The Homemaker's Mentor Treasury of Homekeeping Skills: A Vintage Keepsake Collection

Reminiscent of the old-timey home journals kept by homekeepers of the past, is to be passed from mother to daughter, or grandmother to granddaughter. It will be a treasured album of tried-and-true homekeeping skills, something fast becoming a lost art in our day. Delightfully illustrated and filled with practical, proven "hands on" advice and inspiration for the homekeeper, this volume also has plenty of room for you to personalize it with your own snippets, recipes and annotations, and pages to journal in your own handwriting, keeping the way "Mother always did it" from becoming forgotten in this ever-changing world. The information in this volume, plus the unique touch can add to it, will make this a cherished heirloom treasured by family for years to come. Topics included: Cleaning - Scrubbing -Bedding & Linens - Laundry - Ironing Daily Duties - Duty ever at Hand - Children's Duty to Parents - Snippets & Clippings The Hostess - Preparing Hearth and Home - The Fare - Our Merry Guests FIRST AID Medicinal Cupboard - Emergency Care - Burns and Wounds - Home Remedies - Family Medical History - Resources Garden Basics - Vegetable Gardens - Herbs - Planting Records - Garden Sketches - Old fashioned Flowers - Harvest Bounty - Resources Meal Times - The Pantry - Kitchen Tools - In the Kitchen - Well-planned Menus - Measuring - Butcher, Baker, Happy Homemaker - Family Recipes Preparing for Emergency - Home Canning - Dehydration - Freezing - Recipes for Preserving - Reserve Records and Recipes Sewing Basket - Basic Skills - Embroidery - Tatting - Stitching Projects - Quilting - Crocheting - Knitting - Patterns Simple Home Repairs - Documents and Necessary Paper - Home Inventory - Frugality Sacred Union - Genealogies - Births - Marriages - Deaths - Family Crest - Family Creed - Mementos ...and much more!