Project Gutenberg 2014-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 198 Waterman, Amy Harlow (Lane), Mrs. 1873 Waterman, Amy L. O'Brien, Harriet 20008255 A Little Preserving Book for a Little Girl 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) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44848/44848-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Canning and preserving TX Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: How To... Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Cooking & Drinking Category: How To ... 309853 2025-06-18T08:42:30.342291 text/html 274862 2024-10-24T02:17:42 text/html 264800 2025-06-18T08:42:37.677247 application/epub+zip 266001 2025-06-18T08:42:31.883280 application/epub+zip 149584 2025-06-18T08:42:31.182310 application/epub+zip 393898 2025-06-18T08:42:41.931210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359597 2025-06-18T08:42:36.825204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244100 2022-09-20T13:15:27.725967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229302 2023-09-19T14:00:47.871524 text/plain 209400 2024-10-24T02:17:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15355 2025-06-18T08:42:42.101192 application/rdf+xml 25204 2025-06-18T08:42:31.313246 image/jpeg 3900 2025-06-18T08:42:31.245261 image/jpeg 239639 2025-06-18T08:42:30.412267 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog