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Author
Series
Publisher
Applewood Books
Pub. Date
[1989?]
Language
English
Description
Along with simply written recipes for roasting a pig and preparing corned beef, hasty pudding, carrot pie, buffalo tongue, and scores of other dishes, this fascinating book, with its lively and direct style, also offered 19th-century readers suggestions for treating chilblains and dysentery, cleaning white kid gloves, educating one's daughters, and much more.
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
Learn how baking soda was developed into a consumer product, how it works, and more importantly how to use it in an amazing number of ways. In fifteen different categories, ranging from cooking and cleaning to hygience and home remedies, you'll find ideas you never thought of. Baking soda can be used for cooking, laundry, gardening, skin solutions, kitchen clean up, dental care, caring for kids, crafts and hobbies, bathroom clean up, grooming, pet...
6) I Can Work!
Author
Series
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Teach young children about different jobs around the house! Featuring colorful images, simple text, and an accessible glossary and index, this book helps kindergarten students develop foundational literacy skills. Early learners will be engaged and encouraged to share what jobs they do in their own home.
Author
Publisher
Creative Publishing International
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Certain skills define a man, make him the pride of his pride, the envy of others. We call those particular skills Manskills, and they are captured handily and succinctly in this book.
Man + Skill = Manskills! The formula is simple enough: take any man, fill him full of carefully chosen, very useful information and then let him loose onto the streets or into the wild. Armed with the proper set of skills, there is no beast he cannot tame, no problem...
Author
Publisher
Voyageur Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A grand encyclopedia of country lore by famed Texas folklorist Jerry Mack Johnson, covering water witching, maple syruping, weather wisdom, country remedies and herbal cures, cleaning solutions, pest purges, bird migrations and animal lore, firewood essentials, adobe making and bricklaying, leather working, plant dyes, farm foods, natural teas and tonics, granola, bread making, beer brewing and winemaking, jams and jellies, canning and preserving,...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this easy-to-follow guide, kids get tips and tricks for upcycling and reusing old stuff, as well as hands-on activities, fun facts, and insights from professional-grade life hackers who use their problem-solving skills to change the world"-- Provided by publisher
18) Practical projects for self-sufficiency: DIY projects to get your self-reliant lifestyle started
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Have you ever wanted to build your own chicken coop, cider press, or herb-drying rack? How about a clever two-bin composter, horse-blanket washing machine, or genuine Langstroth beehive? In Practical Projects for Self-Sufficiency, you'll find these projects and a couple of dozen more to help you develop and grow your self-reliant lifestyle. Where most self-sufficiency books give you pages of words and a couple of small drawings for an explanation,...
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