Hedonistic Alternative etc, part wev
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commodorified*alphabetises 50-odd 1 pound bags of beans and grains, assembles orders for House Polychrome and zingerella*
*has 39 bags left*
They laughed at my jar-hoarding ways. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, EH?
Next, sort and file spices. This may entail Buying Furniture.
It's not all fun and maple-pecan candy, being a domestic goddess, you know :)
ETA: I keep meaning to post this - we have a gorgeous hand-made wooden breadbox we inherited from Ian's grandfather, which we don't use for bread because bread we can't see turns out to be bread we don't remember we have, and it goes nasty.
A few months ago I put it next to the stove for spices I use several times a week and want to hand at all times, but would like somewhat protected against steam, light, etc. Works like a charm; if you have a similar heirloom pining away in your kitchen I commend this approach.
ETA II: When I was in Madison I was discussing withnaughty_aelf and chaotic_nipple our personal brand of survivalism/disaster preparedness, which is of the 'able to help look after our neighbours and neighbourhood' variety rather than the 'head out into the wilds alone' type. This is *my* society, dammit. It built me, then I helped build it, and I don't plan to abandon it.
I have beans, grains, dried veggie flakes, and a lot of spices. The menu might get a little boring, but we can probably run a decent soup kitchen off the bbqs as long as the propane and wood hold out. :-)
(note to self: find source of bulk dried onion, garlic, celery)
zingerella**has 39 bags left*
They laughed at my jar-hoarding ways. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, EH?
Next, sort and file spices. This may entail Buying Furniture.
It's not all fun and maple-pecan candy, being a domestic goddess, you know :)
ETA: I keep meaning to post this - we have a gorgeous hand-made wooden breadbox we inherited from Ian's grandfather, which we don't use for bread because bread we can't see turns out to be bread we don't remember we have, and it goes nasty.
A few months ago I put it next to the stove for spices I use several times a week and want to hand at all times, but would like somewhat protected against steam, light, etc. Works like a charm; if you have a similar heirloom pining away in your kitchen I commend this approach.
ETA II: When I was in Madison I was discussing with
naughty_aelf and chaotic_nipple our personal brand of survivalism/disaster preparedness, which is of the 'able to help look after our neighbours and neighbourhood' variety rather than the 'head out into the wilds alone' type. This is *my* society, dammit. It built me, then I helped build it, and I don't plan to abandon it. I have beans, grains, dried veggie flakes, and a lot of spices. The menu might get a little boring, but we can probably run a decent soup kitchen off the bbqs as long as the propane and wood hold out. :-)
(note to self: find source of bulk dried onion, garlic, celery)
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Date: 2012-07-03 04:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-03 04:22 pm (UTC)We are now officially Swamped.
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Date: 2012-07-03 10:37 pm (UTC)Jars & Nutmegs
Date: 2012-07-04 09:49 am (UTC)I personally use "ointment jars" for spices. They're cylindrical, slightly wider than they're tall, and have caps the same diameter as the jar (see icon). For obvious reasons, unless you have an autoclave to clean 'em and can replace the cardboard insert in the cap, don't reuse jars that have actually held ointment.
Nutmegs are large enough that you can put powdered and whole in the same jar - doesn't work so well for cloves.
Re: Jars & Nutmegs
Date: 2012-07-05 01:55 am (UTC)Also I think I just found your desired sandals:
L L Bean, explorer sandal, available in webbing OR LEATHER :)
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Date: 2012-07-03 07:54 pm (UTC)that is a brilliant summation of the kind of post-disaster fiction I wish there was more of. Even the ones that have helping-each-other type stuff are all about "throw out the old ways, they're worthless!" Not nearly enough "this is MY SOCIETY, damn it."
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Date: 2012-07-04 01:07 am (UTC)We have been running everything from generators to eye drops in regular patrols to the fire zone.
We can survive on own. We know that we need each other.
My husband would have the entire Penzey's spice catalog minus the salty stuff in our kitchen if I let him. Sometime I should describe our brilliant spice cabinet.
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Date: 2012-07-04 08:51 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-07-04 09:16 am (UTC)Thank God for Body Language, eh?
My Grandfather's (Hypothetical) Comment on the Picture
Date: 2012-07-04 09:26 am (UTC)"Those'd make I faart!"
(Derived from a comment I heard him make about baked
beans a few months before his death in 1947.)