Bibliograph

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 introd. by Eliot Wigginton

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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 introd. by Eliot Wigginton

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Foxfire book:

Responsibility statement

Edited with an introd. by Eliot Wigginton

Series statement

Anchor books, AO-36

Sub title

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.

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

"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 - 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

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