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

kidcat

Stiltwalker- my first three all grew out of the moses basket really quickly and I was so sad and then my DD arrived and was so tiny for so long she was still in her basket at six months - I began to hate the sight of the thing, especailly when she was admitted to hospital(for the second time) and wouldnt sleep in the cot because it wasnt a basket - the doctor was determined she wouldnt get any special treatment second time round (first time they spent ages making the cot smaller and making it feel basket like) - until four hours of her screaming blue murder when he marched over and made all the necessary adjustments she went straight in and slept for six hours. I swear he must have hated me - took me months converting her to the cot and I still had to drape the sides etc - it made me realise much better to get them into a cot sooner than later!!

lora

claudiac wrote: »

Can I ask some quick advice please? Can you freeze *lora spread etc? Just been in the corner shop and they are selling off loads of lard, etc at 20p a tub.
Thanks

So I am just a tub of lard:eek: I thought my name was a clever use of some of letters from my middle name. Hint I was born at Christmas.

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I picked a massive head of red cabbage today and am deciding what to do with it. It is over 4.5 lbs so will do 2 methods, probably a german spiced cabbage to freeze in portions plus a jar or 2 of pickled cabbage. Does anyone know how long I can keep it (the cabbage) before use? It is very nice and clean and tightly compacted. I have been reading about pickling and luckily had already placed a waitrose order for tomorrow so added on some pickling vinegar. Jam jar shop will be sending me 5L containers of other vinegars and I have whole spices and muslin bags. I have been reading that spices should be infused for 1-2 months or boiled but I remember the strong acetic acid smell when boiling, so I think boiling dilutes the vinegar. I`ll have to do a short cut on this cabbage I think but I`ll be infusing one of the containers ready for the next lot. Oh this thinking in advance is hard, I`ll have to keep a diary for next year

I am also thinking ahead for the tomatoes as there are signs of ripening on some of the big ones. Have I got enough jars? Am I clear about the preserving processes? Have I got cool dark space for storage? I know I have new kilner jars plus recycled jars and I ordered a stack of 8oz jars for chutneys etc I see that there are 4 marrows waiting in the wings on the allotment, only 4-6 inches today but they`ll be fully grown by next week. From one plant, amazing value really. The elderberries won`t be long ripening now so fermenting bucket ready plus yeast, nutrient etc

It`ll all be over by september, phew. Time for a break after that. Lol, I know I am making my own work but life is never boring and it is so satisfying

Does someone need a rolling pin? in the old days my mum and I used a milk bottle so any bottle will work oh I just saw that you did that mardatha. A cucumber?

VJsmum

lora wrote: »

So I am just a tub of lard:eek: I thought my name was a clever use of some of letters from my middle name. Hint I was born at Christmas.

I think i know - I was born at Christmas too, and it's my middle name. I've never known anyone else have that name for that reason? People tend to go with Holly or Noelle.

Been to Waitrose LOADS of whoopsies. :T

claudiac_2

Lora - Is your middle name Carol per chance?

VJsmum

Or "Carole, with an e" which is what i always have to say. SOmeone I know of that name once had a letter addressed to "Carole Withany-Smith" :rotfl:

Uniscots97

Mardatha use a tall glass to roll out pastry or a tin from your cupboard wrapped in foil.

lora

claudiac wrote: »

Lora - Is your middle name Carol per chance?

Well Done and the winner gets ????

lora

VJsmum wrote: »

Or "Carole, with an e" which is what i always have to say. SOmeone I know of that name once had a letter addressed to "Carole Withany-Smith" :rotfl:

With an e--too posh for me. Using Holly or Noelle probably depends on which part of UK you were born in.

ginnyknit

Sorry Kittie, no lazing around in September - pickles, marmalade, jam (from foraged blackberries) christmas cake, presents to craft :rotfl: maybe you can have the second of Jan off!

I can just see Mardatha stood in here kitchen looking round at likely objects to use as a rolling pin then RV walks past and a lightbulb shows above her head and she shouts eureka!!!!

OH has gone out on the town :beer::beer: with his old mates from cricket and I am fully expecting him back by 10pm. He can't drink, stand around or do a pub crawl so it may well be a short night. Hopefully he won't be too fed up when he gets back.

Still hunting for sewing machine needles, no luck so far am finding more and more things I can run up as I am hunting too!