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hog's head in the sink.

nobody can use the sink. the hog's head has to be there for six hours, if i am to follow the directions.

the best book i have ever read about food or cooking:

McGee, H. On Food and Cooking.

the author condenses scientific research about food and cooking methods. he also seems to be a philologist, citing medieval and roman era texts of various languages. he attributes this statement about beans to Saint Jerome:

in partibus genitalibus titillationes producunt

i am also tempted to make something called "small beer," which was a common man's ale, very weak in alcohol, made with a second mashing of grain. the idea was that it was a safe alternative to drinking water at breakfast, lunch and dinner. so that it costs me nothing more than for the energy and water, i'll spice it with ginger instead of hops and use yeast from the bottom of the fermenter. nothing to lose.