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The Future Christian Homemakers' Handbook

Foreword by Elisabeth Elliott, Preface & Acknowledgements

Introduction

Devotionals

Skills List & Index to Cooking Lessons

Lesson One - All About Eggs, Kitchen Safety, French Toast, Different Ways to Cook Eggs

Lesson Two - Muffins: Introduction to Baking, Measuring Ingredients Correctly

Lesson Three - Baking Quick Breads, Science of Leavening: Baking Soda & Baking Powder, Creaming Butter, Recipe Abbreviations

Lesson Four - Yeast Bread, Understanding Yeast, Bread Sculptures

Lesson Five - Cake Baking and Cake Decorating

Lesson Six - Ground Beef Meals, Making Meals Efficiently

Lesson Seven - Poultry, Herbs & Spices, Grocery Shopping

Lesson Eight - Microwave Cooking

Lesson Nine - Casseroles, Food Guide Pyramid, Tablesetting & Manners

Lesson Ten - Fruit, Cooking with Cornstarch, Fruit Centerpieces

Lesson Eleven - Vegetables, Veggie Garnishes & Centerpieces, Ways to Cut Veggies

Lesson Twelve - Cookies & Congratulations!

Homemaking Skills

Homemaking:  Getting Started

Cleaning the Kitchen

Cleaning the Bathroom

Dusting and Vacuuming

Doing the Laundry

Sewing

Sew Much Fun!

Resources

Cooking, Sewing, and Homemaking Online Resources

Appendices

Appendix A - Recipe Abbreviatons Worksheet, High Altitude Recipe Adjustments,
Clean-Up Cards

Appendix B - Food Guide Pyramid, 2005

Appendix C - Certificates of Achievement


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