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 Topic: vodka shortcrust pastry |
Midlandsman
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 Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Jul 01, 21 3:55 pm Subject: vodka shortcrust pastry |
Vodka also makes great batter.
MM |
| Topic: Impatiens tinctoria |
Midlandsman
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun May 31, 20 9:06 am Subject: Impatiens tinctoria |
https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Impatiens_tinctoria_(PROTA)
In Ethiopia women chop or mash the inside of the tubers of Impatiens tinctoria (‘ensolella’) into a paste to dye the palms and n ... |
| Topic: Keeping egg yolks |
Midlandsman
Replies: 27
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue May 05, 20 8:21 pm Subject: Keeping egg yolks |
You can cure them in a salt mix and then grate them onto salads etc.
https://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/salt-cured-egg-yolks
Use like you would parmesan. |
| Topic: Wheelchair accessible path |
Midlandsman
Replies: 37
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Mon Apr 20, 20 9:58 pm Subject: Wheelchair accessible path |
| for wheelchair I think you could use bark/woodchip/rubble or tarmac plantings. Need to scrape off soil put a membrane down and then with woodchip you could either go100% woodchip or with a hardcore ba ... |
| Topic: Wheelchair accessible path |
Midlandsman
Replies: 37
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Sat Apr 18, 20 9:54 pm Subject: Wheelchair accessible path |
This may be an option: https://www.sure-green.com/grass-reinforcement-mesh-medium-grade.html
I looked at it when we did the front of our house but eventually went with slabs instead. I should work ... |
| Topic: Spice rack coriander... |
Midlandsman
Replies: 10
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Apr 15, 20 5:49 pm Subject: Spice rack coriander... |
I've let my cilantro go to seed to become coriander in my spice rack 
It should be fine, though you may get a variety that's been bred for seed and not leaf. The big what-if is how old the see ... |
| Topic: yogurt |
Midlandsman
Replies: 24
Views: 83588
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Apr 10, 20 11:39 am Subject: yogurt |
I took mine to 85 deg C for 3 minutes then cooled to 37 deg C before adding culture.
I still wish I could find the yoghurt article/recipe about different temperatures providing different outcomes. ... |
| Topic: yogurt |
Midlandsman
Replies: 24
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Mar 31, 20 7:18 pm Subject: yogurt |
I make it every week or so in my Instant Pot. I strain a lot of it to about 25-30% of its original weight and add herbs/garlic etc. It's great.I also use it without the herbs etc in cheesecake.
MM |
| Topic: Vinegar for weed suppressing |
Midlandsman
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Sep 29, 19 10:45 pm Subject: Vinegar for weed suppressing |
Don't forget that an effective solution may kill plants for a long time and leach to affect surrounding areas. I'm far happier using a weed membrane under slabs.
MM |
| Topic: Hedges for privacy |
Midlandsman
Replies: 23
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Sun Apr 01, 18 7:42 pm Subject: Hedges for privacy |
If they are capable of heading light a hedge has to be under 2 metres high. I guess the onus is on you to show that your row of trees is sited where it won't shade any neighbours land:
http://www.b ... |
| Topic: Best source 12g wire? |
Midlandsman
Replies: 4
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sat Nov 18, 17 2:43 pm Subject: Best source 12g wire? |
If it's weld-mesh you're after, I got mine from ebay.
HTH |
| Topic: Sean! Help! Turnips! |
Midlandsman
Replies: 22
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Forum: Recipe Database Posted: Wed Sep 06, 17 3:06 pm Subject: Sean! Help! Turnips! |
The salad turnips are superb. Are these hakurei turnips?
I've grown the variety Tokyo Cross this year and they're excellent.
mm |
| Topic: Whiskey with Honey |
Midlandsman
Replies: 11
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Tue Sep 05, 17 2:45 pm Subject: Whiskey with Honey |
The Canary Islands major in Honey Rum. It's nice, but very sweet.
MM |
| Topic: Winter planting? |
Midlandsman
Replies: 13
Views: 66825
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Sep 05, 17 2:44 pm Subject: Winter planting? |
Real Seeds sell a variety from the Shetland Islands that's said to be pretty bullet proof in the weather department.
MM |
| Topic: Winter planting? |
Midlandsman
Replies: 13
Views: 66825
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Sep 02, 17 9:50 pm Subject: Winter planting? |
Carrot variety Frubund - a true Autumn planting carrot.
Winter hardy spring onions and other Autumn planting onions and garlic (maybe leave those a bit later though)
Tatsoi
Winter density lettuce - ... |
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