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Cottage Economy by William Cobbett
How can you tell when your pig is fat enough? Why should you never buy mustard? What's wrong with eating potatoes? Which is better, beer or tea? And what type of straw makes the best bonnets? William Cobbett is the man to ask. Here is his book of practical advice to the rural labouring 'cottager' (first published as a part-work in 1821-22), the precursor in many ways to the handbooks on self-sufficiency that today entice so many city-dwellers. A champion of the rural working class at a time of huge social and industrial change, a radical politician and a prolific writer, Cobbett is opinionated...
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Episodes
01 - No.1: Introduction; Brewing Beer 02.01.2026 41:53
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02 - No.2: Brewing Beer (continued) 01.01.2026 40:23
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03 - No.3: Making Bread 31.12.2025 40:42
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04 - No.4: Making Bread (cont.); Brewing Beer; Keeping Cows 30.12.2025 34:11
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05 - No. 5: Keeping Cows (continued); Keeping Pigs 29.12.2025 31:00
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06 - No. 6: Keeping Pigs (continued); Salting Mutton and Beef 28.12.2025 29:44
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07 - No. 7, part 1: Bees; Geese; Ducks; Turkeys; Fowls; Pigeons 27.12.2025 29:23
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08 - No. 7, part 2: Rabbits; Goats and Ewes; Candles and Rushes; Mustard; Dress, Household Goods, and Fuel; Hops; Yeast; Swedish Turnip 26.12.2025 24:55
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09 - No. 8, part 1: English Straw Plat; Postscript on Brewing 25.12.2025 48:59
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10 - No. 8, part 2: Ice Houses 24.12.2025 14:45
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11 - Addition: Mangel Wurzel; Cobbett's Corn 23.12.2025 14:36
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