Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore

Title: Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore

           

Subtitle: 1000s of Traditional Skills for Simple Living

Author/s: Jerry Mack Johnson

                    

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9780760340011

Format: Paperback, 352 pages

Dimensions: 27.9cm x 21.6cm

Publisher: Voyageur Press

Aust. Release Date: April 2011

Can you calculate the temperature by listening to a cricket chirp?
What is the best way to dip a homemade candle?
How do you make honey-dandelion wine and homemade cheese?
Are high-flying swallows a sign of fair weather or foul?
What are the sure-fire secrets and best baits for catching fish?
How can you soothe a fussy baby with molasses and chicken feathers?

This handy reference guide of now-forgotten rural skills, foods, and crafts will answer the above questions and many more, taking you back to a simpler time. Packed with more than 1,000 projects, pastimes, recipes, and down-home truths -- plus 400 vintage illustrations -- Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore is a veritable encyclopedia of country instruction and advice.

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