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Non-Food Recipes

• Adhesives
• Furniture Polish
• Soap
• Starch

• A Good Wash for the Hair
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• A Paint for Wood or Stone that Resists all Moisture
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• A Very Good Perfume
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• A Very Good Perfume to Burn
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• Acid Salt
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Almond Paste
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• An Agreeable Disinfectant
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• An Excellent Damask Powder
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• An Excellent Pomatum
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• Another Durable Ink
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Another Recipe for Pomatum
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• Aromatic Vinegar
       from The Virginia Housewife (1860)
• Balm of Gilead Oil
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Bandoline
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Barber's Shampoo Mixture
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Bay Rum
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Bay Rum
       from The Golden Age Cook Book (1898)
• Blacking
       from The Virginia Housewife (1860)
• Blacking for Boots and Shoes
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Brazil Wood Dye
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Brunswick Black
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• Burnet's Celebrated Powder for the Face
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Camphor Ice
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Camphorated Oil
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Candles
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Cedar Dye
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Chrome Yellow for Dyeing Carpet Rags
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Chrome Yellow-wash
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Cleaning Fluid
       from Cloud City Cook-Book (1889)
• Cold Cream
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Cold Cream
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Cologne
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Cologne Water
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Cologne Water
       from The Virginia Housewife (1860)
• Cologne Water (Superior)
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Complexion Wash
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Cosmetic Paste
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Cream of Lilies
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Cream of Roses
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Durable Ink
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Dye for White or Light Eyebrows
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Fine Cologne Water
       from Domestic French Cookery (1836)
• Fine Lavender Water
       from The Golden Age Cook Book (1898)
• Fine Sweet Powder for the Hair
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• Floor Polish
       from The Century Cook Book (1901)
• For Dandruff
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Greasers for Bake-irons
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Green Ointment
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Green-wash
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Hair Invigorator
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Hair Wash
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Harness Blacking, For Preserving the Leather
       from Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
• Hungarian Water
       from The Virginia Housewife (1860)
• Hungary Water
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Japanese Cream
       from The Golden Age Cook Book (1898)
• Javelle Water
       from Cloud City Cook-Book (1889)
• Jockey Club Bouquet
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Lavender Compound
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Lavender Water
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Lavender Water
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Lavender Water
       from The Virginia Housewife (1860)
• Lead Color
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Lip Salve
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Lip-Salve
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Macassar Oil for the Hair
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Musk Sugar
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• Odoriferous or Sweet-Scenting Bags
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Oil of Flowers
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Orange Flower Lotion for the Complexion
       from The Golden Age Cook Book (1898)
• Oxmarrow-Pomade for the Hair
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Pearl Smelling Salts
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Pearl Tooth Powder
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Perfumed Roses
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• Phalon's Instantaneous Hair Dye
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Polish for Bright Stoves and Steel Articles
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• Polish for Hard Wood Floors
       from The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896)
• Polish for Hard or Stained Wood Floors
       from The Golden Age Cook Book (1898)
• Polish for Ladies' Kid Shoes
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Polish for Leather
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Rare Sweet Water
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• Razor-Strop Paste
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Rendering Tallow
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Rose-Water
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Sachet Powders
       from Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (1919)
• Scented Bags
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Sealing-Wax for Bottles, Jars, Etc.
       from Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
• Seidlitz Powders
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Shaving Compound
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Simple Disinfectant
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Soft Pomatum
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Soft Pomatum
       from The Virginia Housewife (1860)
• Sweet Jars
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Thieves' Vinegar
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• To Dye Brown
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Dye Cotton Blue
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Dye Cotton or Woollen Black
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Dye Olive
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Dye Orange Color
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Dye Red
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Dye Scarlet
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Dye Yarn Green
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Dye Yellow
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Dye a Dark Drab
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Make Bandoline
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• To Make Blacking for Morocco Shoes
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Make Boots and Shoes Water-proof
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Make Candles
       from The American Woman's Home (1869)
• To Make Court Perfumes
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• To Make Pomade for the Hair
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• To Make Pomatum the Best Way
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• To Make Starch
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• To Make a Ball to Take Stains Out of Linnen, Which Many Times Happens by Cooking or Preserving
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• To Make a Fine Pomander
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• To Mix White-wash
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• To Perfume Gloves
       from The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet (1672)
• To Promote the Growth of Hair
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• To Restore Whiteness to Scorched Linen
       from The Book of Household Management (1861)
• To make Black Paper for drawing Patterns
       from English Housewifry (1764)
• Toilet Items
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Toilet or Face Powder
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Tooth Powder
       from The Golden Age Cook Book (1898)
• Tracing-Paper
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• Vinegar of the Four Thieves
       from The Virginia Housewife (1860)
• Violet Perfume
       from Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1840)
• Wash for Hearths
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Washing Fluid
       from The White House Cookbook (1887)
• White-wash for Buildings or Fences
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
• Whitewash, To Make
       from Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
• Yellow Ochre wash
       from Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers