Great little book about how our early ancestors here in America survived and did many things-- how they built their cabins, what they ate wore, and lived. For instance, I had no idea that they used to scrub their pans with dried pieces of corn cobs, or after making jelly, would cover the jelly in a crock with lard and cover that with an animal bladder to try to keep sterile. I also did not know that the ashes from corn cobs was used as baking powder! ( )