Ever tried to get your hair to set like a meringue, or been tempted to use cabbages as a scalp tonic? Ever wanted to thicken a moustache or wondered if your soap contained that essential ingredient, active lather? Ever been troubled by the lack of a recipe for lip honey? This book gives you information on these trying issues.

Deals with questions such as: Do you sometimes wonder how to get an extra gloss on that starched shirt? Are you unsure whether to use Meppo, Brasso or HP sauce on your brasses, or don't know what to do when that gold lace is just too grubby to look good? This book starts in the wash-house, moves to the kitchen, and finishes up on the front street.

Sheeps-Head broth, sausages & sago. Carol Cooke weighs up Northern Cookery, & deals with the following questions: How many parts of an animal can you reasonably eat. What is Bible tripe & do you have to be holy to eat it. How do you spell panhaggelty & what are the essential ingredients. What effect did the war have on Fridays fish & chips. Why were small boys sent to queue for Wright's biscuits.

Carol Cookes book will make you laugh,teach you practical skills such as amateur dentistry,remind you of your granny & her hime made remedies for chilblains,as well as giving reliable information on how much alcohol you really need to consume to fettle a cold.