really old style living?

annie123

Found this link on another forum, Red Indian gardening guide,
Buffalo Birds woman's garden, ca 1839-1932 published 1917

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/buffalo/garden/garden.html#XI

Not the easiest read (the index is long enough!) but there are some old photos and after a quick read of a few chapters, some very interesting info. But I won't be singing whilst thrashing the corn

Eltee12

Charis wrote: »

Apparently their customer advisors can't access our bills until the 24th, so the woman informed me, when they will have finished whatever it is they are doing to the website. (Hiding behind it?)

BTW there is a rep from their company who is allowed to post on the MSE 'Phones, Web & TV' section of the MSE Forums.

Thanks Charis - will take a look

have spent the last few days muttering 'ninety-four pounds and some pence"

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hells bells. I have just seen something about energy rationing tokens and petrol at 1.80 a litre by summer

Flipping heck, we`re back to the dark ages soon. I`m going to learn more about food preservation without freezing thanks to RAS. Who on earth would have thought that we would be back in the kitchen so much in 2011. Mind you, I do enjoy it. Nice with my radio on and the sun coming in

I just ordered jars from here as I am going to get a bit more stocked up on kilners. They were the cheapest I could find and the site is nice

http://www.jamjarshop.com/index.asp

I have just sown a few salad seeds and radish for cut and come again stuff. The hungry gap will be upon us soon

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http://www.oldandinteresting.com/default.aspx

brought back memories

jamanda

kittie wrote: »

hells bells. I have just seen something about energy rationing tokens and petrol at 1.80 a litre by summer

Flipping heck, we`re back to the dark ages soon. I`m going to learn more about food preservation without freezing thanks to RAS. Who on earth would have thought that we would be back in the kitchen so much in 2011. Mind you, I do enjoy it. Nice with my radio on and the sun coming in

I just ordered jars from here as I am going to get a bit more stocked up on kilners. They were the cheapest I could find and the site is nice

http://www.jamjarshop.com/index.asp


Kittie, where did you read that please? Now you've put the wind up me I'm going to look for the bottling information now.
Thanks

Edit - please ignore. Annie has put the link below - thanks to both

2nd edit - read the article! Good grief.

annie123

kittie wrote: »

. I have just seen something about energy rationing tokens

I read that and thought :eek: but the idea behind it is because of global energy shortages and the climate change, and the government have said no plans to implement it, (which means they probably will, just sounding out public reaction ) so I hope it won't happen.
As hubby is a self employed sub contracted courier I trust he would get enough for business use, or you wouldn't be getting those storage jars you ordered as his company delivers them!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1350021/Petrol-rationing-proposed-MPs-prices-set-hit-8-gallon-summer.html

and love the link for yester year stuff.
Bring back street bread ovens

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lol Annie. They might just come back and also communal baths and wash houses (the posh called them called laundries)

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I see that we shouldn`t preserve veggies via the water bath method. Doh we need to be able to access canners

http://www.vegetableexpert.co.uk/how-can-vegetables-from-your-garden.html

mardatha

I read it out to the OH this morning and he turned the air blue god help any lost politician who ends up at our door !

ceridwen

kittie wrote: »

hells bells. I have just seen something about energy rationing tokens

That comes as no surprise to me - I have long wondered if there might be a return to rationing at some point and, if so, whether it would be 2nd World War style rationing or "rationing by price" and have tended to think it will be "rationing by price" (ie if you can afford it you can have all you want - if you can't you go short = hence why I've been at pains to be as financially sorted-out as possible - in order to be able to pay "rationing by price" level prices for things).

EDIT: have just read the link to the article. I missed that...must be because it looks, at first glance, like something that only affects motorists - so I would have gone straight past it. What a wierd emphasis - to put the emphasis on motoring (which is something that many of us dont do - and many others dont HAVE to do) - rather than on energy in the home (which is MUCH more important - as thats a necessity for us all).