Comments on: Good housekeeping

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:08:07 +0000

Books on system theory? What are your favorites? I’m trying to improve my thinking of systems for building web applications. Would love to hear your advice!

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:57:00 +0000

This is rather amusing…you must have been next in line for the book after me Jacob:)

Your recently were notified that the book titled ‘Good Boatkeeping’ by Zora Aiken was being held for you. We sent you an email on 1/8/2011. Since you have not logged on to PBS within 48 hours to specify whether or not you still wanted this book, we have released this book into the main library. This is the only way that we can be fair to other members who may also want this book.

By: sky

sky — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:51:57 +0000

Boat life also shows you that a hot water tank is unnecessary, and you can heat water on the stove for most uses. To store hot water throughout the day, use an airpot coffee server, with plain hot water.

Another general concept that you learn very quickly on a boat is electricity conservation. Conservation doesn’t just save you XX cents per kilowatt hour, it saves you the cost of another solar panel and additional battery capacity. Given that deck space and weight inside the boat are limited, it is not just a cost factor but a design limitation that constrains energy use.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:30:16 +0000

@Rob – Yeah, you missed a couple of them

http://earlyretirementextreme.com/my-future-plans-for-ere.html

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:25:31 +0000

Just curious – what’s the deal with all the reposts? Did I miss an announcement?

By: Oasis

Oasis — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:59:31 +0000

Old stale bread can be added to chicken or veg broth and add some garlic and you have a hearty wonderful French “peasant” soup.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:06:33 +0000

If it gets really old it can be hammered down for bread crumbs.

By: steve

steve — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:00:34 +0000

If you don’t have a breadbox, a normal cardboard box that you get from the back room of your local store works. Also, just put the bread in a large paper grocery bag and roll the top down.

BTW, if your bread gets hard, it is simple to revive it by steaming it for a very short time. This won’t correct starch retrogradation, which is one aspect of “staling”, but it will correct the hardness due to drying out and make it easy to cut again.

With older bread, I prefer to toast it, anyway. So stale is ok.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:50:17 +0000

@Debbie M – Bread boxes work. You can store the bread in the oven if you don’t have one. Eggs that have never been refrigerated store the best. What you need is to prevent air from getting through the shell. Diehards cover them in vaseline. Bananas store longer in the fridge though (but if things get critical, there’s always banana bread).

By: Debbie M

Debbie M — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:10:28 +0000

I never hear that things don’t need to be stored in the fridge. I’m much more likely to hear that things I store in the pantry should be in the fridge and that things I store in the fridge should be in the freezer. The latest? Batteries should be stored in the freezer.

I also hear that things go bad much more quickly than I think, so really, I should barely store things at all!

I did learn about eggs from a friend: so long as they aren’t cracked, they store well outside the fridge. And I’ve heard of breadboxes but never tried one–my bread stays longer in the fridge or freezer than on the counter. I’ll be checking out that book soon.