[another_someone]

But you don't. Not really.
Just take some fuit *) and chuck it into the machine. All you need to do is press a button.
Surely you're not too lazy for that?
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I used to have an electric press (got given it as a present).  Liked the idea, but it kept leaking everywhere, so threw it out.  Now only have hand presses, which are bothersome.

Aside from that, my kitchen not being large enough to the surfeit of gadgets I would like to own - which is why I ended up giving my very nice food processor to my half-sister - technically on long term loan, for some good number of years.

[Alandriel]

I used to have an electric press (got given it as a present).  Liked the idea, but it kept leaking everywhere, so threw it out. 

Ack, too bad. Those presses are great and all yours would have probably needed was an o-ring replacement.



As to a not spacious enough kitchen, now that's NO excuse



These things are not very big, just tall  [] and work even during blackouts  [] []

[paul.fr]

Green packaging was mentioned earlier in this topic. I heard some guy (code for loon) talking abot green christmas wrappings, his suggestion was to wrap all your presents in old clothes and newspaper.

yes i can see it now...here you go wifey, with her christmas present wrapped up in an old pair of boxer shorts!

[pirunner (OP)]

I love that idea!

Okay, maybe not the boxers, but newspaper would be all right. I think it would send a strong message and educate kids in a good way.

[Carolyn]

I've used newspapers many times to wrap gifts.  Even made pretty bows out of newspapers.

[Karen W.]

I like to blend the newspaper up add some glue etc and maybe a little bit of recycled lawn clippings take a large window screen or paper screen if you have one and make large sheets of paper I have used my food dehydrator screens with a nice thin fabric for draining and drying to male my own paper. You can sponge paint it a dribble shiny golds reds and silver metallic colors to the paint and use a feather to spread the accents.. it makes lovely wrapping paper!

Also some potato chip bags are that shiny silver inside and after cleaning can be turned inside out for beautiful shiny silver gift bags that you can tie with lovely satin ribbons or your choice bows!

Small brown  or white lunch bags are lovely stamped and tied with raffia for gift bags. Save the used clean ones you get from a store with say a single bottle etc.

You can also bake with your metal pan inside a brown paper sac in your microwave without hurting the microwave. My mom showed me how to do that!. Brown heavy grocery bags with the ends sealed or folded over no holes.

[Karen W.]

I love fresh squeezed orange juice!

So do I, I just don't like making it.

I don't mind if they are good juicy oranges or other fruits. I have never had a juicer but seriously have been eyeballing one.

[ericN]

There have been arguments over banning bottled water. The city of Concord, Mass. was the very first city to prohibit bottled water in the United States, while other towns followed the move. The main purpose of the campaign is to cut down Dasani bottles in dumps.

[alancalverd]

Concord, Mass is the only town I've ever felt at home in. And now I know why - it's full of sensible people!

Thanks to Roman military engineering, bottled water is a con in an urban civilisation. It generally costs more than beer, which is made from the same stuff plus a whole lot of delicious and nutritious additives. The problem is that politicians then complain that beer is too cheap, not that water is too expensive. On an open-label taste test, people always prefer the bottle with the most expensive label even when they all contain tap water. A local farmer stopped growing food a few years ago when he discovered how much money he could make just bottling the water from his well instead of using it to grow anything. 

I don't generally advocate the use of laws and by-laws to protect people from their own stupidity, but the good burghers of Concord have added the excuse of environmental contamination to a sensible piece of public education.