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sometimes i go to the book when i have a question sometimes i pick up the book and look for something interesting to try. we have used it for many projects. I purchased this book and later had to buy 3 more for friends and family that were impressed by it too. it is truly a wealth of information.
The only down fall is the small print, old eyes don't see so good. Planning our chicken coup with my son, what a great guide to pass it down.From canning, gardening, harvesting meat, to making your own soap. Slickers can even use this guide. I was raised on a hog farm, and as a child worked the land and raised the animals as I was directed. But for 20 bucks, with all the reading and learning, it is a wonderful tool. It has taken me 21 years to get back to my roots, and work the soil.I remember many things about my way of life as a child, but this book filled in many questions I had not been taught. After the farm went under in the 1980s, I was sent to live with my father in the city. Mom has long been gone, Dad is a slicker, Grandpa has passed away.
I have written in what page the tomato sauce recipe can be found next to Tomatoes entry, since I don't usually think to look for it under Pasta Sauce. My family has enjoyed some of recipes for thanksgiving dinner and preserves put up for the Winter months. The only negative I could name would be the index is not always as complete as I would like. I love this book. Regardless, the tomato sauce is delicious. It has given me great ideas on how to expand the self-sufficiency of my home. My husband purchased it for me as a gift and it has been a wonderful reference manual for so many things. I can't wait to build the compost frames from the plans in this book.
But this is one worth having close at hand. And we live on the same property. This is a great resource for country living. We bought it for our son-in-law and then ordered another one for ourselves.
It is wonderful. This is a very thorough and concise book. Everything that I want to know about butchering chickens, building a rock wall, and cleaning squirrel was in there.
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