Country Lore and Wisdom

This book is one of the things I got for Christmas. I seriously doubt I will ever get it all read. It is a thick, BIG book.  You can just pick up this book turn to any page and find all sorts of interesting, self sufficient things that you want to try.

It is definitely a collection. What is surprising when you read it is that some of it uses old methods to make something and on the next page there is something that needs an electric tool. For instance, I was amazed at one small part that told how to make drinking glasses from wine bottles. It involved tying a string around the bottle soaked in alcohol, setting it on fire and then pouring cold water in the bottle (yes sounded a bit dangerous and if I ever try it I will have some kind of protective gear on).  However their method of making yogurt involved a yogurt maker (I have never needed one of those to make yogurt).
Anyway, there are definitely THOUSANDS of useful things in this book to help you be more self sufficient but it isn't a book that you can sit down and just read through; it is more like an encyclopedia.
One thing that I was very surprised to see was that their wasn't an actual section on growing vegetables. It did have a section on planting by the moon and another that told the history of several vegetables but no actual gardening or what soil conditions each vegetables likes. Not that you'll miss it. There are too many other things to read about in this book to keep you busy.