Prepping for Brexit thread

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Well, as a not un interested reader of porridge recipes I think chocolate covered liqueur cherries might just be top of the trees as an idea! bless you my child, you have definitely NOT sinned but been of immense benefit to womankind (well men too I suppose) and shall go down with Isabella Beaton and Escoffier as one of the 'greats' of recipe invention.....blimey o riley what a cracking good idea xxx.

MingVase

Agree with whoever grows cress. Even up here in the frozen sunless north, I can grow cress all year and throw it into soup and sandwiches and stews.

euronorris

haha, here I was thinking 'I feel a million times better' and then my colleagues were like 'God Euro, you sound awful!' hahaha. Oh well, they just have to put up with it. Restocked some of the paracetamol and ibuprofen today.


Was hoping to get my hands on some heavily reduced seeds in Tesco (as had seen them posted on a FB group), but alas none in my local store. Did manage to get DD a pair of lined wellies though (she's outgrown her others, must sell them on). Still need to get her some new trainers. Parents arrive tomorrow for a visit, and are bringing a bag of hand me downs from my sister (who has 2 DDs who are only 1 and 3 years older than my own). There are often some shoes/boots/trainers in there, so fingers crossed won't need to buy any. I think then all she will need for winter is a coat, but last year's ones seemed big on her, so might just get her to try them on first and see.


Cress is brilliant. It grows quickly, and easily, and will grow in pretty much anything (soil, cotton wool, kitchen roll, tissue etc).


Interestingly, had a colleague visit from a different office today, who described her DM as a 'prepper' and a 'home steader', with complete disdain. Even went so far as to say it was a mental illness! Bit of a shocking way to think of it, but whatever.


Have a good weekend everyone. I'll be busy with our visitors and then swimming lessons and sorting out the garden on Sunday.

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Come the revolution M'dear we'll see which of us has the mental illness and which of us is snug, not smug and better equipped to ride the waves of discontent in whatever form they come until we're out the other side and can see where we're going again. I can't see why condemning people who are responsible enough to take control of their own destinies should be viewed by anyone as acceptable in this day and age, we don't come to a pattern and it's a free, albeit with rules, world where we have choice and if our choice is to look after ourselves then it should be accepted, it hurts no one does it?

DigForVictory

Having just read the new thread asking about prepping, it’s a relief to come back here & read pragmatic sense and affectionate humour.

Them other folk can be a bit odd!

Apparently there may be another document from the yellowhammer stable called black swan - but that is by no means certain on the data currently publicly available.

gfplux

Blue_Doggy wrote: »

Hoping very much that fresh milk,butter, cream and the British sorts of cheeses will be around for a long time yet thanks to our dairy farmers.

And oats for our porridge, savoury or not, are grown in the UK, too.
(I like berries on my porridge. Yum yum!)

I understood a large amount of English Cheddar comes from Ireland (ROI) made from milk from Northern Ireland.

Blue_Doggy

Shhh! Don’t tell Fate, but I’ve found for the last few years that a dose of Echinacea at the very first signs of a cold, accompanied with tooth- and tongue-cleaning three times a day, and gargling with salt-and-water or sage tea, will stop it in its tracks.

Also, as a long term nosebleed sufferer, I’ve been following advice on the NHS website to smear a little Vaseline inside the nostrils. No more nosebleeds :T and an extra barrier against germs.

(Therapeutic doses of chocolate and/or marzipan and/or crystallised ginger may be taken as required. )

DigForVictory

As the Irish dairy marketing board had two floors of cheese maturing in an English customs warehouse, there is a fair bit of cheddar available but like many other slightly exotic (as in not home grown) foodstuffs There Will Be Paperwork...

AndyCF

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Write the use by date on the front and on the top of all the packs with an indelible marker pen and store them longest at the back shortest at the front, go through once or twice a year and use up any getting close and replace them with fresh but put them to the back when you store them.

The voice of common sense.

I must admit I do this with tins too, even though usually they are still a few months within date when they get 'to the front'. It just seems logical to me to 'rotate' them so the oldest get used first etc. :T

gfplux

GreyQueen wrote: »

My understanding is that 15% of our dairy products had to be exported to the EU and they had to import 15% of ours. A travestry of wasted energy and contributions towards air pollution driven ill-health and premature mortality.


There is no more light/ warm in northern Netherlands than in the UK and we could do that. Some entrepreneurs are on the case already with tomatoes.


Think of the happy benefit of h.g. fresh veggies for the UK economy and the reduced food miles.

I am afraid you are mistaken about the 15% swop. However I am not saying it is completely false as it is possible that certain dairy products come to Britain but that Britain exports DIFFERENT products.

As for growing you might be interested to know about Thanet Earth

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanet_Earth

YouTube has videos
https://youtu.be/rWKAY9mI0xc

It is an extraordinary operation but still only supplies +/-10% of UK demand.