Preparedness for when

D&DD

I have a small paramedics bag which I got from ebay and the overflow from the medicine cabinet lives in there,it keeps it tidy.

I have steristrips which have come in handy for numerous neighbours as well as my own family,anthisan cream (bites and stings),heat packs,cold packs,hand gels,multiple dressings in different sizes,gloves,medicine syringes,clove oil,antibac soap bars,vitamins,tooth wipes..I do have a lot of odds and s*ds because my son requires a lot of this when he goes into hospital so just tend to keep it in as second nature now

*waves at Caterina yay you're back *

maryb

taplady wrote: »

I do feel your post is a little harsh to a new poster especially as she may be scared away now from offering any tips or advice of her own. I thought this thread was supposed to be light hearted?:cool:

Karen is, indeed, a Newbie and her profile had a Newbie alert saying please be nice to all Moneysavers.

So I was.

But a Newbie who is robust in her views (and not just on this thread but on the Commonsense thread as well) has to some extent to be prepared to take what they dish out. Five posts does not make anyone an authority on what is and is not OS

taplady

maryb wrote: »

Karen is, indeed, a Newbie and her profile had a Newbie alert saying please be nice to all Moneysavers.

So I was.

But a Newbie who is robust in her views (and not just on this thread but on the Commonsense thread as well) has to some extent to be prepared to take what they dish out. Five posts does not make anyone an authority on what is and is not OS

none of us is actually an authority on what is and isn't OS and I didn't think she was being offensive, just stating her opinion like everyone else here is.

grandma247

kittie wrote: »

http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/first-aid-advice.aspx

If you cannot remember what to do, then make a card that you can keep handy.

Thanks for the card idea. It would be useful if someone other than me had to use the first aid box.
I was going to mention melting snow but 2tonsils said it all:)

GreyQueen wrote: »

I go into hyper-cool mode in a crisis, which is comforting to know.

I do that too and people think it is wierd.


Pah well said.:)

nobodyspecial

maryb wrote: »

Karen is, indeed, a Newbie and her profile had a Newbie alert saying please be nice to all Moneysavers.

So I was.

But a Newbie who is robust in her views (and not just on this thread but on the Commonsense thread as well) has to some extent to be prepared to take what they dish out. Five posts does not make anyone an authority on what is and is not OS

Just so I don't offend anybody important, tell me how many posts do I need to be an OS authority And is it necessary to be an authority before posting? Wouldn't want to breach any rules official or otherwise

meme30

I think it's important to remember that everyone is allowed a voice here. Those who choose to be critical of other posters, or of this thread, have the right to do so. Equally other people have the right to jump in and support those whose views they agree with.

To be honest, life is too short to be falling out on-line. There is enough of this going on in RL. Squabbles just get circular and it create friction in a medium that for most of us is an escape from all that.

Nothing is achieved by arguing about peoples stock cupboards or winter preparations. Goodness knows, there has got to be more to life than that.

I would like to thank everybody for taking the time to comment here. I have learned many things, and like most posters take up the ideas that apply to me and then I discard the posts that don't.

I think the saying goes 'Don't sweat the small stuff'
The big stuff...far more important than the price of veg, is going on all around us in the real world.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2206354/Mary-Gannon-Woman-born-arms-teaches-feet.html
I think this young woman could teach us all something about real life.
For me, this puts on-line life into perspective

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I was just trying to think of basic stores which would enable us to preserve food without electricity and to do that we need salt, oil, sugar, vinegar, lacto fermentation and alcohol. We could add drying but we would need a warm dry climate. Anyone got any tips on sugar preservation without electricity? Oh I suppose a wood fire would do for bottling. Anyway I am going to increase my salt and sugar stores this weekend, particularly salt for brining and to get lacto fermentation started

I quite like the sound of the better bean texture as in this video. I do get mushy beans at times so I think I`ll give it a whirl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRDL2C6M1_o

thriftwizard

Kittie, smoking is also a good way to preserve food, if you're using a wood fire; I haven't done it myself but I believe it's quite easy & cheap to build a HM smoker & you don't need vast quantities of supplies to do it. I did build a HM dehydrator but it used 'leccy so doesn't count, though I've seen plans for one that doesn't & should still work in our climate. "Haybox" cooking is next on my list; I liberated a polystyrene broccoli box from the market last week to use as the outside layer.

If you are lacto-fermenting, may I recommend not using the cheapest salt, but investing in some decent rock or sea salt? The cheap stuff often has additives which slow up the pickling process, but that said, it does still work - eventually!

D&DD

Good morning all nice to see some new faces on here

Taplady hows the family?

Kittie I'll have a rummage through some of my preserving books and see if theres anything in there for you

I found a lovely site called Food in Jars which has some really nice recipes on it and lots of ideas for preserving

Please excuse any dodgy typing my internet is still driving me nuts so using safari to get on here again and its taking me a little while to get used to it

grandma247

Before gas and electric cookers Americans canned even meat on wood fires but they cooked the food for hours because they did not have pressure canners either. High acid foods such as fruits and tomatoes are fine to boiling water bath and that takes a short time so long as you keep the boiling consistant.

I went to visit ds2 in Blackpool yesterday and he took me to TK M@x. I bought a set of three large and three small kilner jars for under £12 to add to my jars. I use ordinary jars with new lids but slowly want to replace them with proper jars because they fit in the canner better and I will be able to get the flat lids cheaper from the US.

EDIT. I am just looking at the food in jars blog but have to say if you use that type of jar never stack them as in the photo because you can disturb the seal and the food may go rotten without you realising. You should put a piece of card from a box in between the layers to even out the pressure.