The Damsel in Dis Dress
Posted in term research project on Nov 11th, 2009
Sometimes you do old-school stuff because it’s satisfying, or you want to learn a self-reliance skill. But sometimes you just want to save some money.
Sometimes it’s easy to figure out if using an old school tactic saves you money. Thinking only of monetary cost, if you buy a thrift shop sweater for $2, unravel it [...]
Posted in term research project, wheat on Jul 26th, 2009
In an effort to be more self-reliant, maybe you’ve considered buying and storing wheat. After all, it’s one of the basic foods for most Western people.
But what kind is best?
When you go wheat shopping, you’re likely to run into a few confusing terms. Hard, white, red, soft, winter, spring . . . what does it [...]
Posted in cooking, term research project, thrifty on Jun 17th, 2009
When the Damsel ponders things Grandma used to make from scratch, a few dairy items come to mind.
The sour cream we made, for example. There’s yogurt. There are also a few soft/farmer style cheeses we could learn. But in order to do that, there’s a couple of things to be clear on.
Some of these things [...]
