Don't even try pretending your feathers never got tumbled. It happens. The trick is to know how to handle it once it does.

The last chapter in Common Sense in the Household is titled Sundries, and includes advice on how to clean all sorts of things, including cl...

Silly me. My birthday post on Calf's Foot Jelly did not include the second page. Apologies for the time delay, but I think it is still ...

In addition to recipes for food, Common Sense in the Household contains many interesting tidbits related to health and hygiene. Take these ...

I love, love, love this page!!! Please do yourself the favor of reading it. If the text is too small for you, contact me and I'll send a...

I'm a bit fascinated by the idea of "indigestibility", which back in the day typically referred to fat content or greasiness. ...

I'm thinking of rubbing some charcoal on my face.

Time for dessert! First off, apologies for the skewed image. It's a book, after all. An old book. I don't want to press it too flat,...

Enough about seafood! Where's the beef?!? Actually, I'm not sure this entry qualifies as beef. But I'll let you be the judge. He...

What better way to follow up on an eel post than to show you a page about oysters! Especially apropos on an autumn day such as this. Helpful...

I love the earthy practicality of Common Sense in the Home . Here's another fine example: Let's be honest: who hasn't been dupe...

This post is for my friend Carol Douglas, who appears to be in need of the recipe at just such a time as this. It comes from the book Common...