Draw on the wisdom of homemakers and gardeners of the past with this guide! From brightening your whites by putting eggshells in your washing to making beeswax furniture polish to herbal hair rinses for better scalp health, our ancestors had a plethora of techniques to make our lives just a little bit easier - techniques that now you can use for yourself. Made from ingredients you can easily obtain from your cupboards, garden, or local supermarket, you can bring the crafty ways of our grandparents into your modern life.