As The Workhouse Approaches....How To Do Everything To Avoid It, the Old Style Way

muffin_man_7

it's not just bag packers that are no good just before xmas i got a big shop with mrA saving card lots of tins and fizzy pop for kids the til i went had a young lad and he asked if i'd like help packing now seeing as all the tins and bottle we on the belt i said yes thanks takes forever when loads of tins so he bagged as he scaned which was fine the chilled went through last no prob i thought thiswas about two weeks before xmas anyhow came home and decided cos the tins weren't needed till xmas week i'd leave them in bags so didnt get muddled up xmas eve went through the bag and there was two mouldy blocks of cheese at acost of£4 each i was not happy and a pack of wafer thin chicken( for my sons xmas dinner) now the only reason i'd not realised they were not in the fridge is cos the kids helped me unpack a very rare thing they usually find what they want and dissappear!

now to avoid this happening again i always pack the chilled first then move the bag away from the till usually use a cooler bag and the frozen next then the heavy stuff and eggs always last this does seem the best way as long as im ok if i'm having a bad week i hope for the best

Hardup_Hester

Today I picked runner beans, carrots, calabrese & onions from the garden for DD2, enough for the 5 of them & there is still enough left for me to pick for us for tomorrow. Also my car passed it's MOT, such a relief, still need to tax & insure it, about £400 but I have the money saved so don't have to panic.

mamaninie

catznine wrote: »

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Next challenge - Hummous - does it freeze well? I have a lot of chickpeas to use! :rotfl:

I found not. It changes the texture - makes it quite liquid. It still tastes nice, but is a bit more slimy

ceridwen

...and a little freeby on foodgrowing:

www.transitionnetwork.org/resources/top-crops

which might be of use to some.

The latest info I have come across re one little point in there (ie using car tyres to grow potatoes in) would seem to indicate that that is now deemed not to be advisable (ie because of chemicals from the tyres leaching into the soil - as I recall the latest mention against this was from the "Self Sufficiency" twins). Howsomever - apart from that...it may be of use to peeps.

GreyQueen

Kimitatsu wrote: »

I did have a giggle about your parents loft though, I have parents like that too, and have said that once they have gone I am going to get a skip out in the garden with a chute going from the top of the house becaue it is a miracle that the ceilings stay up if I am being honest. My mum hordes everything, she even has feather beds up there from the year dot, all of her french degree books (which were in the time of the dinasour) and endless amount of toot that "may come in useful". The sad bit of it is the things that are probably worth saving such as proper vintage dresses from the '50's and '60's are under it all somewhere and more than likely making a lovely home for moths or mice! Have the dogs with the biscuits and tea on standby just in case though.......

That's so spooky; I've envisaged that very thing myself. Are you sure you've never been in my Mum's loft?! Our cot is up there (baby was 4 when we came to this house), plus bags and bags and bags of yarn, bits and pieces and all sorts of misc. I dread having to sort it out one day when they pass over. I've told Mum that she cannot shuffle off this mortal coil until she's knitted up every last scrap of yarn (hence she'll until she's well over 100 I reckon. Hope so anyway.:rotfl:)

Still, on the positive side, Mum insists that the Tent has been seen recently and isn't in a box or bag, so it should (ahem) be findable without too much angst. That's a job for Saturday afternoon as we shall be at Nan's for several hours first. I can pitch that tent with my eyes closed, have done it so many times. Isn't the very smell of a tent evocative?

We still have an old china gazunder, as the oldies used to call them, in the loft, too. Anyone else got one of these on the premises? What's the most eccentric thing in your lofts?

Larumbelle

GreyQueen wrote: »

We still have an old china gazunder, as the oldies used to call them, in the loft, too. Anyone else got one of these on the premises? What's the most eccentric thing in your lofts?

I take it you mean something that gazunderdabed, as my nan used to say? if so, no, we don't have one of those... we do have an astonishing amount of [STRIKE]junk[/STRIKE] stuff up there... nothing of note, I don't think. It's all gradually being gotten rid of at car boot sales. It really does astonish me how one man's trash is another man's treasure. The things I think of as useless are always the things other people fall in love with!

lizzyb1812

Nothing eccentric in my loft, just junk - mind you I haven't been up there in years and don't really know what's up there.

After my grandad died I spent years sleeping in his vests and "sanforized" collarless shirts - they came out of the wash looking like they'd been starched, beautifully crisp and a delight to wear. It was a lovely way to still have him with me

Larumbelle

Our tent means a lot more to OH than myself. As I think some will know I work in that industry and we usually camp quite a bit, though not so much lately because of my op. 'Our tent' is really 'his bivvy' and shares a history with him and has its own lore. I can't imagine we'll ever be able to get rid of it. I'm happy though, it's a good tent and it almost feels like he's welcoming me into his space when we go away together. Proper canvas tents are very evocative, lightweight synthetic ones just don't weather the same way in this romantic fool's opinion.

GreyQueen

Larumbelle wrote: »

I take it you mean something that gazunderdabed, as my nan used to say? if so, no, we don't have one of those... we do have an astonishing amount of [STRIKE]junk[/STRIKE] stuff up there... nothing of note, I don't think. It's all gradually being gotten rid of at car boot sales. It really does astonish me how one man's trash is another man's treasure. The things I think of as useless are always the things other people fall in love with!

That's the baby. Also coyly known as a "po". I don't think it'd be of much interest to a collector as it's just heavy plain china and has nil decoration. Mum insists that it stays as it Might Be Needed.

:eek: I really really don't want to be here if it gets to be that bad.:eek: Besides, there are 72 tins of tomatoes under my bed, a small stash of Fray Bentos tinned pies and some baked beans. I couldn't possible put the "po" into my defacto larder; it's unseemly and downright insanitary as well........:rotfl:

(;) Y'know how some people say that they don't know where next meal is coming from.........? I don't have that problem myself!)

7_week_wonder

GreyQueen wrote: »

We still have an old china gazunder, as the oldies used to call them, in the loft, too. Anyone else got one of these on the premises? What's the most eccentric thing in your lofts?

We have a gazunder in the garage! And the most eccentric thing in my (parents') loft: four 5 gallon barrels - each one full of a different home made wine:D Oh - and an almost life size set of nativity figures!

But slightly more on topic: I think I read it on here, but a big thanks to whoever suggested slicing up un-used bits of lemon and putting them in a box in the freezer - ice and a slice in one go. It was a very welcome addition to our elderflower cordial whilst we were attacking the garden this afternoon.