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 Topic: Yogurt gone wrong...again!! |
treehuggermum
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Sep 20, 05 7:57 pm Subject: Yogurt gone wrong...again!! |
This thread has got me all inspired to get cracking with the yoghurt maker I picked up for �1.50 at a charity shop last week, brand new no less. 
THM |
| Topic: in the time it takes to boil pasta you could make.. |
treehuggermum
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Sep 06, 05 7:13 pm Subject: in the time it takes to boil pasta you could make.. |
Should we ask what the tree is hiding?
It's remarkable what a little bit of tree can hide |
| Topic: in the time it takes to boil pasta you could make.. |
treehuggermum
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Sep 06, 05 8:59 am Subject: in the time it takes to boil pasta you could make.. |
Pants are just one example of the extremes to which our consumption driven society has sunk.
 That cracks me up! |
| Topic: in the time it takes to boil pasta you could make.. |
treehuggermum
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Sep 06, 05 7:47 am Subject: in the time it takes to boil pasta you could make.. |
Is it 'bad' that I always tend to boil water in the kettle before I start to cook things which need boiling in a pan?
I've got an electric kettle and a gas hob! I have always gone on the assumption ... |
| Topic: How tame are your chooks? |
treehuggermum
Replies: 14
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Mon Sep 05, 05 7:02 pm Subject: How tame are your chooks? |
| Ours aren't very tame, they like the occasional pat, but generally steer clear of us (especially the kids) unless we are offering food. |
| Topic: in the time it takes to boil pasta you could make.. |
treehuggermum
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Sep 05, 05 6:59 pm Subject: in the time it takes to boil pasta you could make.. |
Whizz this up in the food processor while the pasta's boiling:
50 basil leaves (or more if you are using the tiny-leaved greek variety)
pinch of salt
50g pine kernels (or walnuts if you can't get ... |
| Topic: Surrey Farm and Village Week 17-25 September 2005 |
treehuggermum
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Mon Sep 05, 05 9:49 am Subject: Surrey Farm and Village Week 17-25 September 2005 |
| Surrey Farm and Village Week runs from 17-25 September 2005 and includes various local open days and events, a 'village shops day' on the 17th, and the Surrey County Ploughing Match and Country Fair ... |
| Topic: Sweet cucumber pickle |
treehuggermum
Replies: 3
Views: 4211
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Sep 05, 05 9:37 am Subject: Sweet cucumber pickle |
Would it be rude to ask for the recipe? My cucumber numbers are on the increase!!!
THM |
| Topic: My Book Your Book - Recycle your books for someone elses |
treehuggermum
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Mon Sep 05, 05 8:55 am Subject: My Book Your Book - Recycle your books for someone elses |
Here is another site that may be of interest to those who are able to let go, but would like a little something to go towards the next book:
http://www.greenmetropolis.com/
And they plant trees ... |
| Topic: Night-owl chicken |
treehuggermum
Replies: 6
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Mar 22, 05 10:32 am Subject: Night-owl chicken |
| Thanks for all the encouragement to be patient, the hen in question has laid mid-morning for the past few days and we've had all eggs deposited neatly in the very comfy, well cushioned egg box. |
| Topic: Night-owl chicken |
treehuggermum
Replies: 6
Views: 11284
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 10:05 am Subject: Night-owl chicken |
Thanks for the advice Judith, I will give her some more time  |
| Topic: Night-owl chicken |
treehuggermum
Replies: 6
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 9:25 am Subject: Night-owl chicken |
| We have two hens that have recently started laying, and have no previous chicken keeping experience. One of the hens is laying at night and the eggs are being stood on and broken. Does anyone have a ... |
| Topic: Alternative Meat |
treehuggermum
Replies: 1
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Mar 11, 05 12:47 pm Subject: Alternative Meat |
| I bought a wild boar haunch from them a couple of christmasses ago, and it was very good and delivery on time. |
| Topic: Cold outside walls |
treehuggermum
Replies: 22
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Mar 10, 05 5:31 pm Subject: Cold outside walls |
What's mineral wool in layman's terms?
Rock melted at extremely high temperature and 'spun'.
And I don't think condensation and 'damp' are necessarily the same, are they? There's rising and pene ... |
| Topic: Cold outside walls |
treehuggermum
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Mar 10, 05 5:12 pm Subject: Cold outside walls |
I guess it's going to stop your home from 'breathing'. And it's probably made from irreplaceable complex hydro-carbons by evil polluters.
Cavity wall insulation is usually made from mineral wool ... |
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