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This is a practical guide to the Good Old Days. Rediscover the lost world of traditional household crafts with 'the grand master of self-sufficiency' ("Kitchen Garden") John Seymour. Master tried-and-trusted methods that have been honed over the centuries and learn to make butter and cheese, embroider, keep bees, decorate your home, and more.

As Seymour himself once said "we must fill our homes and our lives with beautiful things again and cast out the mass-produced rubbish.

This book shows that such things are possible." It contains all the practical advice you need to produce what you need for yourself.

Contents:
Introduction
Kitchen Crafts
 - Preparing Foods
 - Open-hearth Cooking
 - Cooking at a Range
 - Baking
 - Storing Food
 - Salting and Pickling
 - Drying and Smoking
 - Bottling and Canning
 - Preserves and Confectionery
 - Chilling Food
 - Cleaning and Maintenance
 - Washing Up
 - Providing Water
 - Tea Making
 - Coffee Making
 - Ale and Beer Making
 - Wine and Cider Making
 - Herbs and Spices
Dairy Crafts
 - Milk and Milking
 - Making and Using Cream
 - Butter Making
 - Cheese Making
 - Making Ice Cream
 Laundry Crafts
 - Drawing Water
 - Making Lye and Soap
 - Washing Linen
 - Drying Linen
 - Pressing Linen
 - Dyeing
Around the Home
 - Gathering and Making Fuels
 - Heating
 - Beds and Bedrooms
 - Home Doctoring
 - Bathing and the Jakes
 - Dining and Entertaining
 - Candle and Oil Lighting
 - Gas and Electric Lighting
 - Cleaning
 - Chimney Sweeping
 - Waste Disposal
 - Controlling Pests
Textile Crafts
 - Spinning
 - Mat and Rug Making
 - Lace Making
 - Crochet
 - Tatting and Macrame
 - Knitting
 - Making and Repairing Clothes
 - Smocking
 - Embroidery
Decorative Crafts
 - Painting and Papering
 - Stencilling
 - Furniture and Furnishings
 - Ornamenting the Home
 - Festivals and Decorations
Index
About the Author
Acknowledgements