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Post by ebony on Dec 25, 2020 3:37:50 GMT
the kvass was too strong for me (despite being barely alcoholic) so i asked if he had juice and he got it from the balcony! there was a sentence like that in duolingo and it's actually true!
the other drink offered to me was wine but i don't drink wine.
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Post by gameboy on Dec 25, 2020 6:41:10 GMT
I guess that's Russian practicality. If it's freezing outside, why not?
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Post by JHA Durant on Dec 25, 2020 7:39:06 GMT
That man is a visionary!
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Post by mstreepsucks on Dec 25, 2020 21:08:14 GMT
He seems pretty smart and what not.
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Post by divtal on Dec 25, 2020 23:42:56 GMT
Using natural resources seems wise, to me.
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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 26, 2020 0:06:58 GMT
My Grandmother lived in Ohio, and had a screened in porch with windows that she could close during the winter... Even with the sun out, it was still plenty cold out there during the day...
YEP, she stored lots of cold things out there during the winter... That made it nice for when we came to visit, since she had to make extra food, especially for Christmas dinner, and didn't have a big kitchen or a lot of storage in her refrigerator...
Drinks, Salads, Deserts, ETC... She just stored them on the cold porch until it was time to eat them... It worked great.
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Post by divtal on Dec 26, 2020 0:17:01 GMT
My grandmother grew up on the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado. Her family did the same thing, in the winter.
She also said that, before baking biscuits/muffins, they would set the filled tins on the back porch, for a time, while the oven in the wood-burning stove came up to temperature. The ice-cold dough flourished to a great puffiness, in the oven.
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Post by kls on Dec 26, 2020 1:34:20 GMT
How does the temperature outside stay consistent enough to do that? Seems like much over mid 30s stuff would spoil and under 32 things will freeze. There isn't much of a range where that would work.
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Post by gameboy on Dec 26, 2020 2:43:04 GMT
How does the temperature outside stay consistent enough to do that? Seems like much over mid 30s stuff would spoil and under 32 things will freeze. There isn't much of a range where that would work. I agree. I'll keep my refrigerator/freezer, thank you very much.
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Post by Spitfire926f on Dec 26, 2020 2:56:35 GMT
In MI we call it the redneck freezer. And yeah, it's pretty common. Not for actual perishables, but for bottled/canned drinks and booze especially. It frees up room in the fridge.
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Post by ebony on Dec 26, 2020 3:49:56 GMT
How does the temperature outside stay consistent enough to do that? Seems like much over mid 30s stuff would spoil and under 32 things will freeze. There isn't much of a range where that would work. it's been snowing since yesterday and temperature range i see in the next week is -8c to +6c.
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Post by kls on Dec 26, 2020 4:08:07 GMT
How does the temperature outside stay consistent enough to do that? Seems like much over mid 30s stuff would spoil and under 32 things will freeze. There isn't much of a range where that would work. it's been snowing since yesterday and temperature range i see in the next week is -8c to +6c. That's my point. minus 8c would be cold enough to freeze. positive 6 c would mean spoilage.
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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 27, 2020 0:43:13 GMT
it's been snowing since yesterday and temperature range i see in the next week is -8c to +6c. That's my point. minus 8c would be cold enough to freeze. positive 6 c would mean spoilage. Well, my Grandmother never used her porch as a primary refrigerator/Freezer... She actually had two of those. LOL. The porch was just for overflow, and temporary storage... And usually just used it for no more than a few days here or there, Especially for rare family get togethers, which was just for a few days every few years... Putting a salad dish or something like that, out there for just an hour or two, while she finishing up the turkey dinner, worked well. Why take up valuable refrigerator space, storing sodas, when you don't have to?... Since the house was always warmer, which was around 70 degrees F, as long as the temperatures on the porch remained above 32 degrees F, She had extra space to store soft drinks and such, and to keep it cold, too, " killing two birds with one stone"...  I would guess, that she would bring in stuff, if arctic winter cold was coming, to keep cold items from freezing... I imagine, at that point, she would prioritize what would be shoved into the refrigerator, and what non-perishable items would just sit on the counter and stay at room temperature.
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