You’ve just eaten an apple and, as usual, you’re left delicately holding the core. You’ve taken every care to nibble away ever part that you can get at. An art in itself. That firm fruit from nature’s garden has now been reduced to that bit in the middle, the apple core. So, what are you
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Flowers in full bloom brighten the world for everyone. There’s something about colours that lift us, even if it’s just for a moment. The scent, if there is any, is a bonus. But flowers never last long enough. When they’ve lost it, they have to go. Then, comes the downside of having cut-flowers, when they
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  I can remember a time when a group of blokes would go on a ‘Stag do’ and because they had nothing sensible to talk about, the focus of attention would fall onto beer. They would drink it by the bucket full. Not a drop would be wasted. Then, there would be the ‘bragging rights’
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I handle yeast once a week when I bake bread. I bake a batch of loaves and put them in the deep freezer. I’ve been doing this for years. The yeast that I use is the dry granulated variety. This is the type that needs to be added to warm water that has sugar dissolved
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  Nuts, for those who can eat them, are a healthy addition to any diet. Having a nut store, in the house, that you can go to when you feel like a snack is ideal for those of us who need a ‘little something’ to be going on with before the next main meal. Nuts
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I’ve spoken to people who keep a dog, or a number of dogs, and they all say that they wouldn’t be without them. Having such a welcoming and eager companion makes a big difference when you contrast your dog’s attitude to life compared to some who you may know. I once heard it said by
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Garlic is a popular ingredient for cooking. Those who understand it know that it has many health benefits and that it makes that extra -special difference to flavouring a number of dishes. But what do we do if we have garlic that’s starting to go bad because it’s been hanging around for too long. Can
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One thing that you can be sure of if you have a garden is that there will always be a plentiful supply of weeds. Having pulled them up and cleared the infested area, you now have a load of weed plants which you don’t want. You don’t want them to take root again. For them
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  We all come face to face with something that’s gone moldy from time to time. Unless you can appreciate the artistic value of the colours that nature displays when things go moldy, you probably look at it with disdain and just want to put it out of sight and out of mind. You may
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  Of all the citrus fruits, pineapple has to be one of the most tangy. As fruits go, I say, it’s in a league of its own but here we’re looking at composting and the question is going around, can you put pineapple in compost? The answer is yes, but. All citrus fruits are acidic.
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