How to make home-made vinegar

Vinegar is one of the easiest things to be self-sufficient with once you're past the initial hurdle of Getting Started. That's because it requires only three ingredients: 1. Some alcohol 2. A vinegar culture - or mother 3. Time Ok, you also need somewhere to do…

Being on the Internet 101

I'm going to write this article assuming that you know next to nothing about being on the internet - which is most definitely not true - and that you're smart enough to understand what's going on, which is almost certainly also true. But maybe…

Micro-Nikkor P Auto 55mm f/3.5

The Micro-Nikkor P Auto 55mm f/3.5 lens is a manual focus macro lens produced from 1971 to 1973. I bought my copy some years back for 500 DKK - roughly 70 USD - and even for vintage manual focus lenses that's cheap. Out of the box…

Blommekage med crumble

I like fruity cakes - and I happen to work at a place where people don't eat a lot of plums, so they're always left behind on fridays. Rather than dooming them to the bin, I occiasionally take them home and bake with them. This is…

Paradisæblesaft (crab apple juice)

Crab apples - paradisæbler in Danish - are minature apples made by various wild cousins to the domesticated apple (malus domestica). They're small, tart, and very decorative - and they make a pretty juice which can be used raw or made into a cordial. Preparation Pick enough crab…

Kringle

"Kringle" is a type of pastry made in all the Nordic countries, Germany, and probably also elsewhere. In Denmark there are two main variants - one using puff pastry ('butterdej'), and one use a butter-heavy yeast dough. This recipe is for the yeast dough version -…

How to make home-made cider

In theory it is very easy to make cider; at the most basic level, all you have to do is press some fresh apple juice and then leave it to ferment. Once it stops bubbling you have cider. So in a way, this is a hobby which is only as…

Sønderjysk Kaffebord

Maybe you've heard of it, maybe you haven't - but a Sønderjysk Kaffebord is a dream come true for anyone who likes a stacked cake buffet. And I'm serious about stacked - in order for an event to be considered a proper kaffebord you…