The Enterprising Housekeeper

The Enterprising Housekeeper
200 Tested Recipes
By Helen Louise Johnson
Illustrated With Kitchen Helps
Copyright 1906

This book was printed and distributed by The Enterprise Manufacturing Company of PA. The book provides recipes and kitchen help tips, but it also contains many references and illustrations of kitchen gadgets that were made by the company. Women bought the books because of the tips and recipes, but it was also a shopping catalog that promoted the company and its kitchen tools.

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Here are pages 62 and 63 from the vintage booklet The Enterprising Housekeeper from the sixth edition (1906). Pastry Raisin Pie 1 lemon 1 cupful of sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoonful of flour 1/2 cupful of raisins Select large, soft raisins, and seed. Cover with one cupful of cold water and soak two hours. Beat […]

Here is page 64 from the antique booklet The Enterprising Housekeeper from the sixth edition (1906). Enterprise Fruit, Wine And Jelly Press The illustration represents the Combination Fruit Press in operation. Its principle is very simple; it is easily operated and saves rehandling, as it extracts the juice and ejects the skins and seeds in […]

Here are pages 65 and 66 from the vintage booklet The Enterprising Housekeeper from the sixth edition (1906). Fruit Beverages Lemonade Squeeze the juice from the lemons, cut them in small pieces and cover with sugar. Let stand at least an hour, then press out the juice the sugar has extracted. The volatile, aromatic oil […]

Here is page 67 from the vintage booklet The Enterprising Housekeeper, sixth edition (1906). Enterprise Ice Shredder For Shaving Ice Coarse or Fine Our Ice Shredder is operated by simply drawing the blade over a piece of ice, the pressure applied producing fine or coarse pieces, as desired. No necessity for taking the ice out […]

Here are pages 68, 69, 70 and 71 from the vintage booklet The Enterprising Housekeeper from the sixth edition (1906). Jellies And Relishes There is no “royal road” to nice things. To have them the housekeeper must take time and trouble, and yet much of both she can save herself by the use of proper […]

Here is page 72 from the vintage booklet The Enterprising Housekeeper from the sixth edition (1906). Enterprise Spice Mills No. 00 is a Side Mill, and is intended to be screwed to the wall, dresser or any other convenient place in the kitchen. No. 0 can be clamped to a table or bench. The saving […]

Here are pages 73, 74, 75, 76 and 77 from the vintage booklet The Enterprising Housekeeper from the sixth edition (1906). Suggestions For Breakfast And Luncheon Omelets Turbot Fried Eggs Fish Hash Baked Eggs Fish Cutlets Boiled Eggs Curried Fish Shirred Eggs Codfish Balls Stuffed Eggs Finnan Haddie Creamed Eggs Broiled Mackerel Poached Eggs Broiled […]

Here is page 78 from the vintage booklet The Enterprising Housekeeper from the sixth edition (1906). Enterprise Meat Juice Extractor Directions sent with each machine There is no one thing which, in cases of protracted illness or in imperfect nutrition, has to be served more often than beef juice. Beef juice is not beef tea, […]