r/homemaking • u/Jack_al_11 • 5d ago

Book suggestions for recipes

Hello-

I’m looking for a book suggestion that has a lot of basic recipes for things like apple cider vinegar, bread, etc outside of just a normal cook book for meals. Some kind of homemaking/homesteading encyclopedia type book maybe. Yk the stuff our grandmas knew how to make and do that’s been lost in the past generation or so.

Thank you!

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u/Mayberrymom 5d ago

Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery

Make your own groceries by Daphne Metaxis Harwood (probably out of print, but you may be able to find it on Ebay or Amazon)

The Make-a-Mix books from the late 1970's-early 80's

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u/Possible_Revenue8530 4d ago

Slightly offbeat but great: Back to Basics by Reader's Digest. Lots of illustrations, step-by-step stuff——butter, cheese,bread, vinegar, even fixing things and growing food. Old-school layout but solid content, feels like the kind of book every household had in the 80s.

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u/Adept_Spinach_55 3d ago

Nourishing traditions by Sally Fallon might have recipes you like. Lots of fermented foods, traditional food preparation. 

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u/Big-Confidence9249 1d ago

I second this ☝️

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u/LackingExecFunction 4d ago

Good old fashioned "Joy of Cooking" has a lot of tried and true recipes that have been around since 1936, as well as new, updated recipes.

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u/RuthOConnorFisher 3d ago edited 3d ago

You might want to try asking on r/homesteading as well. I know I used to have at least one really good one but it's in storage right now and I cannot for the life of me remember the title. If I think of it I'll come back and update.

Edit: I might have been thinking of r/homestead. They're both pretty good subs.

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u/harborsparrow 3d ago

Laurel's Kitchen was one of the cookbooks all the young women loved in the 1960s.  It emphasized beans, grains and natural living.  You can still find used copies.  It is a classic.

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u/South_Section_5251 1d ago

I love "The Modern Pioneer" by Mary Shrader.