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- Fri May 22, 2020 5:14 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Freezing Cheddar Reality?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4030
Re: Freezing Cheddar Reality?
I buy big blocks and devide into 4, wrap in cling film and freeze. I have several shelves and I would happily eat it several years old. Cheese improves with age after all! I defrost overnight into my fridge then I use it just like fresh, grated, sliced or however I want it too. I have never had a pr...
- Tue May 19, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
- Replies: 1083
- Views: 173384
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
sounds like rats or mice to me, they are very active at the moment
- Thu May 14, 2020 6:22 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 15178
Re: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.
I buy grain online from real foods.com stored correctly grain doesnt have a shelf life, some has lasted 1000+ years and still been nutritious. flours shelf life depends on which type, wholewheat is far shorter than white. Once the grain has been ground,the oils mix with the rest of the seed. In whit...
- Wed May 13, 2020 8:26 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 15178
Re: Interesting article on continuing flour shortages.
It could depend on where you buy your flour and how it was ground. If you are buying supermarket stuff or bakery products it would most likily be safe. If you are buying speciality flour from cottage millers you could have more of a problem. I freeze mine however I have also moved away from long ter...
- Sat May 09, 2020 5:52 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
- Replies: 1083
- Views: 173384
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
I am blessed with a very experianced sewing centre near me, which not only stocks all of the parts, but can service and repair them all as well, Ashford Sewing Centre if it helps
- Fri May 08, 2020 3:33 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
- Replies: 1083
- Views: 173384
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
I always blame the needles! If in doubt replace them first. I also use A4 paper to practise stitching, difference colour threads also help if you are fixing problems. And my sewing maching is a 1875 Frister and Rossman hand cranked. Stunning build quality that has never been matched. If you can get ...
- Thu May 07, 2020 11:01 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Allotments, where to start ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4558
Re: Allotments, where to start ?
I am not a huge expert, but by your description, you could have poor nutrients in your soil. Seeds love a bland and sterile soil with poor nutrition to germinate, which could explain you good success starting off. Then as they grow they need very good nutrition especially legumes (beans/peas) so tha...
- Wed May 06, 2020 8:29 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
- Replies: 1083
- Views: 173384
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
So today I'm trawling the interweb looking for more useful infographics, charts, and how-to's for my prep files, I like to collect useful images of assorted stuff such as Edible Plant Recognition, How to Connect up Solar Power Systems, How to make DIY water filters, How to plan a recce mission, Sto...
- Wed May 06, 2020 8:26 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Allotments, where to start ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4558
Re: Allotments, where to start ?
Decide what style of gardening you prefer, some people prefer no dig methods Charles Dowding on youtube covers this well. I'd second Charles Dowding he has TONS of videos available on YouTube - sounds like you have time to evaluate the various methods available. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1...
- Sun May 03, 2020 4:18 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
- Replies: 1083
- Views: 173384
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 7.
If we're talking water filters, theres also Coldsream https://www.coldstreamfilters.com/gravity-system/?v=79cba1185463 . I work for the company that supplies the plastic bits, but I don't get anything from them They look identical to the ones I was talking about however I couldn't find the link fro...