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To quickly cool a pot; fill the sink with cold water, it needs to be deep enough that the pot 'just' floats. The pot will cool quickly from the outside in. Works very well to save a pot of hot oil from going overcooked, too.

@demented dale Thank you :D

A decent pressure cooker costs under fifty pounds just now, less if you buy second hand. If I make too much soup, I just can a couple of jars, same with curry, chilli, stew, mushrooms, beans....it's just quickly storing home made food in reasonable sized proportions. I don't can meat, though I...

I just have an everyday prestige hi-top pressure cooker. It works fine :) It does three 500ml jars at a time, or six 300ml ones. I can do the 900ml jars in it, but that's a lot. Those smaller sizes work for meals. They're not huge, they're a decent portion. I'm feeding a family of three adults...

It's part of my 'just in case' stash, but we use it regularly, so they keep being refreshed. I have six cans of it in the pantry.

That mango pulp is elixir :) It's is lovely stuff. Makes a brilliant sorbet too.

Cheers @Broch I wonder if we can find Korean or Japanese research on it ? I'm a little concerned because for years I've been telling folks it's all edible, and while it is, just how much has never been a factor. I have to be really careful with the seaweeds, much though I love them, because...

I confess that I have always loved salty green stuff. Samphire is a delight, brassicas are dinner, nettles are good food, so is a plethora of the weeds. I am a little fat lady but my diet's rich in good stuff. I have become addicted to the Itsu seaweed thins. Happily have a pack a day ....look...

It's considered stable and lasts for years if kept in a well sealed container. Same with tartaric acid. Baking powder does lose it's rise quickly though, but again a good well sealed container helps a lot. Having said that I keep a pack of bicarb under the sink; it's useful for removing smells...

Soda bread is probably the quickest and easiest one to make. Under an hour and it's ready to eat. Any flour, a little salt, a little oil or fat if you have some, and some baking powder. If you use bicarbonate of soda (more stable long term than the BP mix then you need an acid of some kind to...

I hope British Red sees this thread, his posts are full of practical, and practiced, good husbandry that feeds him, his wife, and has enough to gift and barter too.

You cannot constantly take out without putting anything in. @HorseGuy, I think you're fortunate in that you have horse manure/bedding to add, but constant cropping removes more than the fertilisers, it removes minerals too, and it changes the soil structure. Some sites, riverine ones with...

I've been wearing titanium flexible leg reading glasses. Cost me all of £3.79 on eBay.....same frame, without lenses was quoted at £175 in Specsavers three weeks ago. I didn't buy them.

You know you can buy button blanks and transfer that design onto them too ? :cool:

Just seen the final decision :) I think it suits you fine :D