Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Monday, May 09, 2011
Quinces
I made quince paste today using this Women's Weekly recipe. I made a bit of a mistake in that I drained most of the liquid from the quinces after the first stage of cooking before it occurred to me that I was probably supposed to keep that water. The recipe said "weigh the fruit pulp" which I took to mean the fruit without the water but as I was doing it I realised I'd need it! I had to add more water to make it runny enough to puree, I suppose it would've been more fruity tasting if I hadn't done that. I also had to cook it for about 2.5 hours to get it thick enough.
Looks good though doesn't it!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Friday, March 04, 2011
Friday, February 04, 2011
Homemade Soap
The goats belong to my parent's neighbour, I'm going to visit them this weekend and thank them (the goats and the neighbour).
Monday, January 31, 2011
Somebody stop me!
I am on fire today!
I just found this awsome pressing iron! I googled the brand name Hecla and found that there's one of these in the Melbourne Museum! This would've been made in Melbourne in the late 1930's. It needs some tlc but it's in pretty good shape considering it's 80 years old.
I also found this site while I was googling vintage irons, http://vintageelectricirons.blogspot.com/, wow they are seriously beautiful!
Close-up of the temperature selector dial.
I also found a quite sturdy wooden step ladder. I'm not sure what I'll do with this but it was too good to leave behind.
And I didn't take a photo coz I'm starting to get embarrassed but I also found a folding lawn chair and a Lawrencia 10 speed racer (it's got their name on it so I assume they used to manufacture bikes?). The bike's a bit dirty, the tyres are flat and the seat is ripped but it looks like a good one. Perhaps I'll make myself a fixie :)
Hard-rubbish love
Thanks neighbours for the Ronson Electric Knife with wall-mounted holder!
And Breville bread machine (this model is $200 new)!!! I plugged it in and it seems to work, I'll try baking some bread in it this week!
I'm going for a walk now to see what's in the other streets near my house!
See what EmilyKate scored!
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