really old style living?

D&DD

mardatha wrote: »

D3 I wouldnt mind some pics of the terraced bits - my daughter lives on the side of a mountain and has a huge back garden which is really bugging me cos she could grow so much there but none of us has a clue where to start or how to do it !

No prob I'll take some at the weekend of how it is now and I have some of the work in progress too so you can see how much we had to dig out.

The good thing about these being newbuild houses was the fact we got all the scaffold boarding for free

Been out there all day and it still looks a mess but at least I know I've got a lot done.Found 2 more blueberries and all my fruit has made it safely through the winter :j

annie123

When you've finished yours DDD 30 mins in the car and you can do mine:D
wouldn't want you getting bored now would we

jumblejack

I have asked this Q on another board but am looking for suggestions/recommendations etc.

Has anyone got a hand mill fir grinding their own flour as and when they need it or do you use a processor?

If so, which do you prefer and what would I need to look for when buying etc.

I am really interested in doing my own flour as and when I need it as apparently flour uses 90% of it's nutritional value when stored.

Any input from you knowledgeable lot is appreciated.

Cheers.

mardatha

I can ask on another forum and let you know what they say JJ

maryb

JumbleJack

The only thing I know about hand grinding is that it is jolly hard work. Apparently, when the Romans used to dole out bread and circuses to keep the plebs from rioting they actually dished out unground grain which the poor had to grind themselves. Kept them too busy to have time to riot

You can get a mill attachment for a Kenwood Chef and that would probably be the best thing.

Otherwise I suggest going on some of the US sites that deal with simple living. There is an Amish company that sells lots of non electrical tools and I think you would find some information there. I think it's called Lehmans and it has a website (so they obviously don't shun electricity completely)

mardatha

Seconded from my other forum!! Here is what was said -
Tell her to buy a motorised one. Spending half an hour to grind enough flour for a loaf is fine in a world without electricity - but even they invented water and windmills for a reason - it gets old really quick!"

mardatha

http://www.ascott.biz/acatalog/Novital_Mills_and_Selling_Machines.html

D&DD

mardatha wrote: »

Seconded from my other forum!! Here is what was said -
Tell her to buy a motorised one. Spending half an hour to grind enough flour for a loaf is fine in a world without electricity - but even they invented water and windmills for a reason - it gets old really quick!"

:rotfl::rotfl:

I can just imagine who said that!

I need to get one of these too though just for 'back up' (I have the Kenwood mill thing) missed the one on sale at Lakelands but thinking of just doing an order for my cousin to bring one in from the States again theres so many 'bits' I want..

Shes got my pressure canner sat there already for her next trip.
Was due to bring it over at xmas but due to the weather probs it was the least of her worries.

Last time she brought me proper canning jars and lids woohoo

maryb

D&DD wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:

I can just imagine who said that!

I need to get one of these too though just for 'back up' (I have the Kenwood mill thing) missed the one on sale at Lakelands but thinking of just doing an order for my cousin to bring one in from the States again theres so many 'bits' I want..

Shes got my pressure canner sat there already for her next trip.
Was due to bring it over at xmas but due to the weather probs it was the least of her worries.

Last time she brought me proper canning jars and lids woohoo

I'm jealous

Do you know if the US lids are the same size as the 70mm lids for Kilner jars that you can get from Lakeland? The small jar lids that you get in France are also 70mm but they are not much cheaper than the Kilner lids

If they do measure the same ie 70mm I can get someone I know in the US to send me some lids (I think they are dirt cheap there and they would not cost much to post) but get the jars from Kilner - or have a root around a vide grenier (garage sale = nearest equivalent) when we are in France this summer

D&DD

Mary yes they are the same,same seal everything
They are stupidly cheap out there thats how we got talking about them.
I wanted the 8oz (halfpint they call them) straight sided mason jars but couldn't find anywhere that would ship to here for less than £40 :eek: so asked Joan to see if she could get some in her case.

The 12 pack was around $4 she got me 2 packs and 10 packs of lids in exchange for some rhubarb and apricot jam
She even got me the posh jelly ones they are sooo much better to fill with the straight sides and no neck.

I have 2 cases of the lb size there alongside my canner and a small order from Lehmanns I did plus a new canning rack she'll need a bigger case!!