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Our modern world is infinitely more complex than the one previous generations inhabited, and the pace of life much quicker. Yet the way our grandmothers lived their lives - using knowledge passed down through the family - is as relevant today as it's always been.Homemaking and Housekeeping celebrates the practical rites and rituals that for centuries have marked the seasons around the world, from natural spring cleaning to the planting of seeds, through the summer months where home and garden can be enriched with floral and edible bounty, from rose petal pot pourri to fresh herb cheeses; in the autumn, harvest time offers an abundance of preserving, pickling and drying, while winter brings remedies for sore throats, recipes for steamed puddings, and instructions on how to make candles and decorate your home for the holidays.Content includes:Spring: Spring flowers, posies and bulbs, spring lamb, asparagus, pancakes, dealing with slugs and snails...Summer: Windowsill herbs, remedies for hayfever and summer colds, sliced peach jam, salts and fizzies...Autumn: Toffee apples, drying pears, root vegetable crisps, bird boxes and ladybird houses, compost heaps...Winter: Winter in the garden, pot pourri and pomanders, marmalade, steamed puddings...
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Bring the spirit of Christmas to your home with this inspirational book of seasonal recipes, crafts and carols. Christmas can be an expensive time of year, but it doesn't have to cost a fortune to deck your family home with traditional festive decorations and delicious treats. Packed with seasonal ideas, "The Spirit of Christmas" provides a miscellany of decorative and delightful projects to bring colour and comfort to your festive season. This title helps to: learn how to perfect classic seasonal recipes, from fruity Christmas cake to creamy egg-nog; create unique and beautiful keepsakes - from homemade stockings and tree decorations to seasonal napkins and ornamental candle holders - to decorate your home, year after year; and, find great ways to personalise presents with elegant homemade wrapping paper and easy-to-make seasonal cards. With classic Christmas carols and seasonal poems, here is everything you need to create treasured memories for all your Christmases to come.