Challenged to prove her claim that an 18th-century diet was better than today's, for a full year Fiona J Houston recreated the lifestyle of her 1790s rural Scottish ancestors in a basic one-roomed cottage, cooking from her garden and the wild, often entertaining family and friends, and surviving on her own resources. She learned lost crafts and skills, making nettle string, quill pens and ink as well as cheese and ale, lighting her fire from flints, and dressing in hand-sewn period clothing, with nothing but an old range stove and candles for warmth and light. This beautiful, quirky, illustrated title tells her extraordinary story and is packed with historical anecdotes, folklore, practical gardening info, seasonal menus, recipes, wildlife notes and more. Includes linocuts, photos and historic engravings.
- ISBN10 1887354875
- ISBN13 9781887354875
- Publish Date 15 November 2012 (first published 20 February 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Saraband
- Imprint Saraband, Inc
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 224
- Language English