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by MKG
Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:51 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: Did it snow where you are
Replies: 41
Views: 6983

Stonehead, me friend ...

Do tell me what that mound in the background of your first photo is ...
by MKG
Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:41 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: Happy birthday Old Tree Man
Replies: 13
Views: 1767

... and don't forget to add VAT.

Happy Birthday Russ.
by MKG
Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:12 pm
Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
Topic: Icing sugar emergency...HELP!
Replies: 5
Views: 1608

As long as you can get the particle size down to "powdery", you should be OK - although I would add a little cornflour as well. I've no real idea how much, but the equivalent of a couple of teaspoonsful per pound of sugar sounds about right.
by MKG
Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:36 am
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: Xmas leftover wine
Replies: 13
Views: 3234

Xmas leftover wine

It's likely to taste bloody awful, but I've just started a gallon made from the stuff you always have left over (because other people have dumped it on you) from Christmas. It's got two tins of blackberries (and if you've ever seen a tinned blackbery, you know why it's in the wine), a tin of fruit c...
by MKG
Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:20 am
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: Dogs teeth
Replies: 10
Views: 2621

The poodle is now 4 and chews only the stuff which is meant to be chewed by a poodle - you know the stuff ... furniture ... trees ... anything I'm holding ...
by MKG
Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:10 am
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: A question about growing wheat
Replies: 26
Views: 6830

Errrmmm ... that's about 11 square feet, Linda .... :lol:
by MKG
Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:03 am
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: Strange Jelly like stuff on my patch
Replies: 9
Views: 2954

Angular sides does sound artificial, but I shouldn't worry overmuch. Who is going to be odd enough to attempt sabotage my making a vegicide jelly?
by MKG
Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:39 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: Is your monitor in need of a clean?
Replies: 9
Views: 1512

Is your monitor in need of a clean?

Then you absolutely have to try this ...

http://cache.valleywag.com/assets/resou ... nclean.swf

:lol:
by MKG
Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:34 pm
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: computer fraud
Replies: 4
Views: 1493

Russ - it's hughly unlikely that it had anything to do with Amazon. However, your sister may have a resident rogue cookie or some other bit of spyware. Tell her to do a complete scan with dedicated anti-spyware software (anti-virus stuff doesn't catch it) to check that the culprit isn't her own comp...
by MKG
Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:00 pm
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: Strange Jelly like stuff on my patch
Replies: 9
Views: 2954

I seem to remember reading somewhere about a fungus which is very jelly-like. If I can remember where I saw it, it might be of use to you ...
by MKG
Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:31 pm
Forum: I read the news today, oh boy.
Topic: Depleted uranium turns earthworms into glowworms
Replies: 3
Views: 1603

Of course not - it's all sheer coincidence. Don't tell me you're one of these people who thinks the MOD may be trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the public. Good grief, man, this is Britain! They just wouldn't do such a dastardly deed! It's no wonder the world is sinking into a quagmire of di...
by MKG
Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:21 pm
Forum: Looks like we made it
Topic: Solar Dryer
Replies: 14
Views: 4417

That one looks a whole lot less fussy than the one I've been looking at. Pleeeease tell us all about it. Go on. Gizza clue.
by MKG
Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:54 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: Plans for the weekend?
Replies: 33
Views: 5111

Replanning the storage space and moving absolutely everything around ... because we bought a garden shredder. We got it home, took it out of the box and put it all together, stood back in admiration. Only then did we realise that there was just nowhere to put it. The outhouse is full, both sheds are...
by MKG
Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:56 pm
Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
Topic: Cheap and cheerful meals
Replies: 25
Views: 7165

Pre-conceived ideas on how much to eat are a big problem if you're pushing pennies. The biggest food cost has to be protein, but you don't need anywhere near as much as you think you do. Current research is averaging daily needs at 10% (11% if you're a veggie) of complete diet (for an average bloke)...
by MKG
Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:40 pm
Forum: Livestock
Topic: Hatching chicken eggs - no incubator or broody hens
Replies: 30
Views: 13293

Just bear in mind - hens do it all of the time, so how difficult can it be?