Kelly Craig

This works so well, we can solve major problems with storing paint and other finishes using it.

Annette Jones wrote:A call out to Skandi Rogers, only just found this thread so apologies for late answer.
Regarding jam/conserves going mouldy soo after opening. My grandmother taught me this tip and I have used it for the past 60 years successfully.
Once you have opened the jar and used some of the contents, make sure the lid is on tight and turn the jar upside down so no oxygen is able to get to the fruit.
It keeps weeks, (if it lasts that long), in the fridge.
I use this method for health reasons as I am diabetic. I can eat fruit with the fibre in like you have in conserve and jam, but can't have added sugar like in jelly that has the fibre removed.
Hope this helps others looking to make no-sugar conserves and jams.

During a remodel I did, about 12 years back, my wife opted for a glass top stove. That meant the cast iron pans were off the table, er, cook-top. Seemed a shame, so, because I could, I took them all out to the shop, then took my grinders and sanders to them.  I wanted them glass smooth inside and out.  

When done, rather than the usual methods, I used my propane torch to season the freshly exposed iron.  I was careful to roll the flame around, so the pans warmed evenly, in case the possibility of extreme heat on just one area could cause a fracture.  

Once up to temp, I applied lard, then went after the iron again. I was not bashful about carbonizing the lard.  Made for a LOT of smoke, but made quick work of seasoning all the surfaces.

We don't use the pans religiously, but we do use them. All these years in, there are a couple scratches on the stove, but, interestingly, they weren't made by the pans.

And those seasoned, previously mirror like interiors are as close to stick proof as you can get.

On the other hand, that others are not drawn to the simple kind of life is why we have salt, shovels, hoes, axes, carts, nails, screws, rocket stove barrels, boards, windows, and so on that are easily available to us.  On the other hand, many rely on that world to varying degrees. Some even when they don't realize they do.

My take is, there is plenty of room for both worlds and everything in between.  Many wouldn't give a thought to raising their own food, be it tomatoes or chickens, until they taste the difference between the tomatoes or chickens you buy at Costco or Safeway and ones that are homegrown.

In the end, there, certainly, is plenty of room for improvement in both, with the need for improvement weighing heavier on the "normal" part of the world.

Ya know? If there was a place to be when you need to cop a smile, this would be the place.  I wander through the collection from time to time and the world and its issues melt away and smiles prevail.

Maybe, not all dogs are built the same.  

That aside, consider how Anatolians exist in their home world, herding and guarding flocks under their care.  They are not fed. They are left to fend for themselves. It's what they know and do. Even when they don't have pots, pans, campfires and personal cooks.

They not only fare well, they do it keeping wolves and even big cats at bay.

This is the Cresent replacements I bought (yes, they have no teeth, unlike the 7", 10" and 12" set) :

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000X4OG94?ref=fed_asin_title&th=1

Devin Lavign wrote:

William Bronson wrote:Oh, yeah!
Id always heard about these from other electricians that swore by them, so when they showed up at the reuse Hub.
Now they live in my purse, along with the 6 in one screwdriver!

I think those are the Cobra's, the ones I pointed out act more like a crescent wrench replacement. They have a different jaw that has no teeth so it won't mar things, but they way they work is supper strong.

I have the set, and the "Cresent" replacement. Once you get past the sticker shock, which is after a few uses, you couldn't go back.

William Bronson wrote:Oh, yeah!
Id always heard about these from other electricians that swore by them, so when they showed up at the reuse Hub.
Now they live in my purse, along with the 6 in one screwdriver!

One of the smartest prep things I could do is, put some of the critical knowledge stored on my computer to hard copy, be it by printing it and putting it in loose leafs or by buying a book.