One great example of utility: my grandmother had a cookbook from the early 1900s that was truly farm (or forest) to table: it included instructions for catching

One great example of utility: my grandmother had a cookbook from the early 1900s that was truly farm (or forest) to table: it included instructions for catching and cooking squirrels, as well as the complete process for taking a chicken from your yard and preparing it for dinner. It was quite impressive. And this was a brand-named cookbook, like Better Home & Garden or some such. My aunt now possesses it, much to my chagrin.