Comments on: Handmade at Home: Keeping the Skills Alive

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:08:02 +0000

wonderful simple post! we are on to most of those things in our home, and have recently added dairy to the list- as in butter, sour cream, and cheesemaking! we purchased a raw milk share from a local Amish farm, and at the moment there is a huge surplus of milk. since we cannot drink it all, we have learned very quickly to make: butter, mozzarella (and then ricotta always from the leftover whey) creme fraiche, sour cream, kefir, and yogurt. the first batch or two of many of these things were disasters, but we used the mistakes in bread and pancakes! now we have learned a bit more, and will have this training for a lifetime. nothing can possibly be as good as homemade biscuits with FRESH REAL buttermilk and fresh real butter that you've painstakingly churned yourself! its been fun and easier than we thought. Sarahs last blog post..The Sins of Our Fathers...

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By: Some Law Student

Some Law Student — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:35:51 +0000

Great post! I have to admit the only one I’m really doing religiously is cooking from scratch — or at least cooking all of our meals at home. Much easier to control the diet when you’re the only one preparing the meals. I’d like to start gardening, however, for the green effect. I tend to have a black thumb, so this will be an adventure.

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By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:47:49 +0000

I don’t make my own clothes, but I do hem pants and fix holes when they need it. It is cheaper and quicker to patch up a seem than to go shopping for a new shirt/pants/etc. It is also not wasteful which is probably my favourite part.

By: simplemom

simplemom — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:28:54 +0000

@Janice – I think you should invent one of those in your spare time.

By: Janice (5 Minutes for Mom)

Janice (5 Minutes for Mom) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:54:40 +0000

oops – I meant storage ROOM not machine. I wonder what a storage machine would be like… something that I just threw all unused things in and it sorted and stored appropriately…. hmmm… I think I might be on to something…

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By: Janice (5 Minutes for Mom)

Janice (5 Minutes for Mom) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:53:40 +0000

ohhh – I am not doing so well on some of those!!! My sewing machine sits in my storage machine calling out to me. but I shut the door and pretend not to hear.

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By: threeundertwo

threeundertwo — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:31:55 +0000

Great post. I’m noticing the real upswing in sewing now. I quilt, and I see how sewing machines have really evolved to be much more powerful and user-friendly, which I think helps a lot. Not just clothing, but home dec sewing is getting more popular as more gorgeous fabrics are available to consumers.

I haven’t tried canning, but my mother-in-law is inspiring me by the way she gets strawberries at the farmer’s market and makes jam. I might start with that.

I do knit and crochet but I’m having trouble interesting my daughters in it. Time will tell. I also think cooking from scratch in immensely rewarding.

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By: simplemom

simplemom — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:18:24 +0000

@Sally – Thanks for the great knitting links!

@Tucson Conservative – Thanks for the gardening link! That will be helpful for me personally, as I try and convert my thumb from black to green (or at least brown ).