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The Forgotten Arts: Yesterday's Skills Adapted to Today's Materials (Forgotten Arts, Bk 1)
The Forgotten Arts Yesterday's Skills Adapted to Today's Materials - Forgotten Arts, Bk 1 Author:Richard M. Bacon You'll discover scores of old-time skills in our exciting and popular Forgotten Arts series. Each book describes yesterday's techniques and adapts them to today's materials and equipment. Complete with step-by-step instructions; simple yet explicit diagrams and illustrations; and nostalgic passages that give a unique twist to the standard how-to... more »-do-it book. From Yankee Magazine.
Book One: Brewing apple cider & vinegar at home; Managing the small woodlot; Cooking on a wood stove; Keeping a family cow; Finding & cooking wild spring greens; Keeping chickens for home use; Raising whole wheat bread, from grain to loaf; Raising & drying beans & corn; Creating natural dyes from common plants; Making plain & fancy soap.« less