Addressing the reader in a very personal way, Marion Harland (the penname for Mary Virginia Terhune) was an extraordinarily popular cookbook author in her time. Published in 1884, Common Sense in the Household is full of recipes and advice for the average housewife. With simple, straight-forward recipes based on bountiful 19th century ingredients such as grouse, oysters, venison, and vegetables, this book is treasure for modern cooks as well.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Excerpt from Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery There is no use in enlarging upon this point. You and I might compare experiences by the hour without exhaust in g our store. And then - you sigh, with a sense of resentment upon you, however amiable your disposition, for the provocation is dire cookery-books-and young housekeepers' assist tants, and all that sort of thing, are such humbugs Dark lanterns at best - too often Will-o'-the-wisps. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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