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

Both live on shelves: Formulas, Home economics, American Cooking, Handbooks, Cooking

Cover of The good housekeeper

The good housekeeper Sarah Josepha Hale · 1839 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Challenging 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

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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