[h-cost] More on hard to find items at grocery stores

[Kate Bunting]

This is OT, but I've enjoyed cooking Chinese food ever since Ken Hom made his 
first BBC series in the early '80s. A few years ago when I wanted to make a 
favourite recipe that needed yellow bean sauce, I suddenly found that the local 
supermarkets had all stopped stocking it. I emailed Sainsburys and they said 
there was no longer a demand. Luckily I found that there is a Chinese grocer's 
in Derby where I can get it. The supermarkets now sell cook-in sauces rather 
than the basic ingredients.

Kate Bunting
Librarian  17th century reenactor
Derby, UK


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[h-cost] More on hard to find items at grocery stores

[annbwass]

Visited our local Wegman's tonight--hadn't been there in a while. They are a 
tad far away to be my regular go-to store. But I decided to look for tarragon 
vinegar, superfine sugar, and starch. Found and bought the first two--don't 
need them right now, but I'll have them for next time, plus I hope that showed 
them they should keep them in stock! For starch, they have Faultless liquid, 
but no powdered.  I, personally, don't mind spray starch, but thought you all 
would like to know you can get it there. I find that spray starch works great 
for period cravats and shirts. When we were in Florida a couple of years ago, I 
found pump spray starch, not aerosol--like that, too.


Ann Wass



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From: annbwass annbw...@aol.com
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Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 8:27 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?





 I can't decide on feathers or flowers.

You can do both!


Ann Wass


-Original Message-
From: Cin cinbar...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 7:59 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?


Euphrosnia is wearing a 1913 evening gown in burgundy silks with
brocaded borders  velvet trim.
Aglaia, the newest member of the household, has been wearing her very
first costume. At the moment it's just a few parts of a Regency era
ball gown as the bodice  skirt are being gathered  pinned on the
sewing table.
Adonis, the male dummy is, as all Adonis' should be, rather nude.

Anne  Catherine, the disembodied heads, are in a suitcase waiting to
go into a display of vintage 20s hats tomorrow.  They'll be showing
items in a delightful collection of vintage clothes owned by neighbors
 friends at a Speakeasy  Open House in my historic neighborhood.
http://www.hanchettpark.org/index_files/Page332.htm

Charles, the 3rd head seems to have disappeared. If found he'll go,
too.  You are all welcome in 20s costume or otherwise.
--cin

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Vicki Betts vbe...@gower.net wrote:
 As soon as I get one more research project finished and emailed I'll be
 tackling a 1918 dress based on Folkwear's Armistice blouse, only with 3/4
 sleeves.  Probably three wide tucks in the skirt.  Draped across my
 dressmaker's dummy is a piece of green lawn with ecru and dark brown
 stylized vines running lengthwise, a modern white linen table runner with
 drawn thread design that I'll be cutting up for the collar, a wonderful
 vintage faux mother of pearl pass through oval buckle about four inches tall
 and 1 1/2 inches wide for which I'll make a self-fabric belt, a piece of
 ecru silk georgette to cover a broad brimmed hat), and various trims to try
 once the hat is made.  I can't decide on feathers or flowers.  Ecru shoes
 with double faux buttoned straps are on order.  Not sure of proper
 stockings.

 Vicki Betts


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Re: [h-cost] More on hard to find items at grocery stores

[Joan Jurancich]

At 05:32 PM 5/18/2012, you wrote:
Visited our local Wegman's tonight--hadn't been there in a while. 
They are a tad far away to be my regular go-to store. But I decided 
to look for tarragon vinegar, superfine sugar, and starch. Found and 
bought the first two--don't need them right now, but I'll have them 
for next time, plus I hope that showed them they should keep them in 
stock! For starch, they have Faultless liquid, but no powdered.  I, 
personally, don't mind spray starch, but thought you all would like 
to know you can get it there. I find that spray starch works great 
for period cravats and shirts. When we were in Florida a couple of 
years ago, I found pump spray starch, not aerosol--like that, too.


Ann Wass


Just noticed today that my SaveMart has Manischewitz Potato Starch in 
a 1-lb can for $4.99 (look in the ethnic foods section).  There is no 
reason to prepare your own (unless you like to make lots and lots of 
potato kugels or latkes); it's very labor-intensive and uses pounds 
of potatoes to get a cup of starch.



Joan Jurancich
joa...@surewest.net 



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