Cake or biscuit cutters, two sizes.
2 Graters, one large and one small.
1 Coffee canister.
1 Tea canister.
1 Tin or granite-ware teapot.
1 Tin or granite-ware coffeepot.
4 Milk pans, 1 milk strainer.
1 Dozen iron gem pans or muffin rings.
1 Coarse gravy strainer, 1 fine strainer.
1 Colander.
1 Flour sifter.
2 Scoops, one for flour, one for sugar.
2 Jelly molds, two sizes.
1 Can opener, 1 egg beater.
1 Cork screw.
1 Chopping-knife.
2 Wooden chopping-bowls, two sizes.
1 Meat saw.
2 Large earthen bowls.
4 Stone jars.
1 Coffee mill.
1 Candlestick.
2 Market baskets, two sizes.
1 Clock.
1 Ash bucket.
1 Gridiron.
2 Frying pans or spiders, two sizes.
4 Flat-irons, 2 number 8 and 2 number 6.
2 Dripping pans, two sizes.
3 Iron kettles, porcelain lined if possible.
1 Corn beef or fish kettle.
1 Tea-kettle.
2 Granite-ware stewpans, two sizes.
1 Wire toaster.
1 Double kettle for cooking custards, grains, etc.
2 Sugar boxes, one for coarse and one for fine sugar.
1 Waffle iron.
1 Step ladder.
1 Stove, 1 coal shovel.
1 Pair of scales.
2 Coal hods or buckets.
1 Kitchen table, 2 kitchen chairs.
1 Large clothes basket.
1 Wash boiler, 1 wash board.
8 Dozen clothes pins.
1 Large nail hammer and one small tack hammer.
1 Bean pot.
1 Clothes wringer.

An ingenious housewife will manage to do with less conveniences, but
these articles, if they can be purchased in the commencement of
housekeeping, will save time and labor, making the preparation of food
more easy--and it is always economy in the end to get the best
material in all wares, as, for instance, the double plate tin will
last for years, whereas the poor kind has to be replaced in a short
time; the low-priced earthenware is soon broken up, whereas the strong
stoneware, costing but a trifle more, lasts almost a lifetime.

In relation to the economy and management of the kitchen, I might
suggest that the most essential thing is cleanliness in cooking, and
also cleanliness with your person as well as in the keeping of the
kitchen.

The hands of the cook should be always thoroughly cleansed before
touching or handling anything pertaining to the cooking. Next there
should never be anything wasted or thrown away that can be turned to
account, either for your own family or some family in poor
circumstances. Bread that has become hard can be used for toasting, or
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