Project Gutenberg 2016-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 562 Malek, Leona A. (Leona Alford) 1878 1951 Adams, Jean Prescott Malek, Leona Alford Penny, Prudence 21011489 The Business of Being a Housewife A Manual to Promote Household Efficiency and Economy Produced by Emmy, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Business of Being a Housewife" by Mrs. Jean Prescott Adams is a practical manual on household efficiency and economy written in the early 20th century. This work emphasizes the critical economic role of home managers, particularly in the context of food selection and budgeting. The text is likely aimed at American housewives, providing insights into their purchasing power and responsibilities. The opening portion of the manual lays the groundwork for a comprehensive discussion on household management, particularly focusing on food economics. It begins by discussing the importance of understanding the relationship between the cost of live animals and their meat prices, explaining how a deeper analysis is needed beyond surface-level comparisons. The text also addresses economic changes in food production and emphasizes the need for modern housewives to be savvy consumers who can effectively manage their family budgets and dietary needs. It encourages the use of quality food labels and outlines methods for efficient and economical meal planning, establishing a framework for the practical advice that follows in the rest of the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Home economics Cooking, American TX Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Category: American Literature Category: Cooking & Drinking Category: How To ... Category: Nutrition Category: Economics Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 379533 2025-06-21T06:41:53.528026 text/html 318151 2024-10-23T00:56:31 text/html 1657316 2025-06-21T06:42:05.350973 application/epub+zip 1652118 2025-06-21T06:41:55.671963 application/epub+zip 190832 2025-06-21T06:41:54.571007 application/epub+zip 1742667 2025-06-21T06:42:12.160901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1708958 2025-06-21T06:42:04.120040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256902 2022-09-24T00:27:06.494000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237219 2025-06-21T06:41:51.584981 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217363 2024-10-23T00:56:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16921 2025-06-21T06:42:12.358872 application/rdf+xml 9826 2025-06-21T06:41:54.744971 image/jpeg 1896 2025-06-21T06:41:54.656963 image/jpeg 2478211 2025-06-21T06:41:53.704019 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 en.wikipedia