Posted in Food and Drink, Natural Materials, Plants, Trees, tagged food, preserving, woodburner on 23/08/2009 | Leave a Comment »
I found a large number of Crab Apples on the ground and decided to try and make use of them.
I placed them in boiling water for five minutes and then pushed them through a fine sieve to remove the peel and pips. Then I did the same with some Blackberries but boiled them for a [...]
Posted in Nature, Wildlife, tagged bat, woodburner on 11/08/2009 | 1 Comment »
The other evening I noticed that the glass in my woodburner stove was very dirty and having been told that the white ash is good for cleaning the glass, I thought I would give it a try. I wetted a piece of cloth, applied some ash and began cleaning the glass. While holding the door [...]
Posted in Food and Drink, Lapland, tagged bannock, woodburner on 30/07/2009 | 2 Comments »
There are four basic ingredients in Pinn bröd; flour, salt, baking powder and honey. I like to add some curry powder for added flavour
To each cup of flour I add a pinch of salt and baking powder and some honey to taste. The honey not only gives taste but helps to preserve the bread, keep [...]
Posted in Equipment, Fire craft, Food and Drink, tagged food, stove, woodburner on 13/01/2009 | 6 Comments »
I had a woodburning stove fitted into my living room just before Christmas and having used and experimenting with it for almost a month I think it is one of the best purchases I have made.
The stove itself was £270 but the flue and labour to fit it all to meet building regulations, brought the [...]
