What did you buy today?

[William_Montgomery]

Not sure why but this bothers me.

1040 seems a strange number for amount of TeaBags.
But maybe they did it at weight. 3.25kg- equally a little strange.

Maybe this was an old school conversion between Ibs and Kilos?? No -7.16502352 Ibs...



I would have thought something as fundamentally British as Tea ( please stand whilst you hum the anthem) may have more lore and language to it? I mean - unless 3.25kg IS a bushel of Tea?

( Seems not -
8 dry US gallons
A bushel is a unit of volume commonly used in agriculture and trade. It is defined as 8 dry US gallons, which is equivalent to 64 pints or approximately 30.3 liters. The term can also refer to a container used to measure produce, such as a basket or barrel. Historically, the bushel has been used to measure various agricultural products, including wheat and corn, and has evolved from its medieval origins to a standardized measure in modern farming practices)

I agree. This answer is barely acceptable. But, it's the only justification I could find.



Not sure about this trying to pass 80 off as a 'traditional' number. The whole thing feels like we're being fobbed off, to be honest.

 

[TLM]

Tried asking (some) AI, the answer was interesting 3.25 kg is exactly:
"Exactly 1,040 catering-sized Yorkshire Tea bags sold in giant bulk bags. [1, 2]"

Kind of circular reasoning ...

 

[TLM]

After another try I got:
"Tea bags are sold in multiples of 80 because 80 bags (using roughly 3.125 grams of tea each) weigh 250 grams, which is the metric equivalent of half a pound. This standard carried over from historical packaging when loose tea was traditionally sold by the pound or half-pound."

Which while making no sense is a bit of an explanation.

 

[Broch]

Yet, you can buy a box of 210 Yorkshire tea bags - go figure

It is true though that most tea seems to be sold in multiples of 40 & 80 even own brands.

 

[Nice65]

Not sure why but this bothers me.

1040 seems a strange number for amount of TeaBags.
But maybe they did it at weight. 3.25kg- equally a little strange.

Maybe this was an old school conversion between Ibs and Kilos?? No -7.16502352 Ibs...



I would have thought something as fundamentally British as Tea ( please stand whilst you hum the anthem) may have more lore and language to it? I mean - unless 3.25kg IS a bushel of Tea?

( Seems not -
8 dry US gallons
A bushel is a unit of volume commonly used in agriculture and trade. It is defined as 8 dry US gallons, which is equivalent to 64 pints or approximately 30.3 liters. The term can also refer to a container used to measure produce, such as a basket or barrel. Historically, the bushel has been used to measure various agricultural products, including wheat and corn, and has evolved from its medieval origins to a standardized measure in modern farming practices)

Gosh, you’ve had a busy morning already

 

[TeeDee]

Gosh, you’ve had a busy morning already

My sudoku was broken and the coffee needed to go somewhere.

 

[CLEM]

SnugPak Jungle Blanket XL in Olive Green.

 

[Pattree]

Surely a dry gallon = empty.

 

[Woody girl]

New bands for my catty, phew are they expensive now! £13, Ouch! Last time I bought some they were about 5 or 6 quid.....not massively long ago either.

 

[HorseGuy]

SnugPak Jungle Blanket XL in Olive Green.

I've been sleeping under a Jungle Blanket every night for the past couple of months. So soft and silky and nice and cool for the summer.

 

[CLEM]

I've been sleeping under a Jungle Blanket every night for the past couple of months. So soft and silky and nice and cool for the summer.

That was my thinking too HorseChapper, non constricting and just warm enough…hopefully anyway .

 

[Damascus]

Two bags of clay pellets for the catty to use in the garden!

 

[Nice65]

I've been sleeping under a Jungle Blanket every night for the past couple of months. So soft and silky and nice and cool for the summer.

They’re good things indeed. Unfortunately I lent my XL to a friend in Suffolk so I only have the regular one. She’s tiny too, didn’t look at the stuffsack before donating it.

The Helikon Swagman poncho has been blanket of choice in the heat.

Bought today, a few pairs of eclipse glasses for the 12th, and a large consignment of Elkwood Rattlesnap dog treats for Mimi dog.

 

[CLEM]

They’re good things indeed. Unfortunately I lent my XL to a friend in Suffolk so I only have the regular one. She’s tiny too, didn’t look at the stuffsack before donating it.

The Helikon Swagman poncho has been blanket of choice in the heat.

Bought today, a few pairs of eclipse glasses for the 12th, and a large consignment of Elkwood Rattlesnap dog treats for Mimi dog.

Will be trying it out tomorrow evening, so i guess find out how good it is.

 

[Mesquite]

A Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus and a pair of 100w solar panels for it. Currently in a clearance sale so it came with a 45% discount

 

[GreyCat]

A book of country wine recipes. I intend to make use of the generous bounty of blackberries this year.......

GC

 

[Mesquite]

My ticket for Bushmoot 2027

 

[HorseGuy]

This weekend I went for a walk in the countryside to clear a busy head and discovered a place nearby which has an absolute cornucopia of foragable foods (is that a word?). There are hundreds, maybe even thousands of blackberry bushes, elderberry trees, sloe berry bushes and more within a few minutes walking distance that I never knew about.

So yesterday I researched sloe berry recipes for things other than gin or jelly and during my search came across Rachel Lambert's Wild Walks Southwest Foraging Blog which has numerous recipe suggestions there.

I bought a couple of her books which contain both foraging information together with plenty of recipes. I'm not too sure if the 'Seaweed Foraging in Cornwall' book will get much use but bought it anyway because it might be fun to take with me next time I go to the beach. But I do expect the 'Wild Food Foraging in Devon' book will regularly come in handy.

 

[Woody girl]

Some extra shelves from a local shop that is closing down...yes ..yet another one.