The lost arts of hearth and home : the happy luddite's guide to self-sufficiency / Ken Albala and Rosanna Nafziger Henderson.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, New York, USA : Penguin Group, October 2012Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0399537775
- 9780399537776
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | NonFiction | 640 A325 | Available | 33111007110139 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Lost Arts of Hearth and Home is not about extreme, off-the-grid living. It's for city and suburban dwellers with day jobs: people who love to cook, love fresh natural ingredients, and old techniques for preservation; people who like doing things themselves with a needle and thread, garden hoe, or manual saw.
Ken Albala and Rosanna Nafziger Henderson spread the spirit of antiquated self-sufficiency throughout the household. They offer projects that are decidedly unplugged and a little daring, including:
* Home building projects like rooftop food dehydrators and wood-burning ovens
* Homemaking essentials, from sewing and quilting to rug braiding and soap making
* The wonders of grain: making croissants by hand, sprouting grains, and baking bread
* Adventures with meat: pickled pig's feet, homemade liverwurst, and celery-cured salami
Intended for industrious cooks and crafters who aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves, The Lost Arts of Hearth and Home will teach you the history and how-to on projects for every facet of your home, all without the electric toys that take away from the experience of making things by hand.
"A Perigee Book."
"A recondite treasury of arcane secrets, wherein are explained mysteries of the kitchen and cupboard, plainly set forth for those who would profit materially and spiritually through self-sufficiency, honest unplugged labor, and diligent application of economic principles derived from our esteemed forebears in matters both esculent and domestic."
Includes index.
Grains -- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and condiments -- Meats -- Fish -- Dairy and eggs -- Desserts -- Brewing and distillation -- Nostrums and household stuffe -- Sewing -- Making quilts -- Rug braiding -- Gardening Building projects.
A celebration of the new old-fashioned approach to living - from soapmaking to sewing to bread baking and much more. It is not about extreme, off-the-grid-living, but these projects are decidedly unplugged and a little daring.