Atomic Shrimp - page 31

October 2008 - There have been a few frosts now and it's changed the wild food landscape a bit. There are still wild fruits that are now just reaching the right moment to pick - including some of the relatives of common Hawthorn.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Drink Can Tinwork

By Mike on Friday, October 17, 2008, 22:23

Soft drink cans are easily recyclable as scrap metal, but I fancied trying something a little more direct - a simplified form of tinwork.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Apple Juice Bread

By Mike on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 23:01

Another bready experiment - I was curious about how a loaf of bread would turn out if fruit juice was substituted for all of the water in the recipe.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Cider Yeast Bread

By Mike on Friday, October 10, 2008, 22:57

In the process of making cider, I had some yeast sediment to discard - this is wild yeast that occurs naturally on the skins of the apples - I couldn't help wondering if I might be able to use it to make bread.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Red Cabbage Science

By Mike on Thursday, October 9, 2008, 15:24

Experiments

Red cabbage is more than just a vegetable to be enjoyed by adults and feared by children - it can be used as a tool for science...

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

French Knitting - Working With Plastic Bag Yarn

By Mike on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 00:35

This knitting loom is designed on exactly the same principles as the French knitting bobbin in previous articles - it's just bigger, with more pegs.

But I'm going to use a recycled material this time - plastic bag yarn

Sunday, September 28, 2008

What To Do With Ten Gallons Of Apple Juice

By Mike on Sunday, September 28, 2008, 14:05

A friend gave me two large kegs of beautiful fresh-pressed apple juice - too much to drink, so here are some experiments in different ways to use it up.