G.A.R. Memorial Library (West Newbury)

Lost lore, a celebration of traditional wisdom from foraging and festivals to seafaring and smoke signals, by Una McGovern and Paul Jenner

eng

illustrations

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non fiction

Lost lore

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by Una McGovern and Paul Jenner

a celebration of traditional wisdom from foraging and festivals to seafaring and smoke signals

Pays tribute to the knowledge that earlier generations learned through tradition, folklore, and superstitions by offering solutions to situations ranging from first aid and socializing to food preservation and wilderness survival

Health and wellbeing. Using natural first aid -- Using natural remedies -- Preparing antidotes to poison -- Curing warts -- Curing drunkenness -- Improving digestion -- Making possets and caudles -- Living longer -- Caring for hair -- Caring for skin -- Caring for teeth -- Beautifying -- Education and knowledge. Using an abacus -- Using logarithm tables -- Using a slide rule -- Imperial measurements -- Converting decimal to pounds, shillings and pence -- Using mnemonics -- Using an almanac -- Using codes and ciphers -- Using a camera obscura -- Socializing and celebration. Predicting the sex of a baby -- Celebrating births -- Wooing and courting -- Celebrating marriages -- Mourning deaths -- Observing etiquette -- Dining -- Making and taking tea -- Celebrating with alcohol -- Dancing -- Celebrating the seasons -- Celebrating a traditional Christmas -- Letter writing -- Writing by hand -- Household. Living thriftily -- Laying a fire -- Cooking with a range -- Choosing produce -- Making the most of meat -- Preserving by curing, smoking and salting -- Preserving by drying -- Preserving by pickling -- Preserving by freezing and bottling -- Storing vegetables, fruit and wine -- Storing clothes -- Repairing clothes -- Dyeing -- Laundering -- Cleaning -- Polishing furniture -- Eradicating unpleasant household odours -- Soap making -- Eradicating pests and vermin -- Gardening -- Starting a car -- Superstitions -- Outdoor life. Weather forecasting -- Telling the time -- Working with the moon and tides -- Navigating by nature -- Navigation using traditional maritime instruments -- Navigating using a map and compass -- Understanding longitude and latitude -- Seafaring -- Raft-making -- Foraging for wild food -- Mushrooming -- Cooking alfresco -- Making fire without matches -- Finding water -- Measuring ice -- Identifying plants -- Identifying trees -- Tracking animals -- Identifying birds -- Signalling with semaphore -- Signalling with Morse Code -- Signalling with smoke or fire -- Signalling with naval flags -- Surviving in the wilderness -- Sheltering -- Making outdoor equipment -- Choosing and using wood -- Counting sheep -- Removing stones from horses' hooves -- How to choose livestock and horses -- Sharpening knives