| Description |
398 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
1. Kitchen magic -- Oops, I've run out of -- Cakes, cookies, pies & frostings -- Breads, rolls & crackers -- Dairy products -- Fruitful tips -- The produce counter -- Meats, fowl, fish & shellfish -- Soups, stews, sauces & gravies -- Perfect pasta -- Herbs, spices & condiments -- Just desserts & beverages -- What to do with leftovers -- Freezing tips -- Catchy kitchen hints -- 2. Order in the house -- Plan ahead -- Happiness is a clean and tidy kitchen -- Bright bathroom tips -- Furniture : its care and cleaning -- Getting the "royal carpet" treatment -- Floors, walls and woodwork -- Tips for windows -- Around the house -- Home safe home -- 3. Laundry day helpers -- Washing away those laundry blues -- See spot run -- All about drying -- Ironing out your pressing problems -- 4. A stitch in time -- Sewing & notions -- Mending & darning -- Knitting yarns -- 5. Kids' korner -- Tips for tots -- Keeping them busy : both indoors & out -- Order in the kid's room -- Safety first -- Kid hint catch-all -- Grandma's remedies -- 6. 'Specially for seniors -- Pointers for people in their prime -- 7. The home handyperson -- Tricks of the tool trade -- Walls, floors, windows & doors -- The painter -- The plumber -- The electrician -- The carpenter -- The energy-saver -- The jack of all trades -- The appliance trouble-shooter -- 8. Pet parade -- Grooming, raising & picking up after -- 9. Pest peeves -- Controlled pest control -- 10. The car mechanic -- Preventative maintenance -- Driving, parking & all the rest -- Hot tips for the cold -- 11. Gardening with a green thumb -- Seeing to your soil -- Branching out to leaves & stems -- The watering hole -- Perfect potting -- Cut flowers -- The best veggie crop in town -- General garden tips -- 12. Roughing it the easy way -- Camping and picnic tips -- Backyard entertaining -- 13. Sporting life -- Keeping that equipment in good shape - 14. Nine to five -- Tips for the workplace -- There's no (work) place like home -- 15. Just for you -- Masks & scrubs to make at home -- Toners, astringents, moisturizers, etc. -- Hair-do's and don'ts -- Baths & showers -- Your dressing table -- Your wardrobe -- Jewelry gems -- 16. Hint grab-bag -- 17. Information at a glance -- Measurements : in other words -- Metric made simple -- Substitutes for this & that. |
| Subject |
Home economics.
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| Added Author |
Haley, Rosemary.
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| ISBN |
0451211820 paperback $14.95 |
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9780451211828 paperback $14.95 |
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