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1,001 Old-Time Household Hints: Timeless Bits of Household Wisdom for Today's Home and Garden


Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
The Editors of Yankee Magazine
2011
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1616081759
ISBN-13: 978-1616081751
MOBI
384 pages
29.2 MB

Wonder what Grandma would have used to clean greasy kitchen walls? Cure a sore throat? Conquer insect pests in her vegetable garden? Wonder no longer!

Whatever your grandma did to fix and maintain things around the house and garden, it probably worked. That’s because the old ways are often the best ways when it comes to solutions for everyday problems, ideas for saving time, and handy advice for getting the job done. And that’s where 1,001 Old-Time Household Hints comes in. Find the best hints, tips, and secrets for everything from cooking, cleaning, and home maintenance to pet care, gardening, and holiday celebrations. You’ll also find ways to adapt and improve some old-time methods. Discover an amazing variety of useful and clever ideas, including how to:

• Clean copper pans, using buttermilk and salt
• Make real sourdough bread the way the pioneers did
• Fight wrinkles and create kissable lips
• Use natural ingredients to repair your hair
• Create your own unique perfume
• Organize common space in your home
• Use ivory soap for polishing silver and insect control
• Safely separate drinking glasses that have been stuck together
• And more!

With 1,001 Old-Time Household Hints on your kitchen table or nightstand, you’re always in the good company of an old-timer who’s ready to dispense a helpful hint, encouraging word, or sage secret at the turn of a page. 310 color photographs



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1000 Plus Household Hints


Tanushree Podder
2008
English
ISBN: 8122300138
EPUB
192 pages
6.74 MB

The wealth of information in this work is sure to come in handy to the readers. It helps you learn how to: get back sparkle on your utensils; eliminate eggy smellin cakes; demoth your woollens the natural way; light up your interiors; and, get the gloss back on your diamonds and pearls. Also find tips here on Cleaning, Gadgets, Economy, Recycling(salads/raitas/dals/chapatis/sweets), Storing etc. So get ready to streamline your housekeeping yourself and your family with clinical efficiency.