As some folks may know, I'm a big advocate of repair not landfill. So, I darned my first sock! It's ugly as buggery but I don't really care. I'm unlikely to take this next week on the Camino as I've no idea whether it'll last! This guy got a small hole burned in it from a San Juan festival pallet burning on the beach in Brighton.
One person's trash and all that. Dumped @dualit_ltd toaster find. It took a few hours to strip and clean, some lessons learnt, but it's a more or less working toaster now. Dualit are a legacy UK brand who build their toasters to be repaired, maintained and to last a lifetime. Funnily enough, they are assembled just up from me in Crawley.
Garden Snails. Yup. You can eat them, you might even enjoy it. Done 4 batches now, so can share some experience. Some of the thinking points on this project are: 1.
More waste meat stuff. The average butcher throws away most of their pork bones and will be happy to give you a bag or two for free, happier if you buy some other stuff from them. Beef and chicken tend to be more in demand, and you'll sometimes pay a little for them. Making the broth is a little more involved than chicken bone broth, but worth the effort. Pressure cooker I'd say is a must, 18hr stove time is reduced to 3.
Job lot of scissors off eBay. In tips for restoration, cloud mind?
Bloody hell I've finally gone and found one. Found a very fresh roe deer carcass on the way home yesterday. Bled and gutted yesterday evening, hung with the help of some friends, 6am start this morning to skin and butcher it. All in the freezer by midday.