Saturday Tweets: #FlyingLess, VHS Making a Comeback and Alanis Morissette Impressions

March 24, 2018

...nngarsTn pic.twitter.com/k5X1OifScH — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) March 24, 2018 Helping hands: these gestures were part of a medieval code. To find out what they mean, click here https://t.co/ZH9EZjx6Nr #PolonskyPre1200 pic.twitter.com/yjHBVRXNjz — Medieval Manuscripts (@BLMedieval) March 23, 2018 Thursday is Green dragon day [Avignon, MS 29] pic.twitter.com/fW4hd2EEhV — Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) March 22, 2018 Watch woman torture husband w...

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Foodcrafting 101

Mr. Homegrown

December 1, 2014

Bread, Events, Food

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...to recreate everything at home. Foodcrafting 101 Workshop Schedule: Bread Making: Master the simple technique of bread making from scratch using the no-knead bread recipe from the Institute Director’s own cookbook. Learn about types of flour, where to purchase them, how to shape loaves and achieve the perfect crust. You’ll learn how to recreate a professional bread baker’s oven at home and produce loaves that rival accomplished bakers. Cheese Mak...

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Checking in on Kelly’s projects

Mrs. Homegrown

September 12, 2014

Miscellaneous

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...his very ambitious project has gone on hold until the crisis arises again. Making a mattress is intimidating, just because of the sheer cost and scale of the materials needed, and as far as I can tell, there’s no one out there to help you do it. If I ever do make a mattress, it will be like summiting the Everest of homesteading. On the other hand, if I ever learn how, I think I could make a mint teaching other desperate people how to do it themsel...

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New Project: Making Bitters

Mrs. Homegrown

December 16, 2013

Domesticus, How-to

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...I’ll share the recipes I develop as I follow this path. In the meanwhile, making your own bitters is really easy. You may be able to throw a few experiments together just using things you find in your spice cabinet. Since these are flavoring, not medicine, you don’t have to be as careful with the quantities and timing as you must be when tincturing herbs for medicine. Yet at the same time, it’s a great introduction to that essential herbalist’s c...

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