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That's right. But the British farmers also had to plant what the Minister of Agriculture told them to plant or risk losing their farms. They didn't always give the best decision since they didn't know the soil condition, etc. Most of the rural folks also had to take on extra people from the...

We are planning on the move, hopefully next year. I'm 67, husband is 72. By next spring we'll both be a year older. He's in pretty good health, takes ZERO medications. Me? I have issues. Ha! So the plan is to sell our McMansion in the country and move to a little town of 1960 people where our...

Maple Sweet Potato Hash Serves 2-3 1lb sweet potatoes (about 2 small sweet potatoes,) peeled & cubed 1/2 lb pork breakfast sausage 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 Tablespoon butter 1/2 onion, chopped pepper 1-2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup Directions Cook sweet potatoes in a large...

Toad in a Hole. I thought that was an egg fried in a piece of bread with a hole cut out. Toad in the Hole 1 oz of margarine/butter or dripping 1 lb sausages 5 oz plain flour pinch salt 1 tablespoon dried egg powder 2 tablespoons water 1/2 pint of milk or milk and water Method Pre-heat the...

Vegetable and Oatmeal Goulash 1 lb of mixed root vegetables ( I used 1 large potato, 2 parsnips, 2 large carrots) knob of dripping (I used a vegan shortening) 2 oz of coarse oatmeal (porridge oats will do) 1 tsp of meat extract (I used Marmite) 1 pt of vegetable stock mixed herbs, salt and...

I didn't want Spam for years. I just remembered that blop when it came out of the can and all the gel goop around it. My daughter had a friend that was Hawaiian and those folks eat a LOT of Spam. She shared a lot of recipes that our daughter tried. I knew one day it was going to be on the menu...

Glory Buns 12 oz of wholewheat flour (or white) 2 oz margarine 2 oz sultanas/currants/raisins (optional) 2 oz sugar 8 fl oz warm water 3 teaspoons of quick rise dried yeast 1 teaspoon dried cinnamon powder pinch salt To glaze: 3 tablespoons water 3 tablespoons sugar Method Place all the...

Salad Dressing for Immediate Use "In one of my books there was a recipe for a quick salad dressing and luckily I had all the ingredients to hand. Well the taste was interesting…wasn’t exactly horrible but wasn’t exactly nice either. However, it did the trick." Blend 1 level tablespoon of...

Apple and Rhubarb Crumble Filling: 1 lb rhubarb 1 lb tasty apples 2 tablespoons of golden syrup or 2 oz sugar Topping: 7 oz plain flour 3 oz oats 3 oz margarine or butter 3 oz sugar for topping 1 oz of light brown sugar to sprinkle on top pinch of salt Method: Wipe the rhubarb and cut into...

"Weekly Rations Per One Adult: Sugar: one cup (the average Canadian today eats twice that much) Tea: two ounces, OR Coffee: eight ounces. (because these came from other countries) Butter: four ounces (one-quarter pound) Meat: 24-32 ounces (less than five ounces per day) Beer, spirits and wine...

Even though most of us have eaten it or still have it on the menu, I found this image on a Canadian site so plopped it here for a new thread. "Because meat was scarce, a product was invented that was found on almost every table during the war and beyond. Short for “Seasoned Ham,” Spam was a...

I canned 11 pints of salsa a couple days ago. I still have bell peppers and jalapenos in the freezer that need to be used.

Sounds like you guys are doing a great job!! Downsizing can be tough. For years I've had a constant pile of stuff to donate, but now it takes quite a bit longer to get more than one or two items. I've resisted bringing in more books as I haven't read all the ones that I have. I adopted the idea...

Has anyone tried this? I can't garden outside anymore, but I'm really tempted to try this instead of container gardening. My neighbor had a porch garden last year, lots of really big pots with really nice plants and very little yield. Here's a link w/ pictures about it...

Nutz!! But I'm glad he's outta there and also hope the son is getting better. Do what you need to do to move in. We moved here with only one room drywalled (not taped), a flush toilet, no permanent heat in the middle of January, temps in the teens or lower. We made it. I can laugh about it now...

We went back to incandescent some time ago. The manufacturing pollution generated out of the country from the twisty bulbs is insane. We didn't know they had a heat pump with propane back up when we bought our unit...if they did at all back then. The first year we used electric heat. Egads, $425...

Yes! Years ago when our a/c went kaput, I put damp towels over a couple box fans and that helped cool the room. My husband hated it, complained that it was humid. Well, yeah...but it's a cooler humid. It made it tolerable until the a/c guy could get here.

I love geothermal! We planned for that, had all the tubing, ductwork, everything in place. Then got the quote - $10K IF we picked up the unit, carried it upstairs, then they'd hook everything up. We threw in the towel at that point and got a heat pump. In this area, they use deep wells for...

The generator would certainly help. When we had no power after that storm, no one could get gasoline around here, either. Everyone was driving 30 miles to buy it in another town. My husband wanted one for 10 years, but I always spoke out against it. I was willing to change my standard of living...

I believe it. Our son lived in India for years, traveled all over. He learned how to get by without refrigeration and a lot of things we take for granted. I, in turn, learned a lot from him. We had a huge ice storm years ago and ended up staying with our daughter for 8 days because we had no...