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Cooking -- Sewing -- Laundry & clothing -- Domestic arts -- Life skills -- Domestic repair -- Woodworking & metal working -- Plumbing -- Electrical -- Mechanical.;A modern and energetically designed encyclopedia of DIY with everything you need to know to roll up your sleeves and cook it, build it, sew it, clean it, or repair it yourself. In other words, everything you would have learned from your shop and home ec teachers, if you had them. Features practical projects and how-tos, with step-by-stp instructions and illustrations, relevant charts, sidebars, lists, and handy toolboxes. Theres a kitchen crash course. Sewing 101. Housecare tips. Plus, in shop, the tools that everyone should have, and dozens of cool projects that teach fundamental techniques, from making a bookshelf to re-wiring a lamp--

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201 Life Skills They Used to Teach in Home Ec and Shop Sharon and David Bowers - photo 1

201 Life Skills They Used to Teach in Home Ec and Shop

Sharon and David Bowers

Illustrated by Sophia Nicolay

Workman Publishing | New York

For Hugh and Pearse

Acknowledgments T heres no way that this book would have emerged as actually - photo 2

Acknowledgments

T heres no way that this book would have emerged as actually useful without the help of a whole lot of people!

Above all, warmest thanks to Lynn Cohen on the Home Ec side and Garth Sundem in Shop for making it all possible. Without your incredibly talented and brilliant help, coming as it did at a difficult time, this book would simply never have been completed. The words thank you do not even begin to express our sincere gratitude for all your hard work and kindness.

To Jennifer Griffin and Angela Miller, endless thanks for your calm and steady guiding hands, and all the backup, pickup, and support along the way.

Any author whos been published by Workman knows what a pleasure and a privilege it is to work with this houseful of consummate professionals. Team Useful was most ably captained by the terrific Megan Nicolay, and the MVP is Liz Davis! Thanks to both of you for your patience and attention to detail and smart fixesit was all noticed and much appreciated throughout the process. This book stemmed from a great idea by Raquel Jaramillo, and while it has undergone some changes since then, it is at its core much the same as the original concept, and were proud to be part of it. Special thanks also to Jane Treuhaft, Ariana Abud, Kate Karol, Claire McKean, Annie ODonnell, Barbara Peragine, Califia Suntree, Janet Vicario, Jen Keenan, James Williamson, and everyone else who influenced this book along the way. And finally, the lovely illustrations by Sophia Nicolay made the whole thing spring to lifemany thanks for making it all clear.

Contents Learning how to feed yourself starts here Simple tasks like sewing a - photo 3

Contents

Learning how to feed yourself starts here

Simple tasks like sewing a button are impressive when done the right way

From laundry labels to shrunken sweater care

The life-changing magic of keeping a clean home

A few grace notes for the finishing touches of pleasant living

Your home tool kit and how to use it

The fine art of measuring, cutting, soldering, and making with your hands

Learn to unplug, seal up, and troubleshoot to make all your pipe dreams come true.

Wires, circuits, fixtures, and switches

Keep those wheels and gears turning

Introduction

R emember when computers were going to make offices paperless? Around that same time, the powers that be decided America would henceforth specialize in producing information workers. Nobody would need to dirty their hands with machinery and grease when technology was the name of the game. Whats more, fast food was cheaper than ever, so presumably wed all just order takeout while sitting in our cubicles working diligently at our computers. Throughout the 1990s, school systems, faced with budget cuts and with an eye on this promised future, dismissed their home ec teachers and dismantled wood and metal shops. (Shouldnt someone have checked first to see how paperless our offices became? Mine sure isnt!)

Of course, life (even in the twenty-first century) is not a sci-fi movie. Even in space, someones got to fix a busted rover and feed hungry astronauts! That careless eradication of classes that taught essential how-tos and shared practical knowledge has had serious consequences: a whole generation of people who never learned to cook, do basic mending, or change the oil in their cars. They cant fix a broken hinge on their own front doors or stop a toilet from leaking. They dont know how to bake cookies or iron their shirts or figure out why their brakes are squeaking. If a lamp breaks, theyre more inclined to throw it in the trash than to rewire it. Encouraged by cheap imports and our utter lack of know-how, weve accelerated our disposable culture into something thats plainly unsustainable.

Becoming more self-sufficient is not only easier than many people imagine, its also extremely satisfying. Work that you do with your own hands is work held to a single standard: Did I fix it? And if the answer is yes, youre finished. Its a feeling of accomplishment that a day spent poring over spreadsheets cant approach. By the same token, a delicious homemade mealmade with attention and care and not ordered from a drive-through or reheated from a boxis well within the reach of anyone who takes a few minutes to learn the kitchen basics.

Whether you aspire to brew the perfect cup of coffee, make fluffy scrambled eggs, hem your own pants, or change the oil in your car, those skills are now literally within your grasp. Read on, then get busy!

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Cooking

A re you going to spend the rest of your life calling for takeout when youre hungry? The fascinating little secret about being able to cook is being able to make what you want, and make it taste the way you want it to, at any time you like. The other interesting thing to know is that its not that hard. Learn some basics and pretty soon you can improvise like a pro.

Dry, Canned, Fresh, Frozen...
A Full Pantry
In the Pantry

Baking powder

Nuts

Baking soda

Olive oil

Bouillon cubes (beef, chicken, vegetable)

Pasta

Bread

Peanut butter

Canned beans (black, cannellini, kidney, pinto)

Raisins

Canned tomatoes

Rice

Canned soups

Rolled oats

Chocolate chips

Soy sauce

Cocoa

Spices and dried herbs

Coffee

Sugar (brown and white)

Cooking oil

Tea

Cornmeal

Tomato paste

Cornstarch

Tuna

Flour

Vanilla extract

Honey

Vinegar

Hot sauce

Worcestershire sauce

In the Refrigerator

Butter or margarine

Ketchup

Cheeses

Lettuce

Cottage or ricotta cheese

Mayonnaise

Cucumber

Mustard

Eggs

Orange (or other fruit) juice

Fresh herbs (basil, parsley, rosemary)

Plain yogurt

Jam or jelly

Sour cream

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In the Vegetable Basket & In the Fruit Bowl

Apples

Grapefruit

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