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.
| Other author | Wigginton, Eliot editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [1st ed.]. |
| Publication Info | Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1972. |
| Description | 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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 -- 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. |
| Abstract | Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region. |
| Other title | Foxfire. |
| LCCN | 70163087 |
| ISBN | 038507350X |
| ISBN | 9780385073509 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | NC Stacks | S521.5.G4 F6 1972 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |