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by Mad Scientist
Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:03 am
Forum: Finance
Topic: Side hustles
Replies: 33
Views: 4066

Re: Side hustles

I’m a cleaner at a school at the moment but I do pet sitting and life modelling. Hubby has a good job and skip dives too.
by Mad Scientist
Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Potential Turnip Winter.
Replies: 27
Views: 932

Re: Potential Turnip Winter.

Food you don’t like can be traded for ones you do.
by Mad Scientist
Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Medical kit for hunting, biking, travel?
Replies: 32
Views: 2646

Re: Medical kit for hunting, biking, travel?

I was only recalling something told to me by a guy who grew up in rural India. Myself, I’ll stick to my tried and tested St. John’s Ambulance training and my well stocked First Aid kit.
by Mad Scientist
Sat Mar 04, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Medical kit for hunting, biking, travel?
Replies: 32
Views: 2646

Re: Medical kit for hunting, biking, travel?

An ex colleague of mine who grew up in India, told me that when he was a boy everybody carried a small knife (to cut fruit with), so they could eat while on the road and a handkerchief that functioned as a bandage. When out playing once he fell and cut his leg. He asked his friend to pass water on h...
by Mad Scientist
Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:40 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Radiation - war
Replies: 28
Views: 2430

Re: Radiation - war

Plenty of vitamins especially C as it helps repair you. Defending yourself from the inside, too.
by Mad Scientist
Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:21 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Bone broth
Replies: 51
Views: 1599

Re: Bone broth

Awww, my dear old nana fed her family on soup made from bone broth, onions and veggies passed the recipe onto mum then me. Fond memories of bread ‘n’ drippin’ or a good fry-up with black pudding for breakfast when we went to stay over hers for a few days. Heaven and a heart attack on the same plate....
by Mad Scientist
Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:38 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Allotment: Woo Hoooo!!! :) :) :)
Replies: 123
Views: 6977

Re: Allotment: Woo Hoooo!!! :) :) :)

Really great news about the allotment! If you cut the bottoms off plastic and coke bottles you can use the “body” of the bottle as a mini greenhouse to keep the frost off young or tender plants. When I had an allotment I kept a patch of nettles. Young nettles are nutritionally dense and worth their ...
by Mad Scientist
Sat Dec 03, 2022 3:34 pm
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: A Preppers Christmas tale
Replies: 6
Views: 3315

Re: A Preppers Christmas tale

Thank you got that. Makes you realise the little things in life are actually the big things.
by Mad Scientist
Sat Dec 03, 2022 3:23 pm
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: Wartime cookbooks
Replies: 23
Views: 1261

Re: Wartime cookbooks

Looked up a simple recipe on internet there are several and just substitute GF flour. You can use left over mashed potato or even Smash or something. I cook this by eye, so if you’ll forgive the bucket chemistry my recipe/method : About 1small coffee cupful of plain flour, two tablespoons of cold ma...
by Mad Scientist
Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:05 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Sainsbury's Bacon Brunch With Onion 400g
Replies: 6
Views: 370

Re: Sainsbury's Bacon Brunch With Onion 400g

I remember Home Bargains sold a similar product, potato slices with ham pieces in a pouch. Haven’t seen it for ages.