02423cam a2200433 4500 603285474 TxAuBib 20150517120000.0 100904s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780760340011 pbk. 0760340013 pbk. 752748340015 149868 MBI Pub. Co. (OCoLC)662404943 BTCTA eng BTCTA OEM ABG BKX ICrlF TxAuBib Johnson, Jerry Mack. Down home ways. Old-time country wisdom & lore : 1000s of traditional skills for simple living / Jerry Mack Johnson. Old-time country wisdom and lore. Country wisdom & lore. Country wisdom and lore. Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2011. 352 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. "Text originally published in Country wisdom (1974), Country scrapbook (1977), and Down home ways (1978)"--T.p. verso. Includes index. Nature trail. Weather wisdom ; Moon lore ; Water witching ; Tree talk ; Flowers, herbs, and shrubs ; Creatures of the countryside ; About birds ; Bugs and such ; Hunter's bag ; Hook, line, and sinker ; Outdoor gear -- Hearth and homestead. Ways with paint and paper ; Ways with fibers and fabric ; Ways with clay ; Ways with leaver ; Ways with wax ; Spic-and-span ; Scents, salts, and such l Rural remedies ; Country pastimes ; Playthings ; One thing and another -- The country table. Farm foods and kitchen wisdom ; From the springhouse ; Grains and sprouts ; Breads, spreads, pretzels, and crackers ; Raccoonberry wine and other potables ; Garden to pantry shelf ; From the dry house ; Meat, fowl, and fish ; Sweet things -- Appendix. Weights and measures. An almanac of rural lore, nature facts, and other "country wisdom" concerning the weather, moon, livestock, medicine, and other topics. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult. 20150517. Life skills Handbooks, manuals, etc. Folklore United States. Farm life United States. Animals Folklore. Plants Folklore. Home economics. Handicraft. Cooking. United States Social life and customs.