i haven't
but perhaps some jams do? I have a fancy thermometer, but that's for dyeing and has been in cochineal and fustic (not up a bum, though) so I don't think it belongs in jam
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:38, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

Given the temperature that sugar boils at you'll be fine using that thermometer.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:39, Reply)

not after it's been in the mordants, too
I only have alum atm, but you can use copper and iron, too. I don't think that will help the flavour
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:40, Reply)

Possible not.
What have you been dying? Making you own brand of interesting fashionable clothes? Bringing back tie-dye?
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:40, Reply)

i've been doing some natural dyeing
some in big vats, and more recently i did a course making pretty things by using random plants and the like to dye thinks with. Another reason to go blackberrying
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:41, Reply)

That sounds both different and interesting.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:42, Reply)

ha! that's what I say to students with a poor idea

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:43, Reply)

I realise that may not have come across as particularly genuine
But that wasn't my intention.
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:44, Reply)

okay,
well thanks, I shall take it as such
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:45, Reply)

I think it's good when people do things that are a bit different from the norm.
I should find something to do one day.
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:47, Reply)

I started doing it after going to a wool festival
yeah, a wool festival. So best way to start is to jettison your pride and do the least cool thing you can find
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:49, Reply)

Having heard that there *is* a wool festival...
I think I will now have to find the second least cool thing I can find.
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:51, Reply)

it was good
there were sheep and lots of colours and types of wool and dyeing kits and hippy old ladies
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:54, Reply)

Can't believe I missed it.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:56, Reply)

Cavy have you asked him if he is HAWT and from S/Wales yet???

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:46, Reply)

nah
dating is for chumps and all men lie and are bastards, or whatever I'm supposed to say as a bitter old hag
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:48, Reply)

I see apple season is back again

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:51, Reply)

yeah,
2.5 kg of them after peeling and chopping today. Also, the compost is topped up and smells of cider sick, and I have a bin bag of not too terrible ones to go too a friends horse
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:52, Reply)

I thought you was off LARPing this weekend?

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:59, Reply)

that was last weekend
this one is mopeing and pickling weekend
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:02, Reply)

I could have gave you a load of black cherries a few weeks ago
would apples and cherry work? I have no idea
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:11, Reply)

no idea
I'm not a good cook, really. Pickles and jam are more like chemistry or something
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:11, Reply)

Yes. They would work together.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:12, Reply)

I take offence to this.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:52, Reply)

i'm a bitter old hag
it's in my contract to say that
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:55, Reply)

Fair enough, I wasn't aware of your social standing.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:57, Reply)

She's overstating herself.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:58, Reply)

st r
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:00, Reply)