Preparedness for when

mardatha

Just did that Nuatha, we're getting half the balance back and leaving the rest in. Will get us some extra coal for xmas

westcoastscot

I always bake without eggs as we have a serious egg allergy here. Having tried various methods of replacing them, from proprietary egg replacers to soya or gram flour I've found the best taste is just to leave out the eggs and replace with a couple of tablespoons of milk (soya for us). Cakes etc come out lovely, but don't keep quite so long without freezing. The only thing I can't really make is carrot cake for some reason, and of course yorkshire pudding (tastes the same but doesn't rise near as much)

I'm running down my stores a little now - we're all grown up and the boys are out in all weathers, so less need I think to have so much in - will get down to 4 - 6 weeks and that will free up a little money also. Your conversation on here got me thinking about my situation - I'm still stockpiling for a large family and we're down to 3 now!!

Really struggling with the cold this year arthritis is a bloody miserable thing, don't think i'm ever going to get used to being so disabled in such a short space of time. Have made window quilts for the bottom half of our bay windows - they're working a treat but boring to look at, so think I'll make some temporary "covers" for them with quilting fabric I have to hand and then quilt them in the summer with scenes of the bay I overlook.

Mar do you know anything about pine tar soap? I've heard its good but smelly - do you know what it smells like? as in Pine? or that horrid coal tar stuff???

WCS

mardatha

No pet I don't know... I quite like Wrights Coal Tar though

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Westcoast.. its the same here our boys are nearly 19 and 18 yrs, they both have jobs, and the only time we see them is first thing in the morning, and late at night most of the time, they buy their own food out most of the time, even though I keep telling them to eat at home and save money... but hayho they are young, and will learn.. so most of the time its just me and hubby, but up until a few months ago I was buying and cooking for 4, but now I say [EMAIL="S@D"]S@D[/EMAIL] Them... :cool::D

Just come back from a$da, buying he reduced meat etc, and bought one of these

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml?cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-sna12-_-asdacom-dsk-_-hp&#/product/910000045060

Was thinking it might be good for the chicken shed, or keep it in the house as a stand by light... safer than candles in some places in the house...

Will check the brightness out on it later tonight...

ArthriticOldThing

Really struggling with the cold this year arthritis is a bloody miserable thing, don't think I'm ever going to
get used to being so disabled in such a short space of time.

Oh WCS how I sympathise - its an awful thing really. My consultant has just upped my meds (sulfasalazine) but will be 2-3 months before I feel any benefit just what I need over these cold months.:(

Have spent the morning making the carrot and lentil soup I found the recipe for on here. Can't remember who posted it but is delicious - just right for chilly days.:T

Couldn't do backwoods style living or prepping either - flat far too small with too little storage space. Building went up in 1932 but 'renovated' in 1970's when they removed all the storage space to create a useless, oddly shaped hall area!!!:mad:

I think I could manage for about a month too ginnyknit. There is only me and could put up with boring, repetitive food - not really enjoying food much at the mo anyway - most unusual for me.:rotfl:

westlothianlass

HI all
Ive been engrossed in Sharon Astyk's book on preservation over the last week or so and have been mulling over the idea of planning our prepping/veg/preserving in a more organised month by month way so I would love to start the new year with a prepping goal:D.

Ive got some lentil and bacon soup on the hob, a definate sign of winter and DH is [STRIKE]Playing[/STRIKE] busy with the chain saw, cutting logs for the fire.

I sorted out my seeds earlier today, they look all pretty in envelopes in a tin (who was playing then eh;)), so all I need to do now is order some to fill the gaps.
I'm determined to be more organised this coming year. I just didn't have enough time due to studying and faffing:o last year.

Hope everyone is well
Hugs WLL x

homesteadchick

I was browsing around online, thinking about how I am pretty addicted to electricity. I have a collection kitchen gadgets that would make Jamie Oliver blush.

(What can I say? I love cooking and baking!)

But the thing is.. they are all electric.
So, just for fun I thought I'd browse around to see if I could maybe find a hand cranked blender or chopper or something of the sort..

Well..
I found a hand cranked Juicer.
And appartently it is THE latest hit! Because, so they tell me, the electrical juicers are so fast.. they smash the fruit, and damage all the vitamins and such..... and the slow juicer seperates the juice from the fibres more gently and thus your juice will be healthier because all the vitamins are intact....

And would I please pay over 200 euro's to own such a treasure??:eek::eek::eek:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Unbefffffinglievable!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

craigywv

oooooooooooh wcs coaltar soap my mouth is watering thinking about it, same goes for jeyes fluid,fire lighters,petrol and some one using a stiff brush on a hard floor..........................im weird! they all do something to me I love the smell of them or noise .............away now to hunt out scrub brush to rub. lol. actually when I was pregnant I was known to go awol only to be found crunching a clean new paintbrush in between my teeth. yes I am perfectly sane........................to some people.xxx

COOLTRIKERCHICK

craigywv wrote: »

oooooooooooh wcs coaltar soap my mouth is watering thinking about it, same goes for jeyes fluid,fire lighters,petrol and some one using a stiff brush on a hard floor..........................im weird! they all do something to me I love the smell of them or noise .............away now to hunt out scrub brush to rub. lol. actually when I was pregnant I was known to go awol only to be found crunching a clean new paintbrush in between my teeth. yes I am perfectly sane........................to some people.xxx

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

The thought of someone crunching on a paintbrush goes right through me:rotfl::rotfl:

herbily

Well, I'm sitting here with my newly acquired Sunnan solar table light from IKEA, and can I figure out their instructions, can I eckaslike... Can a kind person who's got one tell me:
a) do I have to unscrew the solar panel bit and take it outside to charge it up?
b) do you just take the whole lamp outside? Seems a bit difficult leaving it in the front garden while I go out to work?
or c) will it recharge on a windowsill even though the instructions say it won't?

Embarrassed that I can't figure out what their diagrams are telling me... I'm better with words than pictures.

Also, on a completely different note, Look North was warning us this week that WW2 gas masks are full of blue asbestos and for goodness' sake don't use them if you've got one. They're all right in a glass case at a museum, but not for breathing into. So just in case anyone's preps included their granddad's old gasmask...