Recommend an Old Style Book?

se999

I love MSE Old Style, but I love books too!!

I think I've been old style pre-MSE, but it's been nice to find new ideas.

Anyway I 'd like to know what books you find most useful &/or save you money so hopefully I & other Old Stylers have a short list of books to look out for. Buying books can be expensive mistake.

Can I recommend 'Save Cash & Save the Planet', it would be brilliant for someone starting off old style, it's got chapters on 'old style cleaning' , shopping, transport and even hatches, matches & dispatches!! Even for established Old Stylers I think you could find new bits, I didn' t know there was a food labelling scheme for sea fish, what the websites for police auctions were, or where to download living wills, or lots of others to give you information on how you want to live etc.

I impulse bought it from a bookshop, and discovered afterwards it was a FOE book, but it doesn't say you must do 'this or that', it's more giving you information & contacts so that you can decide what you want to do.

Not sure if it's cheaper elsewhere, but the amazon link is:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/000719420X/qid=1122965473/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/026-6036094-0208434
There are also more reviews and info on http://www.foe.org.uk/living/save_cash_save_planet/

P.S. Sorry, but not read the Money Diet yet

r.mac_2

I have read Martins book, obviously and I can't wait for the second edition. As I only borrowed the Money diet from the library, I think that I might splash out on the new edition!

I have found several cookbooks have helped me save in the kitchen department, especially anything by Shirley Goode. I can really recommend them.

I havn't got an old style type book, though I would love one. Kim and Aggie often use old style tips on their programmes and I have used a feew of their tips. Again, I havn't seen their book, but it might be useful.

catznine

The More with Less cookbook is excellant! Although written in the 70's in America it is still a very useful little book. It was written by a mennonite lady called Doris Longacre to help people to eat better, save money and consume less of the worlds resources.

It has lovely little end of chapter sections entitled "Gather up the fragments" and goes on to suggest ways of using up leftover casserole (to make sauces, soups etc) and egg yolks or whites etc. You will need american cup measures for the recipes though.

Another good American book is The Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn (probably the best ever book about frugality)

For British books I agree with r.mac re the Shirley Goode books also Jocasta Innes "The Paupers Cookbook"

Books are a bit of an obsession with me, I have too many and really must go read Apprentices thread re selling some on Amazon!

larmy16

I picked up a book called JUST LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE Food from the '30s and '40s. Its by Angela Nilsen and June Weatherall.

"a way of thinking and dealing with food and feeding a family and friends that are very relevant today. The feeling of belt tightening, coping, making the best of things"

I was lucky enough to pick it up in a charity shop, but keep an eye out for it.

dell_2

se999 wrote:

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Not sure if it's cheaper elsewhere, but the amazon link is:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/000719420X/qid=1122965473/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/026-6036094-0208434
There are also more reviews and info on http://www.foe.org.uk/living/save_cash_save_planet/

Swotbooks.com - £9.35 delivered

competitionscafe

se999 wrote:

Can I recommend 'Save Cash & Save the Planet', it would be brilliant for someone starting off old style, it's got chapters on 'old style cleaning' , shopping, transport and even hatches, matches & dispatches!! Even for established Old Stylers I think you could find new bits, I didn' t know there was a food labelling scheme for sea fish, what the websites for police auctions were, or where to download living wills, or lots of others to give you information on how you want to live etc.

Sounds good - I have ordered a copy, the cheapest is the bookplace £6.99 + £1 delivery (the £1 is an August only offer):
http://www.thebookplace.co.uk/bookplace/display.asp?K=700000000192238&search_field=KEYWORD&search_text=Collins+Save+Cash+and+Save&form_ob=%24RANK&x=14&y=8&m=1&dc=1

The FOE site for the book also has a huge list of useful tips at:
http://www.foe.org.uk/living/tips/tips.html

You can also "Subscribe to receive a free Tip of the day, Monday to Friday, by email. Each tip will tell you how to green your lifestyle just a little bit more - and most will save you cash too!"
http://www.foe.org.uk/living/tips/index.html

Save Cash & Save the Planet sounds a bit like 'A Good Life' by Leo Hickman which also has lots of useful stuff including charts of what food is in season each month, other sections range from home, personal finance and travel to family, community and work - all printed on recycled paper.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1903919592/

Ticklemouse

Hey - before you all rush out an get OS books, remember Martin is doing/trying to do one in the next 12 months - based on this forum

se999

Thanks for the replies.

I've been a little surprised that there's not been a single slow cooker or breadmaking machine cookbook yet. Also no vegetable growing or craft recommendations.

Competitionscafe - thanks for finding the best price on the Save Cash book, I was thinking of getting some copies for friends :T

culpepper

A book I got years ago in whsmiths is 'Look after the pennies' by Joy O.I.Sposzynska
There is another by her in our library called something like 'self sufficiency in a small flat' which is all about growing edibles in pots on the window sill and very good.
She also has another ,I think 'food for free' or something like that which is about foraging for fruit and edible plants including fungi.
Household hints and tips by Barty philips is also very good.

nightsong

Two books on gardening for food that I love are The Vegetable Garden Displayed and The Fruit Garden Displayed, both from the Royal Horticultural Society. They are well illustrated and comprehensive.

Also Square-Foot Gardening, by Mel Bartholomew.

Totally agree about The Tightwad Gazette, it's one of my all-time faves. She packs in so many ideas, and it's amusingly written and nicely illustrated. Lots of recipes too.

A particular favourite of mine is called Unplug the Christmas Machine, by Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli. Lots of ideas on simplifying Christmas and making it more meaningful.

Aren't books a fantastic resource?

apprentice_tycoon

The Tightwad Gazette gets my vote too - I have all 3 books (1 signed) plus the monthly newsletters that the books were garnered from and some of the annual follow up letters from when she finished writing.....I can't say that I followed every word but it showed my OH and kids that it wasn't just me that was a little bit careful with money