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 Topic: Lime bast |
DawnMK
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Oct 29, 12 5:41 pm Subject: Lime bast |
| There is an article showing how to make it in this months Bushcraft Magazine |
| Topic: Wartime rosehip syrup. |
DawnMK
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Tue Oct 16, 12 5:31 pm Subject: Wartime rosehip syrup. |
now why didn I think of that, the point of the frost is it softens the berries making it easier to exctract there goodness, so I supppose poppin them in the freezer would have the same effect  |
| Topic: Wartime rosehip syrup. |
DawnMK
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Oct 14, 12 6:28 pm Subject: Wartime rosehip syrup. |
think it also depends on your hips, they are suppose to better after a good frost,
it tastes good |
| Topic: Beefsteak Fungus |
DawnMK
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Oct 14, 12 5:17 pm Subject: Beefsteak Fungus |
| Found a super one today growing on an oak tree, we had some fried in butter and garlic, I have also got some sliced up in the dehydrator, and plenty left for dinner tomorrow, also found a young giant ... |
| Topic: Wartime rosehip syrup. |
DawnMK
Replies: 23
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Oct 14, 12 5:04 pm Subject: Wartime rosehip syrup. |
Thanks for the post got mine done today
http://www.downsizer.net/gallery/23836/DSC02106.JPG
might get some more done during the week |
| Topic: Wartime rosehip syrup. |
DawnMK
Replies: 23
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Oct 13, 12 5:22 pm Subject: Wartime rosehip syrup. |
| might be picking some tomorrow thank you |
| Topic: firewood bonanza |
DawnMK
Replies: 14
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Sat Oct 13, 12 5:21 pm Subject: firewood bonanza |
Don't put drift wood in a wood burner though. The salt is bad news for the flue.
learn something new everyday thank you |
| Topic: What are you making? |
DawnMK
Replies: 109
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Oct 01, 12 7:55 pm Subject: What are you making? |
| thats brilliant and a fab idea making a bag with some of it to return to the giver |
| Topic: Craft Market stock |
DawnMK
Replies: 33
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Sep 30, 12 9:37 pm Subject: Craft Market stock |
| At the moment there seems to be a bit of a craze with young mums buying and making headbands for there baby daughters with big flowers on them, we have had lots in the shop asking about crochet head b ... |
| Topic: This year's Giant Pumpkin update, updated again and again |
DawnMK
Replies: 53
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Sep 30, 12 8:39 pm Subject: This year's Giant Pumpkin update, updated again and again |
| have you got any pics please |
| Topic: Rats/Mice |
DawnMK
Replies: 9
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Sep 30, 12 8:37 pm Subject: Rats/Mice |
| caught both in the same area often the rat trap has a mouse in it, when we had a problem a few years ago after they had done the fields at the back of us we had mice and rats set up in the shed, :twi ... |
| Topic: Hows the Autum harvest |
DawnMK
Replies: 3
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Sep 30, 12 7:40 pm Subject: Hows the Autum harvest |
| Hows everyones harvest and stores coming along, we now have a glut of toms several months late but they have now peaked, garlic and onions failed this year, beans poor harvest, beetroot has done well, ... |
| Topic: 6 Day Pickles |
DawnMK
Replies: 3
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Sep 29, 12 9:51 pm Subject: 6 Day Pickles |
| now the cucumbers are coming to the end have some small one there so might give this a try with them thanks |
| Topic: 6 Day Pickles |
DawnMK
Replies: 3
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Sep 29, 12 7:28 pm Subject: 6 Day Pickles |
are they the same as gerkins  |
| Topic: What are you making? |
DawnMK
Replies: 109
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat Sep 29, 12 4:43 pm Subject: What are you making? |
| Finished the stocking today at the shop, now just have to make a bauble for the workshop then that is this years worshop samples finished, a few weeks break then time to start on Jan/Feb and March ... |
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