The Southern Gardener and Receipt-Book (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Edgeworth, Mrs. Mary L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133422403X ISBN 13 : 9781334224034

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Practical guidance for home gardeners and everyday cooks from a 19th‑century Southern guide. This readable volume collects gardening how‑tos, recipes, medical receipts, dairy notes, and more, all meant to help households manage domestic and rural affairs with clarity and reliability. The author, Mary L. Edgeworth, presents experience drawn from long years of hands‑on work, with advice aimed at broad usefulness beyond one region.

The book covers a wide range of topics, from choosing the right soil and preparing hot‑beds to saving seeds and sowing on a small or large scale. It also gathers tested recipes and practical instructions for caring for the ill, managing beverages and dairy, and handling veterinary and miscellaneous receipts. The tone is practical and housekeeper‑friendly, focusing on healthy cooking, economical preservation, and steady farm‑to‑table effort.

Designed for quick reference, the edition aims to help readers improve daily life through dependable techniques, clear steps, and time‑tested guidance that adapts to many homes across different climates.

• Core garden how‑tos on soil, bed preparation, manures, composts, and seed sowing


• Practical cookery and sick‑room recipes, with step‑by‑step directions


• Guidance on dairy, beverages, medical and veterinary receipts


• Structured contents spanning gardening, cookery, dairy, medical, and miscellaneous topics

Ideal for readers seeking a comprehensive, historically rooted manual for country living and household management.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133422403X
• ISBN 13: 9781334224034
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 478
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