Preparedness for when

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mardatha wrote: »

Re keeping a finger dry, I just cut up a plastic bag -ie bread wrapper- and sellotape it on for as long as nec then remove it.

Thats a good idea to cut up an existing plastic bag - though for a finger I'd personally need a stronger/more waterproof tape than sellotape, mine falls off at the least stress

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

You can buy the cheap disposable gloves from a cheap shop. They are the type you get in a hair dying kit. These are quite big, so would cover a standard size dressing. But would need to be taped or any elastic band around the wrist area.

I use those for various things, but I keep a close eye on the seams - they tend to suddenly split open at the most awkward moments

I don't think I have heard of a normal Drs surgery doing stitches before?? Cottage hospitals and normal hospitals yes ..

Mine does, my GP surgery does "minor op" once a week - I had a cyst removed under local anaesthetic, it took 50 minutes :eek: 3 internal stitches and 2 external :eek: it was horrendous at the time :eek:

Soooo can't wait for spring to be here.. The odd couple of nice but cold days have really lifted the spirits..

ditto! There's even been a single warm day here, which was blissful.

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

I've never found anything as much hard work, as all consuming, as emotional, as rewarding and as much satisfying as being Mum, I'm privileged to have been a part of making two such amazing humans as my girls and wouldn't have not had the gift of them for anything you could have offered instead. If I hadn't had my children I'd have missed out on the friendship of 2 of the best people I've ever been lucky enough to know, the third being dear old He Who Knows who is my best friend and always there to share the silliness that is me!!!!!

I wish I'd felt safe enough to have children when it would have been appropriate ... thats lovely, Mrs LW.

fuddle

Dare I suggest that parenting enables me to cope with things like a cut or a prospective scar as troublesome as flopped yorkshire puddings?

That is unfair as there are very, very strong women who do not have children, apologies. But my point being that parenting brings daily frustrations and worries for me that makes for stuff like that to become the norm. Certainly childbirth has enabled me to deal with excruciating pain and large unsightly scars on my body that are there for the rest of my life.

Lyn I hope I have 2 best friends as we all age. I have to second guess everything so as not to muck that chance up. Think I'm ok so far but I have the reen years to get through :eek:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Lol fuddle... You need to prep for the teen years too..

Teenage prep list

Just watch Kevin n and Perry!!

It's funny but so on the mark lol..

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Has anyone eaten quail before??? What does it taste like??

I bought some in lidl a while back to try, what do you serve them with?? Can you make a traditional Sunday dinner to go with them??

I breed quail and thought I would buy some first to try, if we like them, then I know what to do with my surplus males lol..

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Gamey but not too gamey, like pheasant or partridge but not as strongly flavoured as pigeon, duck or goose.

mardatha

Quail is lovely

nuatha

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

Has anyone eaten quail before??? What does it taste like??

I bought some in lidl a while back to try, what do you serve them with?? Can you make a traditional Sunday dinner to go with them??

I breed quail and thought I would buy some first to try, if we like them, then I know what to do with my surplus males lol..

Yes,
It has flavour , mild game as Mrs LW says.
I've served them roasted on a bed of caramelised onions as a starter, a traditional Sunday dinner would work well. I'd generally work on one per person as a starter and two for a main course, though I've seen restaurants serve half a quail as a main.

And if you can cope with fiddly, quail scotch eggs with quail meat are divine.
Enjoy

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Oo thanks,

Yes there is a knack to peeling quail eggs lol.. I have mastered that now, I have done loads of pickled quail eggs, and I sell eating eggs now and again...

I have no problem despatching them.. Hubby has butchered a chicken before, and i t wouldn't phase me feathering, gutting them etc...

I think this type of skill is good to have ..in a few SHTF scenarios. And not far fetched ones either. As if you got financial problems then you can catch a FTE pigeons , squirrels etc...

nuatha

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

Oo thanks,

Yes there is a knack to peeling quail eggs lol.. I have mastered that now, I have done loads of pickled quail eggs, and I sell eating eggs now and again...

I haven't, but the fiddly I was referring to was getting all the meat ogf the carcases, without bone or sinew - I find if much easier with a cooked bird.

I have no problem despatching them.. Hubby has butchered a chicken before, and i t wouldn't phase me feathering, gutting them etc...

I think this type of skill is good to have ..in a few SHTF scenarios. And not far fetched ones either. As if you got financial problems then you can catch a FTE pigeons , squirrels etc...

Life's too short to de-feather a pigeon, I either just debreast them or skin them depending on planned use. whereas I do think quail and partridge are worth the effort. Useful life skill, unless you want to pay through the nose for an inferior product - convincing game merchants that you want your game fresh is almost impossible.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Our youngest and his mates shoot the odd pigeon on our land, and they just cut out the breasts and cooked them on the bomb fire.

Re de feathering I did mean the quail.. Friends of ours instead of de feathering just pulls/ peels the whole skin off..

As I breed quail, I don't see them or the eggs as posh lol...

My cats and our dog loves scrambled quail eggs!!