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If anyone is planning on driving down from the Lakes or Scotland I’m very interested in a carshare. Otherwise I’ll be going to Edale by train. Obviously happy to share fuel costs by car.

I’m going as a volunteer again this year after having a great time last year! Expect great atmosphere, lots of nice, friendly people with axes and knives, great food thanks to Barn the Spoon and Robin Wood, loads of classes & workshops on everything spoon related. Good beer too. Some classes are...

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Good knives for the kitchen. I particularly like the pastry knife. Super useful & versatile.

To buy. Around £900 to sell.

The more volatile the world gets the better gold gets as an investment. In 2024 a gold sovereign was sold for around £455 at peak price. Today the same coin would cost you around £1,000. Hard to find such a good return on the stock market. Gold also has the advantage of being portable...

It’s much easier with an electric Kenwood Chef style mixer.

Personally I give to local mountain rescue and Bay Rescue. As a Freemason I give to hundreds of mostly small charities around the country and the world. Also recently been supporting The Rawthey Project in Sedbergh, which helps ex service personnel who have had issues with alcohol or substance...

I like my Aeropress to be quite honest. It’s no more faff than a French press.

Sashimi : wild salmon, wild sea bass, bream, and tuna. Big bowl of sushi rice and some pickled ginger & wasabi. Freshly homebaked bread. 70% wholemeal, 20% rye, 10% strong white. Good butter and a pile of Maldon salt. Cumbrian beef tartare, pickles & toast. Cheeses, too. All of them except...

Bulleit do a very pleasant Rye Whiskey too. Good in a Manhattan. Also check out Rabbit Hole Distillery’s Boxergrail Rye. Delicious as a sipper.

Montgomery’s Cheddar Doddington Cashel Blue Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Old ( black wax ) Gouda Reggiano Parmesan Fresh cream butter. Maldon seasalt. Pickled walnuts. Cornichons. Piccalilli. 100% dark rye bread. Peter’s Yard crackers. Fresh brioche. 1/2 bottle dessert wine or Eiswein. 1/2 bottle...

1. Mixed baked beans for sure. Very versatile & pretty tasty esp with some spices added. 2. Whatever fish in oil I can have in the regulation tin. Ideal would be sardines or tuna in olive oil. Tasty, versatile and nutritious. 3. Ghee would be useful to create meals & does keep pretty well even...

I love the little pickled ones in salads, couscous, nachos & sauces. Tartare sauce a particular favourite.

Ben’s knives are also excellent & very pretty to boot. Also look at Ash & Iron or, if you’re a very patient person, Nic Westermann.

Have a look at Wood Tools from Sheffield. Robin & his team are making some great tools at reasonable money. Very happy with the ones I own.

My sis-in-law, who is a dental surgeon swears by a dessert spoon of salt in boiling water. Rinse your mouth thoroughly with it as soon as it’s cool enough to tolerate. It has worked well for me many times.

GBP = ( freshly) Ground Black Pepper.

That herring is grim! You could clear a battlefield with one tin. There’s not enough vodka in the world to wash that down. Tinned sardines, on the other hand, just smashed into thick crusts of coarse wholemeal bread and then baked in the oven for 10-15 minutes very hot. Lots of fresh black...

The kids at work are all raving about Raye so I downloaded some. Actually very very good. I’m a believer.