Old School – Self Reliance 101

Tag Archive 'made from scratch'

make your own pectin

Posted in Uncategorized, preserving on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 07:23 pm GMT -6

Get ready for a SERIOUSLY old-school skill. When you make jam or jelly, you need something to make it jell. Most folks use commercial pectin–a product extracted from fruit–usually powdered (although liquid pectin is available). But. BUT. What if it was doomsday and there was no pectin in the stores? WHAT WOULD WE DO????? The [...]

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Guest Post: The Full Meal Deal

Posted in cooking on Monday, July 26th, 2010 08:32 am GMT -6

My name is Kim and I’m a lazy chef. Truly. If it isn’t quick and easy, I don’t make it, I don’t bake it. And yet, like our fabulous Damsel, I’m trying to preserve the old tradition of making “real” food. In our house we’ve said goodbye to just-add-water products, frozen chicken nuggets, and various [...]

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Welcome to Old School!

The Damsel in Dis Dress is your teacher for today. Her qualifications are that she is "old." Old School is where you get to learn about some old skills and other thingies that Grandma used to know like the back of her age-spotted hand.
Why would you want to learn old stuff? Two reasons. 1. Last time the Damsel checked, the economy was still tanking. Some things you'll learn in Old School will help save money. 2. Other things will help you be more self-reliant. You'll learn how to do things that Grandma used to do all the time, but people have forgotten. But why, Damsel? Why? Because the day may come that we'll need those skills, and it's part of being prepared. Plus, the Damsel thinks it's nice to keep those skills from being lost.
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