She took no unnecessary steps; made each one count, yet never appeared in haste to finish her work.
Said Aunt Sarah, "The lack of system in housework is what makes it drudgery.

If young housekeepers would sit down and plan their work, then do it, they would save time and labor.

When using the fire in the range for ironing or other purposes, use the oven for preparing dishes of food which require long, slow cooking, like baked beans, for instance.

Bake a cake or a pudding, or a pan of quickly-made corn pone to serve with baked beans, for a hearty meal on a cold winter day.

A dish of rice pudding placed in the oven requires very little attention, and when baked may be placed on ice until served.