The Foxfire book : hog dressing; log cabin building; mountain crafts and foods; planting by the signs; snake lore, hunting tales, faith healing; moonshining; and other affairs of plain living / edited with an introduction by Eliot Wigginton.

Summary:

Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region.

Record details

General Note:: Includes index of people.

Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
Formatted Contents Note:: "This is the way I was raised up" -- Aunt Arie -- Wood -- Tools and skills -- Building a log cabin -- Chimney building -- White oak splits -- Making a hamper out of white oak splits -- Making a basket out of white oak splits -- An old chair maker shows how -- Rope, straw, and feathers are to sleep on -- A quilt is something human -- Soapmaking -- Cooking on a fireplace, dutch oven, and wood stove -- Daniel Manous -- Mountain recipes -- Preserving vegetables -- Preserving fruit -- Churning your own butter -- Slaughtering hogs -- Curing and smoking hog -- Recipes for hog -- Weather signs -- Planting by the signs -- The buzzard and the dog -- Home remedies -- Hunting -- Dressing and cooking wild animal foods -- Hunting tales -- Snake lore -- Moonshining as a fine art -- Faith healing -- Hillard Green.
Target Audience Note:: 1020L Lexile

Subject:: Country life > Georgia.
Handicraft > Georgia.
Country life > Georgia > Juvenile literature.

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Location	Call Number / Copy Notes	Barcode	Shelving Location	Status	Due Date
Marion Library	975 FOX (Text)	37810435808844	Adult Nonfiction	Available	-
Old Fort Branch Library	917.58 FOX BK.1 (Text)	37810435302970	Adult Nonfiction	Available	-