Front matter

The Ideal Series for Girls —————— Each, one volume, cloth decorative, 12mo, $1.00 A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl By Caroline French Benton The simple, vivacious style makes this little manual as delightful reading as a story-book. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl; or Margaret's Saturday Mornings By Caroline French Benton A little girl, home from school on Saturday mornings, finds out how to make helpful use of her spare time. A Little Candy Book for a Little Girl By Amy L. Waterman This is a book of special appeal, as it explains in simple fashion the processes of making delicious fudges, fondants, nut dainties and the like. A Little Preserving Book for a Little Girl By Amy L. Waterman In simple story form is explained every step of the process of preserving and canning fruits and vegetables. A Little Sewing Book for a Little Girl By Louise Frances Cornell A splendid volume to encourage little girls in the study of the useful and beautiful art of the needle. Other Volumes in Preparation A Little Vegetable Book for a Little Girl A Little Flower Garden Book for a Little Girl A Little Knitting Book for a Little Girl A Little Nursing Book for a Little Girl A Little Gift-Making Book for a Little Girl A Little Party Book for a Little Girl, Etc. —————— THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.

LITTLE PRESERVING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL

BY AMY L. WATERMAN Author of "A LITTLE CANDY BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL," Etc. With a frontispiece in full color by HARRIET O'BRIEN

BOSTON THE PAGE COMPANY MDCCCCXVIII

Copyright, 1920 By The Page Company All rights reserved First Impression, February, 1920 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

TO Adelaide THE LITTLE DAUGHTER OF J. C. M. MY LIFE-LONG FRIEND AND TO MY NAMESAKE Amy