Books for the kitchen, the garden and the medicine shelf
Old kitchen wisdom, organized
Grandma's Health Book is a symptom-by-symptom kitchen guide — for when the sore throat shows up before the doctor's office opens, when the afternoon slump won't quit, when the kids won't sleep. Carolyn Whitaker collects the remedies that worked for generations of grandmothers and lays them out plainly: what you need, where to find it, what to do with it. Spiral-bound to lay flat on the counter.
What's inside
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Symptom index
Find what you need fast — by what you're feeling, not by Latin name.
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Pantry remedies
Recipes built from what's already in your kitchen — honey, garlic, ginger, lemon, vinegar, salt.
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Grandma's tips
The small wisdom that doesn't fit anywhere else — when to use a poultice, why bone broth works, what to keep on the supplement shelf.
About the author
Carolyn Whitaker has spent thirty years quietly collecting the remedies her mother and grandmothers taught her — the honey and-thyme syrup for a stubborn cough, the bone broth for whatever ails you, the poultice that finally got the splinter out. Grandma's Forgotten Remedies is what came of writing them all down.
She believes the kitchen is the first medicine cabinet, and that "plain is the point".
What early readers are saying
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“The Chamomile-Kiwi bowl helped me quit fighting the night so much.”
“Didnt think a kitchen book would help sleep, but the Chamomile-Kiwi bowl and that Hops-Cherry drink helped me settle. Not knock-out stuff, just softer nights, if that makes sense.”
Linda, Kentucky
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“That cumin potato mash felt like something my grandma would make for a rude belly.”
“My stomach gets tight and rude after dinner. The Peppermint-Cucumber Cooler was odd but nice, and the Cumin Potato Mash Cup felt warm and safe. Not fancy, just helped.”
Denise, Georgia
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“The quinoa bites got me through that 3pm crash without more coffee.”
“The Yerba Mate Citrus tonic gave me a little lift, but those Quinoa-Date Peanut Butter Bites are my go-to now. Messy when I make em but they work.”
Mark, Pennsylvania
Open the book
Every chapter is built like a kitchen reference — symptom on the left, recipe on the right, watercolor in the margins. No Latin names, no scrolling past a life story to get to the ingredient list.