Hi everybody! Sorry we've been MIA lately, we've been very busy and struggling with internet issues. Today I'm reviewing a wonderful book, "Treasury of Vintage Homemaking Skills."
It's not really a book you would sit and read straight through, it's a resource. Have you ever heard of a "Homemaking Journal" or "Homekeeping Notebook?" My mother researched it once and was going to build one to keep track of everything that she needed to get done in the home, but she never found the time to do so. It's understandable, especially since she's running a home with six children, four dogs, a garden and a cat!Well, voila! The Treasury of Vintage Homemaking Skills comes to the rescue! This is laid out very similarly to a homemaking journal - only better! The Treasury of Homemaking skills has so many more housewifely things listed and organized in it that I would never have thought of!
For example, here's the table of contents:
Homekeeping
Cleaning
Scrubbing
Bedding and Linens
Laundry
Ironing
Hospitality
The Hostess
Preparing Hearth and Home
The Fare
Our Merry Guests
Home Duties
Reflections
Daily Duties
Duty Ever at Hand
Children's Duty to Parents
Snippets and Clippings
First Aid in the Home
Medicinal Cupboard
Emergency Care
Burns and Wounds
Home Remedies
Family Medical History
Resources
Gardening
Garden Basics
Vegetable Gardens
Herbs
Planting Records
Garden Sketches
Old-Fashioned Flowers
Harvest Bounty
Resources
Cooking and Baking
Meal Times
The Pantry
Kitchen Tools
In the Kitchen
Well-Planned Menus
Measuring
Butcher, Baker, and Homemaker
Family Recipes
Reserves for the Family
Preparing for Emergency
Home Canning
Dehydration
Freezing
Recipes for Preserving
Reserve Records and Recipes
Handiwork
Sewing Basket
Basic Skills
Embroidery
Tatting
Stitching Projects
Quilting
Crocheting
Knitting
Patterns
Business of the Home
Simple Home Repairs
Documents and Necessary Papers
Home Inventory
Frugality
Family Records
Sacred Union
Genealogies
Births
Marriages
Deaths
Family Crest
Family Creed
Mementos
There are blank pages, blank schedules, and blank lines for you to fill in to help organize your homekeeping. And, all the pages are decorated with lovely little vintage illustrations. It's just adorable!
Here's the description on the back of the book:
Reminiscent of the old-timey home journals kept by homekeepers of the past, this treasury is to be passed from mother to daughter. This will be a treasured album of homekeeping skills, something fast becoming a lost art in our day. Filled with inspiration for the homekeeper, with plenty of room to paste snippets and clippings and to journal in your own handwriting, keeping the way "Mother always did it" from becoming forgotten in this ever-changing world.
I have a copy of this book in my hope chest, and my mother has a copy as well. It's very helpful and I highly recommend it. You can purchase it from our Amazon Astore (in the sidebar).
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