Cheaper and Better vs The New England economical housekeeper and family receipt book: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Cheaper and Better

Cheaper and Better Nancy Birnes · 1987 ★★★★☆ 3.7 423 pages · ≈ 7 h 50 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The New England economical housekeeper and family receipt book

The New England economical housekeeper and family receipt book E. A. Howland · 1844 108 pages · ≈ 2 h 00 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The New England economical housekeeper and family receipt book is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Cheaper and Better.
Cheaper and Better is the easier read (Moderate), The New England economical housekeeper and family receipt book more demanding (Challenging).

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