Alternative closures to cork are being tested in many different wine producing countries. Perhaps Australia has embraced screw-caps more than any other country. The practice of using aluminum screwcaps to seal wine bottles began in Australia and New Zealand in the 1970’s. Although som...
Spread the mushrooms out on a cookie sheet with wax paper. Then, transfer the mushrooms to the freezer and flash freeze for 1-3 hours, or until completely frozen. Bag. Transfer the mushrooms to a freezer-safe zip-closure bag and seal the bag, removing as much air as possible. Freeze. ...
Step 10 Decant the jam into warm jars, top with a wax circle and seal with a lid whilst it is still hot. Step 11 This jam will keep unopened for up to a year, however once opened it should be kept in the fridge for no longer than 1 month. ...
If you’re a regular visitor to Babylonstoren you might have noticed that we are greatly influenced by the Italians when it comes to our food and wine. When the time came to make our very own balsamic vinegar, we again turned to the masters of la dolce vita for inspiration. With this ...
And they could do whatever they’re going to do with the lip of the bottle, put a lip on. That was always the big bugaboo prior to the 20th century was how to seal bottles. They used cork but you’d have to have a somewhat uniform lip or surface to seal so it didn’t evaporate...
For the first method, you can buy bottles of perfectly good wine and plaster on the label of a much better one. Sometimes all you have to do is replace one digit of the vintage year or blur a few numbers on the aging cork. For the second method, the bottle is legit, but the wine...
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would be easy enough to buy paraffin wax, but unless it’s canning season, it can be hard to come by. I finally settled on a white, unscented candle. I chose unscented because scented candles put out too much soot when they burn, and I didn’t want my hats to smell like a flower...
So, you probably have to rewax that toilet seat every time you clean with this substance, but (on the old rental) I’d rather go thru this easy-clean method and then spend 5 minutes rewaxing to that ‘brilliant white shine you can see your face in’ sorta like the shine on your ...
Buying cheese without plastic has always been problematic because even if I take my own container to the cheese counter, the larger wheels or blocks from which the cheese is sliced generally come shrink-wrapped in plastic. So I'm always on the lookout fo