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  1. Herman30

    Bushcraft and homesteading skills in WW3

    WWI boys had a romatizised view on war. Boys of today have seen plenty of videos from real wars and should know what a hell war is.
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    Bushcraft and homesteading skills in WW3

    We had a total black out a few weeks a go. First thing I did was to fill buckets with water to flush toilet with. Luckily not needed, black out lasted only an hour or so.
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    Has anyone actually made erbswurst?

    Make a thick (thick like porridge) pea soup and dehydrate it. After it is dry crush it into a powder. This is a common dehydrated food for hikers (who dehydrate their own food) in Finland. If you don´t have dehydrator then use the oven in your kitchen. Cover the oven pan with parchment paper...
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    Seasonal celebrations.

    I don´t celebrate anything, not birthdays, not christmas. Nothing. But sometimes other people force me to.
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    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Mutti brand is high quality. I use nothing but.
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    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    HP and Worchesteshire sauce, I have used both in sauces. Gravy as an american would say.
  7. Herman30

    Winter blues.

    Bingo! I think it is wonderfull when it´s dark outside. Short time of daylight does not bother me at all.
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    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    I´m not. I´m talking about adding depth to the flavour in form of kechup. Ketchup is not only tomatoes and sugar, there is also spices, depending of the brand there can be a lot of spices. Even hellishly hot ketchup excist. And adding sugar does not take away the acidity of tomatoes, the acidity...
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    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Chris sertainly know what he is talking about.
  10. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Proper caramelizing (maillards reaction) gives a lot to the taste so it is important.
  11. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Not quite. Ketchup also contains tomatoe so it gives more than just sugar.
  12. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    Try adding ketchup. Adds sweetness (=depth) to the chilli.
  13. Herman30

    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    I find the best spice is rasping the hoof of a unicorn. The powder you get gives the food a heavenly taste.
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    Thermal Trousers Recommendations?

    Wintertime I use the british army softie trousers on top of my normal trousers. Toasty and warm enough to be bicycling in -20 C. Colder than that I add a pair of thick merino underpants.
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    Chilli Con Carne - any good recipes?

    A big mistake many do when frying minced meat is they do not let it get brown enough. Remedy: #1. Take it out of fridge a couple of hours before cooking. #2. Preheat the pan, do NOT put the meat in a cold pan. #3. Once the meat is in the pan, do NOT touch it for at least 3 minutes, let it be...
  16. Herman30

    Is Die Hard really a Christmas film?

    And Horatio Cane worked there as a young constable before becoming a crime scen investigator and going to Miami-Dade.
  17. Herman30

    What did you buy today?

    Wow, that´s like an officers campaign tent from early 1900´s.
  18. Herman30

    9 inch leuku or Martindale paratrooper?

    And last time he was logged in was 2010.
  19. Herman30

    What did you buy today?

    Ordered a Cold Steel Bushman. Want to have the ability to make a hiking staff into a spear without having the head permanently assembled.
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    Tea

    Though not a teadrinker I have fond memories from mid-80´s. Our gang of friends, when hanging out on the town at weekends, usually ended the night at a friends house where his parents gave us tea and open top cheese sandwiches. I suppose the parents wanted to see us if we were allright and still...