Household hints books

"Part of the ""Little Green Book"" series, this work contains 250 tips on such topics as utilities (water, electricity,...  Read More >>

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Everything you need to know to create a natural and healthy home for you and your family  Read More >>

Originally published in 1877, this facsimile of Ohio's premiere cookbook from the 19th century covers all aspects...  Read More >>

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Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills--and enjoy a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle--need...  Read More >>

A cookery book offering mid-Victorian and early 19th century recipes. It emphasises on practicality and local ingredients....  Read More >>

The fully illustrated contemporary authority on adapting your lifestyle for the ecologically aware twenty-first...  Read More >>

An urawaza is a ""secret"" tip or trick to remedy an everyday problem ingeniously, inventively, and resourcefully....  Read More >>

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This 1919 work is an essential reference guide to all aspects of household management. Compiled by Martha Van Rensselaer,...  Read More >>

Designed for students, this 1894 work by William Tegetmeier explores the component parts of food and the general...  Read More >>

"Rebecca Upton's 1856 """"Home Studies"""" is a dictionary of common culinary, gardening, and domestic terms."  Read More >>

In a handy and easy to use format Spotless provides encylcopediac answers to all kinds of domestic disasters - from...  Read More >>

Filled with brilliant and practical advice, non-toxic cleaning methods and good old-fashioned common sense, this...  Read More >>

Gives an introduction to taking simple steps towards sustainable living. This book includes a guide to ethical shopping...  Read More >>

Contains 100 simple tips for maintaining a sparkling home, a clean and germ-free toilet, shower, bathroom, kitchen,...  Read More >>

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

A guide to making clothes last longer. Be it fixing old favourites which have seen better days; avoiding a trip...  Read More >>

"Originally published in 1913, Lucia Allen Baxter's work of domestic economy covers all aspects of household management...  Read More >>

"She was the 19th century's Martha Stewart, and she is responsible for organizing the rules of domestic life into...  Read More >>

"""As relevant today as in 1909."" Out Here..."  Read More >>

A social history of household life in Mrs Beeton's time - advice to the mistress of the house who needed to be a...  Read More >>