The Young Man’s Handybook: Preparing Your Son on the Homefront (Martha Greene)

The Young Man’s Handybook

Preparing Your Son on the Homefront 

Does your son love to cook? Does he like to eat?  You bet he does! Well, then Marmee says: “If you like to eat, then learn to cook!” The well-known Marmee’s Kitchen Primer has been so popular, many parents requested a boy’s version. Few skills will be as handy to a boy as learning to be a good cook!

But this book contains much more. It’s loaded with handy skills for boys who want to be real boys!! This 8″ x 11″ spiral bound volume is filled with instructions on how to be prepared for all sorts of features of the homefront. Check out this Table of Contents:

Table of Contents

IN THE KITCHEN – Like to eat? Learn to cook!
* Kitchen Rules
* How to Measure Ingredients
* Reading a Recipe
* Dirty Dishes in the Sink?
* Setting the Table
* Kitchen Tools
* Kitchen Dictionary
* Recipes for Good Eatin’
– over 40 simple recipes boys will enjoy making

THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN – Put your best foot forward
* Mealtime Manners
* Manners at Home
* A Gentleman’s Way in Public
* All Dressed Up

FIRST AID & SAFETY – You might just be a hero!
* Emergency Situations
* Bangs, Bumps, Bites & Bees
* Fire & Ice
* Be Safe – Not Sorry

THE YOUNG HANDYMAN – Helping Hands Around the Home
* Low Down on Laundry
* Brooms ‘N Mops
* Simple Home Repairs
* Plumber’s Helper
* Let There Be Light!
* Wash the Wheels
* Keeping It Tidy

LET’S GO TO THE WOODSHED – Working with Wood
* Whittling
* Build Your Own Toolbox
* Back Yard Birdhouse
* Speedy Paddle Boats
* Cabin in the Wild
* Acre Wood

ALONG THE GARDEN FENCE – Worms, Tools and Digging in the Dirt
* Garden Tools
* Planning & Planting a Garden
* Worms, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies
* Growing for $$$
* Seth’s Split Rail Fence

THE COUNTRY BOY – Outdoor adventures
* Sleeping under the Stars
* Hooking the Big Un’
* Take a Hike
* Tied in Knots
* Bull’s Eye

OUTGROWING THE PIGGYBANK – Learning to manage your money
* Small Fortunes
* Bookkeeping 101
* Money Wasters