Mending clothes by hand

Christmas or other family occasions are usually when important things die here. A cooker died on Christmas Eve with lots of family here. The Kenwood died one Christmas (if we're here at Christmas so are lots of others). A grandson wanted to cook a special meal for our wedding anniversary once, the fan in the new cooker died. A huge pork shoulder eventually had to be cut into smaller pieces, after its outside had been charcoaled on the barbecue. Something went last Christmas too but I can't remember what it was.

Might have been my memory ...

:-)

Mary

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Mary Fisher
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This is where a good haggis recipe comes in handy. If I was buying a whole sheep, I'd be making haggis and mutton hams...

Yum! I could make mine both fat free and gluten free! That said, there's a butcher round here that will do a 10lb batch of gluten free sausages for me if I want them. I'm thinking of going halves with a coeliac friend.

I only do it occasionally, but ham is one of my favourite things!

Do you sell your bone needles? There would be quite a market for them and other bone items with the re-enactors. I have a cow bone point turner that is a joy to use: feels much better than the old p0lastic one that broke! And the Vikings made bone spoons and nit combs!

Nor that cabbage stalks are for more than compost!

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Kate XXXXXX

Ruins it utterly, in my opinion, but one might want lentil puree for some recipe.

Joy Beeson

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Joy Beeson

Of course, mail me.

There is.

They didn't make nit combs :-) They made double sided combs but the spaces between even the finest points would have let the biggest nit through.

People often look at our bone and wooden combs and say that they're nit combs, we say tht if their nits were as big as would be caught by the comb they'd probably be elephant nits :-)

Yup - and people buy kohl rabi when they throw brassica stalks away! We like kohl rabi by the say but there again we like brassica stalks! They were treats when we were children ...

Mary

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Mary Fisher

OK, nice to know the truth. Thanks! :) I'll email you about some bone things I'd like to know about...

Yikes! And I thought cat fleas were bad enough!

I use the broccoli stems in my soups, and chop them into thin slices for stir-fry additions. Sprout stems are a little tough, so I tend not to cook those. Dad used to hack them up before putting them in the compost heap.

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Kate XXXXXX

Dear Beverly,

Cooking is an act of love...

Teri

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gjones2938

I taught 4th grade(US) for many years. We were able to plant a small garden outside the classroom; the children worked it and always did a great job. Eventually, we made vegetable soup for lunch a few days, I furnished the crock pot, and at least once a year, we used a stone to make "Stone Soup", after we read the story. Later, the children wrote stories about the experience and illustrated it, if they wanted. This provided many learning skills for city children, many who had never been to a farm. BTW, I had an understanding principal & assistant. Emily.

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Emily Bengston

I have always loved the story of Stone Soup. Was one of my favorites when I was a child and I still love it. ;) That is WONDERFUL that you were able to do that with your school children, Emily. I wonder how many of them went on to have gardens of their own when they grew up? I'd bet there were more than a few who did!

Sharon

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Sharon Hays

I know a couple of them do have gardens. This was a while back and I've since moved away, so don't see many people from there anymore. My own DGC all know the story and also like it. Emily

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Emily Bengston

Assuming that Oster hasn't gone Singer on us, expensive is the way to go -- we finally found a place to buy carpet sweepers, bought the cheaper model, and it's almost useless: falls apart every time I pick it up by the handle, and just barely sweeps.

Joy Beeson

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Joy Beeson

I'm envious - real brawn is what I'd make if I coud get a pig complete with its head.

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FarmI

We got rid of the carpets except for the stairs - Things live in carpets and spread to stashes (or is it the other way round?) - and I just sweep the hard floors with a broom. Everyone* said it would be cold and noisy, it's neither.

Mary

  • i.e. Spouse, who had to do the taking up and sealing floorboards :-)
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Mary Fisher

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Same here.

Ah, that's a good idea. Save them for the shredder ... it's hurt to put them in the bin!

Thanks for the tip.

Mary

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Mary Fisher

Good for you.

When our children were small IO kept a stone in a pot on the windowsill, specially for making stone soup. It's still going strong, five children and ten grandchildren later :-)

Mary

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Mary Fisher

Ask your butcher - he should be able to get one from the slaughterhouse.

Mary

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Mary Fisher

Tried that - he was rather evasive and I got the impression that such things disappear off into the processed meat trade before they could be ordered by butchers. Must try him again and see if I could get half a head - don't know if any of my boilers would be big enough to cope with a whole head.

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FarmI

That's how it was all done once. It's not really that difficult at all.

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cycjec

Oh. I've been considering getting one of those. I'll think again.

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cycjec

Oooh. Can't fit one of those in my apartment.

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cycjec

I still want a PedGen. Not sure where I'd put it. I also "won" a slide rule on eBay but haven't sussed out how to use it. Not anti-high-tech though; sewing machine an electric, and I also want a UPS.

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