management
thrift in food preparation
use of inexpensive ingredients
fullTitle The Frugal Housewife, Dedicated to Those Who Are Not Ashamed of Economy NERFINISHED
genre conduct literature
cookbook
domestic manual
hasDigitalVersion yes
hasFormat print book
hasLaterEditionTitle The American Frugal Housewife NERFINISHED
hasSubject child-rearing advice
moral instruction related to economy
nutrition
historicalContext early 19th-century American domestic life
influenced American domestic advice literature
intendedUse practical household reference
isPartOf 19th-century American cookery books
laterEditionReasonForTitleChange to distinguish it from an English work of the same name
literaryMovement American domestic literature
mainTheme cooking
economical domestic management
frugality
home economics
notableFor addressing women of limited means
emphasis on economy and simplicity
originalLanguage English
placeOfPublication Boston NERFINISHED
provides budgeting tips
guidance on food preservation
household advice
recipes
publicationCentury 19th century
publisher Carter and Hendee NERFINISHED
targetAudience middle-class families
working-class families
timePeriodDescribed early 19th century United States

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Lydia Maria Child notableWork The Frugal Housewife