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 Topic: Swine flu: debate on media hype |
gnome
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 Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Fri May 01, 09 5:56 pm Subject: Swine flu: debate on media hype |
| 150 people are suspected to have died of it in Mexico - and it seems to have reached it's peak. considering the size of the population, this is not a very high death rate. you are more likely to be ... |
| Topic: Swine flu: debate on media hype |
gnome
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Apr 30, 09 11:17 pm Subject: Swine flu: debate on media hype |
| the incubation period for swine flu is about two days. so if any of the suspect cases do turn out to have had it, they would have been walking around with it for two days before they even started to ... |
| Topic: Swine flu: debate on media hype |
gnome
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Apr 30, 09 5:31 pm Subject: Swine flu: debate on media hype |
Well the WHO (a group of doctors, not THE Doctor) have stepped it up to a stage 5, which is one step away from full pandemic.
they have reccomended that governments start to initiate their pandemic ... |
| Topic: Squeaky sewing machine |
gnome
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Apr 14, 09 7:54 pm Subject: Squeaky sewing machine |
| is it one of those lovely old black ones, or a modern one? |
| Topic: can you freeze hard boiled eggs? |
gnome
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Feb 21, 09 1:39 pm Subject: can you freeze hard boiled eggs? |
| i prefer mine still warm. but other than that, pickled egg is nice. or curried egg, or rolled in sausage meat for scotch egg. i dont think freezing would be good for egg |
| Topic: Disaster Soup! |
gnome
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Feb 21, 09 1:37 pm Subject: Disaster Soup! |
| sounds like it's overcooked to me. i did the exact same thing last year - and it was a flavourless pulp. best thing is to use it to bulk out or thicken a stew or something. next time, just simmer ... |
| Topic: What's the best fast food? |
gnome
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Feb 19, 09 5:55 pm Subject: What's the best fast food? |
| not so keen on cold black pudding sandwhices - but in a breville with a dash of brown sauce - hmmmmm |
| Topic: Curried parsnip chutney |
gnome
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Feb 18, 09 6:02 pm Subject: Curried parsnip chutney |
| depends what spices you used. some do tend to improve with age. preparation is the key though. best way to prepare them is by lightly frying them in butter, ghee, or even olive oil til they caramal ... |
| Topic: What's the best fast food? |
gnome
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Feb 18, 09 5:59 pm Subject: What's the best fast food? |
| blackberries - i eat em as i pick em. takes just over a second. |
| Topic: pheasant |
gnome
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Feb 17, 09 5:17 pm Subject: pheasant |
| i am told they are ready when the feathers start to fall off. to be honest i really dont care for game.. I'm not even that keen on rabbit. Venison i will tolerate if it's cooked in a good strong sto ... |
| Topic: Juicing |
gnome
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Feb 17, 09 5:14 pm Subject: Juicing |
| i have to add more backup to the jug blender - i prefer them. maybe i was just unlucky enough to get a really crap juicer, it just seemed to consist of a rotary grater and an over complicated drainag ... |
| Topic: ginger beer |
gnome
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Feb 17, 09 5:05 pm Subject: ginger beer |
| well, if you leave it to ferment, it will keep on fermenting til it's quite strong, but if you put it in the fridge after 24 jours, it will kill off the fermentation process, so will remain sweet and ... |
| Topic: Getting on my Wick |
gnome
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Tue Feb 17, 09 1:57 am Subject: Getting on my Wick |
| i remember during the power crisis in the seventies, candles started to become scarce. my dad started to not only gather all the bits of old candles, but even melted down old crayons, and mix it with ... |
| Topic: furniture |
gnome
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Tue Feb 17, 09 1:53 am Subject: furniture |
you need an experienced carpenter. we had one, and boy do we miss him.
The main question here is are you just doing this for your own personal use, or to pass on to someone else / sell? the reaso ... |
| Topic: curbside recycling |
gnome
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Tue Feb 17, 09 1:18 am Subject: curbside recycling |
| every council in the country has a magical recycling machine - you just pour the waste into it, and the machine automaticall sorts it all out and turns it back into raw materials. if you put a stale ... |
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