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angiescarr

Jan 31st 2011 5:36 am

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Originally Posted by megmet (Post 9141842)

If you could find out who owns the field you could offer to buy some, the chances are they would tell you to just help yourself.
With the wood we paid 240 euros, that included thirty euros for delivery from Alhaurin el Grande to the other side of Alora.
We got 45 bags in October that weighed approx 25kl each, it's lasted us until the end of this week, but we will need a few more yet.
I know what you mean about it laying around in the campo, but even if we could collect it we would need somewhere for it to dry out and to store it....the last thing you want is to be trying to burn wet wood!

A bit off subject I know, but it gives you something to compare your to. :)

We're about to build a wood store just outside our back door. (might have to put mozzie net over it to keep the woodworm and termites out of the house tho';)
Fortunately I've had offers from two different neighbours to go raid their campos but my chainsaw isn't very big and sharp. (Just learned how to sharpen it)and the wood has been rather wet recently!
When I get it home, if it's less than 10 cm diameter my chop saw makes short work of it :thumbup:
Back to gardening... The sawdust and bark chips all add to my compost :-)

Bri and Katee

Jan 31st 2011 7:05 am

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Firewood seems expensive in other regions. Roundabout here its 75â‚¬ a tonne and for that you get a choice of pine, oak, or olive

mikelincs

Feb 4th 2011 10:56 pm

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Originally Posted by johnnyone (Post 9139462)

Not quite on thread.

I have just come over for a few days and cannot believe the amount of oranges left to ripen/rot on the trees.
Is there a horticultural reason or is it just plain over supply?

We lived in Playa Flamenca, and just near the junction for the hospital on the N332 were a number of orange groves, most years at least one lot were just allowed to drop off and rot on the floor. We were told it cost more to harvest than they would get, particularly in a glut year.

Bri and Katee

Feb 7th 2011 7:42 am

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We have similar but not with oranges. At the back of our village is a whole field full of pear trees. The farmer just lets them drop to the ground and never harvests them. he got the eu grant to plant them years ago, but they are not worth the cost to harvest them so they rot.

Some of the expats go and collect a few without his knowledge:rofl: he is not one of the spaniards that embrace the expats at all. Karen is going to get some this summer and pickle them.

Treegod

Feb 10th 2011 2:09 am

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Originally Posted by Bri and Katee (Post 9159523)

Some of the expats go and collect a few without his knowledge:rofl: he is not one of the spaniards that embrace the expats at all. Karen is going to get some this summer and pickle them.

You can pickle oranges?

bil	Feb 10th 2011 2:38 am

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Originally Posted by Treegod (Post 9166928)

You can pickle oranges?

You can certainly pickle lemons.

angiescarr

Feb 10th 2011 5:45 am

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Originally Posted by Treegod (Post 9166928)

You can pickle oranges?

There's a woman in the next village who cures orange skins (like leather) and forms them into cute little inside out round boxes. They're amazing and she sells them to tourists for 5 euros a time. I think they sell well, I've certainly bought a couple!

anonimouse

Feb 11th 2011 3:33 am

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Originally Posted by Bri and Katee (Post 9159523)

You can make Hungarian Parlinka with rotting pears, it's strong stuff too:p

bil	Feb 11th 2011 4:21 am

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Originally Posted by anonimouse (Post 9169739)

You can make Hungarian Parlinka with rotting pears, it's strong stuff too:p

Yeeessss, but unless it is distilled or fortified, it can't be that strong, can it?

mikelincs

Feb 11th 2011 4:31 am

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Originally Posted by bil (Post 9169867)

Yeeessss, but unless it is distilled or fortified, it can't be that strong, can it?

Cider csn be as strong as sherry, and this would be a perry, which is jusr pear cider, so yes it can be..

anonimouse

Feb 11th 2011 5:19 am

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Originally Posted by bil (Post 9169867)

Yeeessss, but unless it is distilled or fortified, it can't be that strong, can it?

Ah, but most hardware shops sell distillers here, so I guess they do know how to do it properly, my neighbor makes her own, it's fire water lol, they make wine too.

bil	Feb 11th 2011 8:21 am

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Originally Posted by mikelincs (Post 9169893)

Cider csn be as strong as sherry, and this would be a perry, which is jusr pear cider, so yes it can be..

Well, that would be a first. My understanding always has been that yeast can't stand alcohol above 15% or so. You can have a cider as strong as a strong wine, but not as strong as sherry etc which is a fortified wine, ie has alcohol added.

I did, in my reckless youth make and run a homemade still, and produced a most entertaining liqueur, a bit like velvet razor blades.

megmet

Feb 11th 2011 10:24 am

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Originally Posted by bil (Post 9170328)

I did, in my reckless youth make and run a homemade still, and produced a most entertaining liqueur, a bit like velvet razor blades.

We made the very same kind. :eek: :rofl:

bil	Feb 11th 2011 11:10 am

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Originally Posted by megmet (Post 9170598)

We made the very same kind. :eek: :rofl:

What sort of still did you try? I used an old pressure cooker with the valve connected to a glass tube full of marbles to act as a fractionating column.

That plus a couple of tubes to make a Leibig condenser and I was in business.

megmet

Feb 11th 2011 11:56 am

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Originally Posted by bil (Post 9170649)

Ours was Lab equipment, all tubes and glass flasks and condenser and a book giving details of how to do it, it also said how very dangerous it is....equivalent to cooking petrol on a stove. (:eek:)
We distilled some pineapple wine, it was so strong the only person who enjoyed tasting it was an Irishman that my husband worked with. :D

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