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  1. K

    Here I am in the middle of England ain’t the internet wonderful

    I hear you about the lack of Sea access...I live in Derby, so sea-side holidays mean Matlock Bath, a place in the Peak District!
  2. K

    Grog?"

    When I'm ill, my go to prescription is: Rum (about a third of the total drink) Lemon or Lime Juice Honey Warm Water Drugs
  3. K

    Cartridge making.

    Sorry but, could you explain how a teabag is used as cartrige paper please?
  4. K

    Paper a cartridge Templates

    yeh, currently 3d printing is at the stage where, for most people, it's not worth having one. But... If you said to someone in the 50 years ago that you could use a computer to send someone your nan's recipe for peach cobbler, they'd say "If you have to buy the computer for thousands of...
  5. K

    share your favorites

    Had to convert to proper units :p 225 Butter 260 Sugar 255 Flour 1tsp Mace 5 eggs 175'/Gas mark 4, 1 hour. I mean 4 Kiloseconds.
  6. K

    The difficulties of gardening..

    My problems have been from two main pest... 1 - Slugs 2 - Me!
  7. K

    Remember the Alamo 2017

    Well, I'm back from Mexico (well, a corner of Staffordshire we commandeered for the weekend) tired but very happy! General Paul 'Santa Anna' Barrass masterminded the biggest ever recreation of the Battle of the Alamo,as part of the 300th anniversary celebrations of the United Grand Lodge of...
  8. K

    Leather Canteen

    But that's only a minor reason. They knew how to get good water. the real main reason they drank so much beer is because it's food. Beer contains a lot of calories and, though they did not understand what Vitamin B was, they recognised that it was nutritious.
  9. K

    Soup?

    Never been a soup eater, but I must say I love Erte soup...the partner of one of my brings it over from the Netherlands...
  10. K

    Thoughts on SPAM "meat"

    I wonder if SPAM is different in the UK...I've never known it to be salty. And as for boiling it... Here it's eaten straight from the tin.
  11. K

    ramps

    We have Ramsons over here instead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_ursinum picked some a few days ago. Very happy!
  12. K

    Camp coffee

    *looks at the tablespoon measure I've been using at home* Opps.
  13. K

    eatin stuff

    Well, a little grassy? very slightly sweet...quite pleasant.
  14. K

    eatin stuff

    Collect the top 4 leafs off young nettles, dry them in a low open oven. Stick 'some' leaves...couple of teaspoons?, roughly crushed, into a mug, pour on hot water, stir, wait till cool enough to drink, and drink it (drink through your teeth to sieve it) Dare say there is a fancier way of doing...
  15. K

    eatin stuff

    Yep, it's strangely tasty. And avoids having to hide modern teabags. It also gets the public to ask questions!
  16. K

    eatin stuff

    Picked nettles at the weekend (good for drinking at 17thC camps) and Wild Garlic is almost ready!
  17. K

    Bannock 1832

    Some wood ash can be a hazard... stick to hard woods... don't use yew...dunno, just if it's a wood you wouldn't eat, should be fine.
  18. K

    Bannock 1832

    I have used ash in the dough and it does work...no where near as good as baking powder, but still...
  19. K

    Pemmican

    Eventually, living history displays will include people looking at a paper 'menu' and calling on a 'mobile phone'. "Yes, they did use bikes and cars to deliver back then, air transport hadn't been invented"* Forum arguments will include such questions as "Were mobile phones and cell phones two...
  20. K

    Spring garden

    got a few things sown...very much a beginner, in small 'garden' of gravel, with not much light... I'll get something to grow dammit!
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