
The Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, Part 7 (Maids, Dairy & Stable)
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How to Clean a Dining Room Door
In families where there is much work to do before breakfast, the master of the house frequently has two pairs of boots in wear. The servant should wash her hands and face, put on a clean white apron and be ready for her mistress when she comes downstairs. She will now carry the urn into the dining room, where her mistress will make the tea or coffee,. In the meantime, the servant cooks, if required, the bacon, kidneys, fish, et cetera. If cold meat is to be served, she must always send it to table on a clean dish and nicely garnished with tufts of parsley, if this is obtainable. After she has had her
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