A Little Preserving Book for a Little Girl

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waterman, Amy Harlow, Mrs. (Lane), 1873-

Contributor:

O'Brien, Harriet

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"A Little Preserving Book for a Little Girl" by Mrs. Amy Harlow Waterman is a practical manual written in the early 20th century. Tailored for young girls, the book offers simple, engaging instructions on the art of preserving fruits and vegetables through canning and jam-making processes. The narrative centers around a little girl named Adelaide and her eager journey into the world of canning, aiming to create delights for her family, especially her father. At the start of the story, Adelaide excitedly shares her newfound passion for preserving with her friend Jessie May, revealing that she has been inspired by her mother's efforts and a desire to contribute to her family's needs, especially during wartime. The opening introduces readers to their quaint domestic life, where Adelaide takes her first steps in preserving, starting with the process of making orange marmalade. Her enthusiasm shines through as she details her tasks, provides insight into the equipment needed, and shares recipes, setting a tone of creativity and independence that resonates throughout the manual. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Emmy, Dianna Adair and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2014-02-09