Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore

Can you calculate the temperature by listening to a cricket chirp?What is the best way to dip a homemade candle?How do you make honey-dandelion wine and homemade cheese?Are high-flying swallows a sign of fair weather or foul?What are the sure-fire secrets and best baits for catching fish?How can you soothe a fussy baby with molasses and chicken feathers? This handy reference guide of now-forgotten rural skills, foods, and crafts will answer the above questions and many more, taking you back to a simpler time. Packed with more than 1,000 projects, pastimes, recipes, and down-home truths--plus 400 vintage illustrations--"Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore" is a veritable encyclopedia of country instruction and advice.