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We had some over-ripe bananas and an avocado. We were also going to visit some friends. So I bought some castor sugar and treacle and gave this a whirl. Brilliant, is all I can say. It went down a treat. Three tips: you don't need the eggs, just add a little more water to the apple purée - don't coo...

Staying nicely off-topic, can anyone help me? Our pond has recently dropped in level, despite rain, meaning a leak has somehow occurred. It's a large pond, butyl lined and only around five years old. Firstly, I'm puzzled why the level should suddenly drop, why a leak should suddenly occur. Secondly,...

Looking at the thread title, I note neither politics nor religion are specifically mentioned in the rules, I'm glad to say. Politics have a profound effect on our lives, even though my experience is that politics doesn't actually cater that much for ishers of any degree, whether -ish-ishers or ultra...

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I like supermarket skipping.

I haven't been in one for years.

It's not really surprising. The thermophilic bacteria found in your faeces are theorised to be ancestors of the oldest living organisms on the planet and I can well believe it.

And what are genes anyway? Parasites, using bodies as hosts?

There's an unspoken myth that goes something like "technology always improves."

25. They're nicely scruffy in the office when you don't want to use bulldog clips or paper clips. 26. We've always lots of packs of seeds, half used and pegged together in families. 27. You can clip one or two onto fiddle or banjo bridges - they make brilliant mutes for practising quietly, far bette...

The trouble with storage in the roof would be that the guttering would be lower than the tank and a pump of some description would be required. That's right. In the picture in my mind, the tank(s) would be in rooms on the upper storey, thus (just) below gutter level, these rooms being big enough so...

No matter how big it is, you will always want a bigger one.

Yes, thanks Durgan. A couple of things I'd never thought about. Incorporating some (a teaspoon) oil into the pressure cooker prior to cooking to prevents foaming. I believe use of a colander (!) also reduces this risk, which is perhaps the point Durgan is making. If I need to mash beans or peas, I l...

IBCs can be housed, you don't have to look at them. Trellis with stuff growing up it, for instance.

If you were building a new house, it would make sense to incorporate rainwater collection and filtration in the house itself. There are a number of obstacles and objections, all of which could be overcome. For instance, it would have to be a bigger house, obviously. Secondly, if it's a two-storey ho...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/6904654062_d7bb2ba3d1.jpg Well done. It's a bit neater than ours: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-veeu_Evqj10/Tp1nee9-U1I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/1C_esDm3GmY/s800/polytunnel%252020111209%252001.jpg One problem is insects (earwigs, slugs etc) crawling into the 'tubes' in th...

Again, it's simple.

Nothing needs to be banned or outlawed, restricted or confiscated. No Softyville required.

Just make it accountable.