The Up-With-Wholesome, Down-With-Store-Bought Book of Recipes & Household Formulas

This book is the best book for homesteading and simple living!!! Everyone else has just advise or testimony but this one has recipes and formulas from breads to making your own sausage to raising cows/chickens to soap making, cleaning supplies to cough syrup. Its an all-in-one manual. It says on the cover, "How it make it yourself. Save Money and Break the Supermarket Habit", and it is true. This book lets you hit the ground running and doesn't preach but gives you tips so you can START! BUY IT and you won't be disappointed!!!

I first came across a worn copy of this book in a public library as a teenager. As someone who grew up in a small town, I was very interested in the chapters dealing with raising your own livestock (everything from chickens to dairy cows). Now that I've grown and moved into a more urban environment, the book's many practical recipes and household tips have come in handy. I highly recommend trying this book if you're interested in wholesome, simple foods without the additives and chemical "enhancers" found in most prepared foods you'll find in the grocery store. This book is also a great addition to the library of anyone interested in self-sufficiency or owning a personal farm, as it deals with many issues that you might not otherwise see coming.

Here it is 2006 and I took a look at this book in my kitchen library. It's getting a bit rabbit eared and torn, but it's so full of excellent information that one can use both for practical rasons as well as for saving money that it will be relevant for years to come. If you can get a copy, I highly recomend it.

I really enjoyed this book for the wealth of information it gives concerning how to make just about everything you can think of, from your own pancake mix to your own butter and cheese! It's been a great resource for me as I strive to do more preparation in regards to self-sufficiency, and break my dependence on the grocery store mentality!