Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping by Caroline Anne Dunwoody, Miriam Lukken (2003, Hardcover, Illustrated)

This is such a fun and interesting book! The pages of Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping are filled with old-fashioned recipes, cleaning solutions, and remedies for all sorts of problems. There are cleaning schedules that would be typical of a women in lifestyles past... daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. The book really gave me an appreciation for good housekeeping. Much of the information is out-dated, household tips from before windex and vacuum cleaners, but that's sort of the fun of it. This is the perfect gift for any homemaker, wife, or teenage girl who dreams of owning her own home.

This a perfect laying in the hammock on a hot summer day read. After reading the book I could actually show my children (teens) the manners that have been passed down to me. It was a fun trip down memory lane, bringing back joyful memories of my very southern gradmother. (I have given this as a gift as well because a few friends were writing down the ISBN so they could order a copy)