Preparedness for when

craigywv

bob I got the vinegar too in big tosscos. shizen hittin ze fan today ............bloody car in garage praying its nothing too expensive don't need bills at the moment! keeps bunny hopping when gears are being changed. will know better tomorrow as mechanic is taking car home to drive it himself for a while to see whats wrong. also got in tosscos a large spotlight for 5 quid went to get the really good batteries the gold and black ones near passed out 6 for 9.00 heart went a fluttering ended up buying jcb brand today from hb 79p for 2 .............prob last 30 seconds before being plunged into darkness. sitting here trying to build up the will to peel, core and hot syrup this bin bag of apples from mums garden. bag already been moved 4 times today . now its hiding behind the bin in kitchen. I really don't want to do it. also got 6 bags of carrots gave to me ..thanks mum....from tosscos 5p in ys last night so they need pampered too. might just leave it all till morning. well loving all your posts recently.will pop back later xxx

thriftwizard

Craigywv, this recipe is brilliant for using up vats of apples without too much work. Delicious on toast, in porridge or even in little tarts, it tastes like mincemeat without the bits. Very autumnal/Christmassy, no fat whatsoever & only half the amount of sugar that jam would have. I've just made (another) 15 jars...

PS - I use a mouli to puree it, and recycled jam jars. And this time I've used a mixture of small, fairly bland wild apples, some from our big Blenheim Orange tree, and a handful of crab apples & a few Japonica quinces. Yum, if I say it myself.

katep23

Hi all, been a while since I posted but been reading regularly. Have got a manual tin opener so in event of power cut I can now open one of the many tins from my Armageddon supply - yay! Also got some church candles from wilkos and some more medicines for the store.

We need to get OH's Maglite fixed - until we do, can anyone recommend a good wind up torch?

Also I have a headlight which is in my car emergency kit but could do with another one for the house - any recommendations?

Craigy, I get my batteries off eb@y from a seller called battery bonanza; we use a variety of battery sizes and we buy Panasonics and ProCell (made by Duracell) and they are really reasonable and have long BB dates (Panasonic 2032 batteries are BB 2020!)

ETA - Thriftwizard, that looks lovely and not too faff-y!

craigywv

ooooooooooh thank-u thriftwiz I like the look of that. I have done so many blackcurrant , rasp, strawb, plum jams that this looks like a lovely change thanks again.xxx may I ask the peeps on here for help pls regarding the 5 bags of carrots. I fancy doing batons for freezer for a change , so do I need to cook or blanche these or just cut into batons and freeze thanks in advance xxx

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katep23 wrote: »

until we do, can anyone recommend a good wind up torch?

There are dozens to choose from.

Even £land sell something along the lines, albeit it is pump action, rather than wind up.



Supermarkets and other suppliers stock them , often below £5, as do Amazon UK.

For just over £8, you can get one that includes an emergency Mobile Phone Charger. :cool:

ETA: They do seem to be raving about this one.

Hard_Up_Hester

Many years ago when I was childminding I looked after a 3 year old boy who was incredibly aggressive and violent. I could never decide whether it would be safer to try to keep an eye on him as he grew up in case he became a serial killer or to run as far away as possible in case he grew up to be a serial killer.
Hester

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My mate's grandchildren are cereal killers.

As soon as they arrive at his house, they head straight for the kitchen, and a bowl of Cornflakes each.

Butterfly_Brain

Found another useful site with free e books to download
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Perplexed_Pineapple

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Found another useful site with free e books to download
http://urbansurvivalsite.com/ebooks/

Lots of useful books there BB, I do have the impression that the website takes a rather liberal approach to copyright laws (for those of a sensitive/law-abiding disposition). The advantage of ebooks is that you don;t have a lot of interesting literature on your bookshelf, a bit of a giveaway on the ol' Opsec front if you have visitors. The disadvantage is you may not be able to read them in a power cut :rotfl:
Bad news about the 'leccy prices going up today, the other energy companies are bound to follow suit.Now where did I put my jumper <shivers...>. Still the aim not to turn heating on until November but there may be resistance in the household

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My 12" of loft insulation seems to work very well.

I put the bin out earlier, and it was 41f.

At the same time, my living room was (and remains) a pleasant 67f.