The Best Way - A Book Of Household Hints & Recipes

The Best Way - A Book Of Household Hints & Recipes

Author: Various

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-05-31

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1473390214

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Originally published in 1915, this is a practical household guide written `for housewives by housewives'. This book is absolutely packed with advice and hints that will still be of much practical use today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Vintage Cookery Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include Soups Fish Dinner Dishes Vegetable Cookery Pastry and Puddings Sweets and Creams Savouries Breakfast Dishes Cold Meat Cookery Invalid Cookery Cakes and Candies Sauces, Pickles, and Preserves Beverages Cookery Crumbs Bread, Buns, and Tea-Cakes Notes for The Home Doctor Care of Clothes Household Hints and Helps for the Housewife Nursery Notes Toilet Hints What a Housewife Ought to know


Classic Household Hints

Classic Household Hints

Author: Susan Waggoner

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 2014-10-31

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1613122535

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An illustrated, nostalgic how-to guide to achieving a clean, organized, and happy home—with over 500 retro tips and tricks! Return your household to the simpler times of yesteryear with this delightful guide full of time- and money-saving tips on everything from cleaning and organizing your home to buying and handling food. Even in an age of endless new household products and devices, these old-fashioned, tried-and-true methods can help any homeowner keep a cleaner, happier home. A thoroughly researched compendium of the best American home life tips from the 1920s through the ’60s, Classic Household Hints is filled with useful information, full-color illustrations, fascinating sidebars, and quotes—providing practical help as well as fun for housekeepers and neat freaks everywhere.


1,001 Old-Time Household Hints

1,001 Old-Time Household Hints

Author: Yankee Magazine

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2006-03-07

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780899093987

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A compendium of tips, recipes, and recommendations for everyday living, collected by the editors of the popular New England periodical, covers a wide range of topics, from baking bread using traditional methods and simplifying household chores to celebrating the holidays and caring for a garden. 15,000 first printing.


Household Hints For Dummies, Pocket Edition

Household Hints For Dummies, Pocket Edition

Author: Janet Sobesky

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-12-07

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1118042859

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Clean your homethe easy way! The best ways to clean today are different from what they were even a few years ago. It's not just that you have to know how to use new products and new equipment. The surfaces in your home and the fibers used to make clothes and furniture have improved. Plus, the time you have to clean has shrunk. Inside you'll find easy-to-follow information on stain removal and a room-by-room guide to cleaning up everything from counters to carpets. You'll cut down on expensive cleaning bills and still maintain your home. Open the book and find: The basics of having a clean house The right tools for the job Methods for busting dust Tips on cleaning floors and carpets Guidance on caring for your kitchen and bathroom Hints on doing your laundry


Household Hints & Tips

Household Hints & Tips

Author: Linda Gray

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780091917845

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Many wonderful little tricks and techniques can be gleaned from old-fashioned knowledge when it comes to keeping a home clean and comfortable with the minimum of effort and expense. This book contains a selection of the most useful hints and tips, including sections on how to clean everything--advice on the essential home-cleaning kit and failsafe tips for keeping every room of the house clean; how to make do and mend--with recycling a virtue once again, these traditional tips are well worth following; good plain cooking--basic cooking skills never go out of fashion and neither will these simple tips; traditional decorating tips--time-honored ways to achieve a professional finish; and gracious living--shortcuts to the "domestic arts" that help turn a house into a home. In addition, Linda Gray reveals the secrets to how to treat valuable and traditional materials, keep pests at bay and care for clothes, and ensure safety at home. A handy pocket reference book you will turn to again and again, Household Hints & Tips is full of great tips to help you maintain a stylish home with minimum expense.


The Ultimate Book of Household Hints and Tips

The Ultimate Book of Household Hints and Tips

Author: Cassandra Kent

Publisher:

Published: 1999-03-11

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780751311624

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Filled with common-sense solutions, expert advice and traditional tips this book suggests that the key to running a home well is organization. It recommends keeping clutter to a minumum, establishing a cleaning routine and making time for repairs and maintenance. It covers every aspect of keeping a home with information ranging from how to look after different types of floor surface, to how to remove red wine stains. It also demystifies washing instructions and procedures and offers invaluable advice on caring for clothes, shoes and accessories. It features tips on decorating tasks, pinpoints the areas where things can go wrong in home maintenance and gives instructions on Red Cross approved life-saving techniques and treatments for injuries and ailments.


Household Hints and Tips

Household Hints and Tips

Author:

Publisher: Better Homes & Gardens Books

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780696019623

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Contains helpful hints over food, drink, cleaning, laundry, household, painting, repairs, home sewing, child care, pet care, health and safety.