Preparedness for when

pineapple

GreyQueen wrote: »

I'm not sure if I like SPAM but it's been decades since I tried it so I thought I'd buy one tin as an experimundo.

My mother used to make spam fritters ie slices of spam fried in batter. Very tasty - though nutritionally, possibly on a par with a deep fried Mars bar :eek:

pineapple

the_cake wrote: »

Sniffles, sneezes etc: manuka honey - the only thing which finally, finally got rid of my bronchitis at the end of last winter. Must be at least +15 though, and is not cheap.

Have been treating the dog's bronchitis with Wedderspoon 16+ raw Manuka honey. Found it online. Not too bad a price as Manukas go. Plus I can't get honey which is both raw and Manuka locally.

Uniscots97

Aldi do 10+ Manuka for around £2-3 (not sure of the exact price).

mardatha

Hi Karmacat Colder here and I hate autumn and I'm ratty.
Usual day really.

fuddle

What do the numbers mean on the honey preppers?

the_cake

fuddle wrote: »

What do the numbers mean on the honey preppers?

Explanation here:
http://www.manukahoneydirect.co.uk/ManukaHoneyGuide-lp-6.html

westcoastscot

Karmacat nice to meet you - I tend to bob in and out of the thread :-)

Was interested to read that you compost your B & W shredding? I've always thought that all shredded paper would poison the soil but would love to hear otherwise. I use it at the mo for the chickens :-)

WCS

DawnW

Dehydrating peeps, can I pick your brains please? Do you dehydrate till the product is flexible/ bendy or really dry like crisps? I have only really done 'sun dried' tomatoes in my dehydrator, until they are dry but not hard (am I making sense?) and then put them in jars with olive oil and herbs. I would like to deal with the courgettes mountain, but suspect that this might not be appropriate? Suggestions please!

Someone mentioned onions earlier - what texture do you aim for please?

pineapple

fuddle wrote: »

What do the numbers mean on the honey preppers?

The number refers to the level of antibacterial activity.
http://honey.wisepooch.com/Manuka-Honey/Manuka-Honey-UMF.php

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DAWN you should have a chart in the book that comes with the dehydrator, some things have to be crisp and crunchy and some things need to feel like chamois leather, but there are many shades of dry. Courgettes need cutting 1/8th of an inch and then drying until completely crisp as do cucumbers you should be able to dry just about anything,veg and fruit wise. I've just dried some trays of raspberries and blackberries and they have taken nearly 2 days but are just like the ones in posh cereals in both texture and taste. I have to dry at a slightly higher temperature than it says in the book, but I've had good results with most things this year and it really does make storage space go such a lot further, Cheers Lyn xxx.