{"product_id":"2940046495485","title":"Grandma's Frugal Meals: Easy tips, techniques and old-time dishes for healthy eating","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrandma’s Frugal Meals - Easy tips, techniques and old-time dishes for healthy eating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eGrandma’s Tips for Food Substitutions\u003cbr\u003eHow to Make Perfect Yogurt\u003cbr\u003eMeat\u003cbr\u003eChoosing the right meat To Buy\u003cbr\u003eStoring Meat\u003cbr\u003eBaked Meat Patties\u003cbr\u003eMeat patty Variations\u003cbr\u003eHow to Cure Your Own Hams\u003cbr\u003eOther Food Found Outdoors\u003cbr\u003eRhubarb Jelly\u003cbr\u003eSassafras Jelly\u003cbr\u003eDandelion Greens\u003cbr\u003eLuncheon Corn\u003cbr\u003eMaking Traditional Cornpone\u003cbr\u003eCorn Cakes\u003cbr\u003eVegetables\u003cbr\u003eHow to Store Vegetables\u003cbr\u003ePreparing Vegetables for Cooking\u003cbr\u003eSteaming Vegetables\/Meat\u003cbr\u003eCooking Frozen Vegetables\u003cbr\u003eCooking Canned Vegetables\u003cbr\u003eHow to Prepare Salads\u003cbr\u003eTossed Salads\u003cbr\u003eCole Slaw\u003cbr\u003eColeslaw Dressing\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is Salad Dressing?\u003cbr\u003ePotato Salad\u003cbr\u003ePotato Salad Dressing\u003cbr\u003eTraditional Mayonnaise\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Bio\u003cbr\u003ePublisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnowing what to cook was as important as knowing how to cook, for grandma. She also learned how to make the best of whatever was in front of her, from her grandmother, and so on for centuries. Millenniums ago, her ancestors when gathering in the woods for herbs and vegetables while the menfolk of the family trapped and hunted for meat, game and anything else edible and delicious.\u003cbr\u003eIt was then grandma’s many times great-grandmother’s job to make all these ingredients into something delicious and healthy as well as palatable and nourishing. So she used her instinct and her creativity to make delicacies with the ingredients available at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough science-fiction already has stories about scientists making complete little nutritional packages in the shape of pills that are going to take the shape of food in the coming centuries, we are very fortunate that we do not have to face that sort of blandness in our meals today.\u003cbr\u003eWe still have the good fortune of going to the nearest market or the nearest organic garden and collecting fresh greens, as well as herbs. We have plenty of fresh meat at hand. And best of all, we have all the ingredients to make good wholesome food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe only hope, judging by the pleasure most of us get from eating, the preparation, cooking and serving of this nutritious food is going to be a human activity which is going to be around for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut most of us cannot afford to have some of the more exotic ingredients, of which we dream. Either they are not available to us in our city. Or perhaps they are beyond our budget. Unfortunately, for a large percentage of people all over the world, budget constraints are the reason why they have to make do with makeshift meals instead of eating what nature intended for them – good wholesome, natural ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrandma was a frugal person. She lived in a time when the dollars earned by grandpa had to be stretched in such a manner that the whole family could be fed and fed well. Times changed and times of prosperity came along, and the eating habits of the whole family changed. Instead of two or three healthy meals in a day, there was food aplenty and the whole family could now afford to eat whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted, and in large quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis naturally gave rise to problems including obesity. Also, by not regulating the meal intake as well as the quality of the meals, the quality of the general health of grandma’s children deteriorated as time went by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, the circle of financial constraints has gone and come around again and the time for tightening belts and looking at our budgets has become the top priority. A majority of us all over the world again are looking for ways and means in which we can get the proper nutrition in the form of proteins, vitamins, minerals and energy, which our bodies required to keep functioning in a healthy manner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mendon Cottage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067694727408,"sku":"2940046495485","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046495485_p0.jpg?v=1763999871","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046495485","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}