Identifier: mrsseelyscookboo00seel (find matches)
Title: Mrs. Seely's cook book; a manual of French and American cookery, with chapters on domestic servants, their rights and duties and many other details of household management
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Seely, Lida, 1854-1928
Subjects: Cookery, American Domestics cbk
Publisher: New York : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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EIGHTS AND DUTIES OF SERVANTS 27 It will need the time of the other men to clean and harnesshorses, and properly attend to them after they are used; toclean stable drains and stable; to keep the place free fromfoul odor; and to dust, wash windows, etc. In order to insure the convenience of the family, and toprevent the mens being away at meals, etc., it is best to pro-vide in such an establishment for the mens board and sleepingaccommodations, bath, etc., in the stable. CHAPTER III GENERALLY RECOGNIZED DUTIES IN THE AVERAGE WELL-APPOINTED HOUSEHOLD OF SIX SERVANTS. DUTIES OFCOOK, WAITRESS, PARLOR MAID, CHAMBERMAID, LAUN-DRESS, USEFUL MAN. Duties of Cook The cook rises and is downstairs at six oclock, and opensthe door for the furnace or useful man. She makes her fireand cleans her range, and cooks and serves at seven oclock theservants breakfast. After this breakfast she cooks the break-fast for the family, which is usually at eight oclock. Whilethe family is at breakfast she washes u

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