Not long after we were married, my wife's mom gave us a copy of a cookbook called Make Your Own Groceries by Daphne Metaxas Hartwig, and we've been using it ever since. It's one of the most practical cookbooks we have. Instead of giving you instructions for complete meals (though there are a few scattered throughout the book), it tells you how to make many of the ingredients that you would use in meals and baking.
For example there are sections on baking mixes, instant soup mixes, condiments, salad dressings, bread. snacks, sweets, and so on. Most of the ingredients used in the recipes are easily available at supermarkets and bulk stores. A few of the recipes specify brand names for some ingredients, but it should be easy to substitute (the book was published in 1979, and brands have changed).
As far as I can tell, Making Your Own Groceries is out of print, but you can find used copies on the usual sites. It's worth tracking down, especially now.
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