@wentale I knew what she was doing and it made me smile :) I am a collector of old skills and am amazed sometimes by the way people don't realise the ease and use of simple old skill type things.
a short #smallstories in return: when veg was being sold off last week & spuds were 10p for 2.5kg, an old woman sniffed at them and said, but how long will they last?! I looked astonished and explained how to store potatoes, and that they can last months here. There is a lot of truth to simplicity.