Recommend an Old Style Book?

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Hi cheeswright,

This thread might interest you too: The Complete Old Style Books Collection

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smileyt_2

Thought it might be nice to resurrect this thread as I've come across two books recently that I think may be useful to other oldstylers.

The first is: Bread Matters by Andrew Whitley. This is a great and readable book about baking using sourdoughs and leavens (ie no need for shop bought yeast) which is something I've always wondered about.

The second is: The New Home Larder by Judith Wills. This is a fairly basic book about setting up a food storecupboard and what to put in it. I guess most seasoned oldstylers will know that stuff anyway, but it would be good for beginners. It does also have some very nice recipes and a section on jam and preserve making, which as a beginner I found interesting and inspiring.

I'm off to look on Amazon for some bargains .... :rotfl:

The_Thrilla

On Next to Nothing - Thomas & Susan Hinde
Written by a pair of authors with kids who spend part of the year travelling around, and live the Goode life the rest of the year living on..well, on next to nothing.

Technological Self Sufficiency - Robin Clarke
A little like the above, but for the more technically minded.

Crash Proof 2.0 - Peter Schiff
This tells you exactly what is happening to the US economy, tells you what is going to happen, and how you can adjust your investments to combat the forthcoming debacle, so that you will probably finish up richer, rather than being cleaned out. Written by the clearest-thinking economist I have come across, who has a track record of seeing what is coming down the pike long before it happens. He is also a licensed broker who runs his own investment company.

Superscrooge - Malcolm Stacey
This book is full of dodges of how to develop deep pockets and short arms. How to get out of paying for rounds of drinks, get others to pay restaurant bills, etc. How to dress out of charity shops, while looking as though you bought your threads in Harrods. How to get food companies to send you freebies. How to get nights out for free. How to get cheapo holidays abroad. How to be thought of as green, not mean, and all that other good stuff. This book changed my life. You may be a grasping cheapskate who clutches a tenner like a pair of mole-grips; but use some of Malcolm Stacey's dodges and everybody will think you are generous.

Food for Free - Richard Mabey
Free wild food is growing in your area, ready for the taking.

Thrift - Samuel Smiles
19th century book which is still full of wisdom. It has metamorphosed into a social history, which shows the beginnings of some of the biggest banks in today's high streets. It also shows what you can do if you get up off your butt and help yourself.

A Plain Cookbook for the Working Classes - Charles Elme Francatelli
Written by Queen Victoria's chief cook, it shows a system of cookery where the maximum nutrition is derived from the slenderest of means.

The Thrift Book - India Knight
...which I am reading at the moment. Packed full of up-to-date websites.

How to Live Off-Grid - Nick Rosen
There are people who are living without paying extortionate amounts of money to the power companies.

The River Cottage Cookbook - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Old style ways of providing food without going to the supermarkets.

A Kind of Living - Katie Thear
Full of self sufficiency ideas, including systems of vegetable gardening and animal rearing.

Way to Wealth - Benjamin Franklin
Packed full of folk aphorisms that are the bedrock of the protestant work ethic. Usually comes with a British book attached - How to Make Much of a Little by Bob Short.

cpwp

My partner spent a lot of money on a book from one of Amazon’s sellers. It arrived and she parceled it up as a birthday present for me. When I opened it a page fell out and then we noticed it had pages cut out. Amazon don’t want to know because it was past their 30 rule and the seller wrote
“As you ordered the book on the 24th June and you email was dated the 19th July you have failed to notify us within 14 days of receipt. If I ordered a book for my husband from a second hand dealer (which is what we are) I would inspect the goods the day that they arrived, not 3 - 4 weeks later.”
So beware second hand sellers on Amazon. They sell specialist books for a lot of money which have been mutilated and then laugh at you. My partner bought this as described; she would not have bought a book with pages cut out. If any one wants to know who to avoid, let me know.

pumpkinlife

The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery. It's huge!
900 odd pages of self sufficiency,. everything from growing veg (lots of unusual ones UK books won't cover), raising and butchering meat, preserving, cooking, herbs, household economy. Quite comprehensive for £17 though most people won't use a lot of it.

Radical Brewing by Randy Mosher is a brilliant book, part recipes, part social history. I bought it for my O.H. who is moving on from kit beer brewing and it is very comprehensive.

English Bread and Yeast cookery by Elizabeth David - again part social history but stuffed full of traditional breads, pancakes and skillet breads.

The Victory Cookbook by Marguerite Patten is briliant, especially if you are feeling down about not having spare cash, fancy kitchen gadgets and expensive groceries. More inspiration though some of the recipes are good.

and lots and lots of old craft books and gardening books and cook books picked up from charity shops over the years!

gailey_2

Could be moneysaving or cookbooks.

I have 2alvin hall books which I find pretty good for basic money advice.

What does everyone reccomend for oldstyle/frugal living as thinks theres lots out there.

Jaimie olivers my fave cookbooks.

Any good cookbooks living on a budget

Brought a good bread cookbook today so quite pleased.

Jolaaled

gailey wrote: »

Could be moneysaving or cookbooks.

I have 2alvin hall books which I find pretty good for basic money advice.

What does everyone reccomend for oldstyle/frugal living as thinks theres lots out there.

Jaimie olivers my fave cookbooks.

Any good cookbooks living on a budget

Brought a good bread cookbook today so quite pleased.

My favourite frugal cookbook is
'Diet for a small planet' by Frances Moore Lappe . ..you can get it on amazon very cheaply.

It is vegetarian and American, but the recipes are simple and easily adapted, i've found. There's also useful info on what constitutes a healthy diet!

seraphina

The More-with-Less cookbook is possibly my fave OS book - a real tread-lightly, live simply, eat well philosophy.

Patchwork_Quilt

seraphina wrote: »

The More-with-Less cookbook is possibly my fave OS book - a real tread-lightly, live simply, eat well philosophy.

Absolutely. As well as the first edition of Food From Your Garden published by the Reader's Digest.

Chipps

More with less cookbook
The Tightwad Gazette
and the Patsy recipe books (from just after WW2 - in rationing)