Anyway the Milestone kit is quite a bit different to my first go at brewing, this one comes with the usual two cans of wort and packet of yeast but also 'raspberry flavour'. This gets added to the beer once it's syphoned off into the pressure barrel.

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7:00am EST Mon May 7 2012 One of our Japanese vintage items is featured on the Etsy front page. Vintage Japanese Painting Kaki Persimmon Gakuryo Nakamura Nihonga Style Showa Period :…

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For the last three years I've been trying to grow tomatoes, its probably the plant that every gardener tries to grow at some point. This 'easy' plant has been causing me a lot of problems; from blight to moulds and just not planting them out early enough.



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I've always wanted to add more flair to my parcels and over the last couple of years I've done quite a bit of experimentation! This time I've started using little stickers and including a care guide to most orders. A great source of inspiration for packaging items is Pinterest and The Dieline to see how the professionals do it.

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Strawberry Ring - Miniature Food Jewelry By SouZouCreations Etsy

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62648404/kawaii-food-ring-strawberry-cookies-tea

How cute is this?! There is a cup of tea, a teapot and a 2 yummy strawberry cookies! The teapot and cup look like strawberries.



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If you make one batch of dough you'll find it makes roughly 2-3 large pasties and 1-2 small parcels. You could if you wanted to make them all really tiny and eat them as warm snacks. I haven't added any herbs or flavours to the dough because of the curry filling but you could add basil or oregano for a herbed Italian taste!



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