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 Topic: Wormery! Wormery! |
Hedonists
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jun 12, 07 7:59 pm Subject: Wormery! Wormery! |
Can I suggest a couple of threads:
http://forum.downsizer.net/viewtopic.php?t=4053
http://forum.downsizer.net/about6229.html
The 2nd includes a couple more links 
To answer your ... |
| Topic: Home Made Tom Ketchup - Squeezy Bottles??? |
Hedonists
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Aug 20, 06 9:33 pm Subject: Home Made Tom Ketchup - Squeezy Bottles??? |
| Thinks for all the advice. I think glass bottles are the way to go. |
| Topic: Home Made Tom Ketchup - Squeezy Bottles??? |
Hedonists
Replies: 10
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Aug 20, 06 2:28 am Subject: Home Made Tom Ketchup - Squeezy Bottles??? |
Later in the year the Duchess and I are hoping to knock up some tomato ketchup. I was wondering if it might be possible to bottle and preserve it with preused plastic squeezy bottles?
We have some ... |
| Topic: Lobster and Crab article |
Hedonists
Replies: 6
Views: 3848
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jul 25, 06 10:06 pm Subject: Lobster and Crab article |
The recipe looks lovely, thanks WW. Am looking forward to giving them a go  |
| Topic: bite repellant thing |
Hedonists
Replies: 10
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Jul 25, 06 9:59 pm Subject: bite repellant thing |
| I get bitten a lot around my lower legs. Quite a large area around the bite tends to swell a lot, and become quite stiff. I've found a daily dose of vitamin B1 is a great way of preventing bites. I do ... |
| Topic: Lobster and Crab article |
Hedonists
Replies: 6
Views: 3848
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Jul 22, 06 11:14 pm Subject: Lobster and Crab article |
I'll dig out a recipe if anyone's interested.
Yes please WW, they sound lovely.
Good article, thanks Jonnyboy. |
| Topic: Rabbit recipe ! Who's got one ? |
Hedonists
Replies: 7
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Jul 05, 06 6:28 pm Subject: Rabbit recipe ! Who's got one ? |
| I'm sure I've mentioned this on here before... barbecued rabbit is wonderful, but my advice is to slow(ish) cook it, over not-too-hot coals, otherwise it has a tendency to dry out. Plus IMHO rabbit wi ... |
| Topic: Solar cookers |
Hedonists
Replies: 16
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Jun 21, 06 10:30 am Subject: Solar cookers |
Here's a version possibly more suited to the Essex climate in June...
http://eartheasy.com/solar_oven.htm
Thats a very nice looking gadget, but it sort of defeats the purpose. Especially at t ... |
| Topic: Hooray - the first of many |
Hedonists
Replies: 21
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jun 20, 06 5:20 pm Subject: Hooray - the first of many |
I made a courgette wine last year. Its still maturing so I've yet to taste it. The first time I racked, it smelled truly awful. The last time I racked it seemed much better.
I included a couple of ... |
| Topic: Solar cookers |
Hedonists
Replies: 16
Views: 14023
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Jun 20, 06 5:04 pm Subject: Solar cookers |
What's it look like?
Its very similar to the pic at the top of this page:
http://solarcooking.org/minimum.htm
Mine is slightly taller but has a wooden frame, and cardboard sides.
I bet it's Romf ... |
| Topic: Solar cookers |
Hedonists
Replies: 16
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Jun 20, 06 4:43 pm Subject: Solar cookers |
I finished building my solar cooker about ten days ago... there hasn't been a clear and sunny day since 
I tried to cook some baby spuds in it on Sat. Put the cooker in the centre of the ga ... |
| Topic: Black and white polythene |
Hedonists
Replies: 4
Views: 3374
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jun 14, 06 9:16 pm Subject: Black and white polythene |
| A lot of online hydroponic stores stock it. I'm not sure what their prices are like though. At a guess I'd say the ones obviously aimed at marijuana growers would charge more than those selling to peo ... |
| Topic: Crushing eggshells |
Hedonists
Replies: 15
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Jun 11, 06 10:05 am Subject: Crushing eggshells |
I take it all you eggshell hoarders wash them before storing?
Not at all.  We have a small pot in the kitchen that all the useable waste goes into (tea bags, veg scraps, eggshells, etc.) Mos ... |
| Topic: Crushing eggshells |
Hedonists
Replies: 15
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jun 09, 06 9:23 am Subject: Crushing eggshells |
Bake them for a while, they crush up easy then 
Or lay them out in the sun & save some energy
I collect mine all year round, and sling them in a box in the garage. A couple of tim ... |
| Topic: Rabbit and Pigeon? Ideas |
Hedonists
Replies: 17
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Jun 09, 06 9:21 am Subject: Rabbit and Pigeon? Ideas |
Barbecued rabbit:
Marinate in dark soy sauce, tarragon & chilli seeds, then barbecue. We eat ours with a massive mixed salad.
You need to keep a bit of an eye on the barbie. Rabbit has so li ... |
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