Traditional crafts & skills from the country : from the garden to the kitchen, and from raising chickens to woodworking, a fresh and easy-to-follow approach to country wisdom
Item details
- ISBN: 9781493061983
- ISBN: 1493061984
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Physical Description:
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vi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm - Edition: First Lyons Press paperback edition
- Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2003
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. Livestock. Cattle ; Swine ; Goats and Sheep ; Poultry ; Bees ; The Farm Pond -- Part 2. Gardens and Orchards. Gardens ; Berries ; The Home Orchard -- Part 3. From the Woodlot. Chainsaw Basics ; Cutting Trees ; Sawmills ; Log Construction ; Firewood -- Part 4. Old-Time Country Crafts. Basketry ; Corn Crafts ; Candle Making ; Making Soap ; Spinning, Dying, and Weaving ; Braided Rugs -- Part 5. From the Wild. Wild Greens ; Other Wild Plants ; Wild Nuts ; Wild Berries ; Wild Fruits ; Wild Spices and Teas -- Part 6. Preserving Foods. Cool Storage ; Curing, Drying, Smoking, and Salting Foods ; Canning Foods ; Freezing Foods ; Making Jellies, Jams, and Fruit Butters -- Part 7. Woodcrafting. Slab and Rustic Furniture ; Rustic Accessories -- Part 8. Around the Farm. Sharpening Tools ; Fencing ; Laying Stone ; Using an Axe -- Part 9. From the Kitchen. Dairy Products ; Grains and Grain Products -- Part 10. Woodsmanship. Reading the Weather ; Staying Found ; Trapping ; Knots -- Part 11. Home Butchering. Butchering Tools ; Butchering Poultry ; Butchering Pork ; Butchering Beef ; Butchering Lamb and Goats ; Butchering Venison and Big Game ; Index. |
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