Handbook of Forgotten Skills is an illustrated step-by-step guide to classic fun and handy skills for a new generation.
The book includes step-by-step instructions and historical facts for over 20 traditional, unplugged activities.
Some of the covered skills include:
Outdoor & Craft Skills: Building a campfire, tying knots, using a compass, skipping stones, exploring photography, and folding paper airplanes.
Cooking & Kitchen Tasks: Baking a pie, making lemonade, making refrigerator pickles, and cooking an omelet.
Gardening & Home Arts: Growing tomatoes, growing and drying herbs, hand sewing, sewing buttons, mending socks, making natural dyes, and starting a quilt.
Each chapter blends practical "how-tos" with fun history tidbits. For instance, it notes that lemonade helped fight the plague in Paris, and paper airplanes surged in popularity during World War II due to toy shortages.
