More On Dried Corn. Reply to a follower.

"How do you know when you're corn is done drying? What should it look like when it is done, and how long should it take? I am new to drying corn".

Depending on the drying process you use, & the amount of heat used, it can take anywhere from 15-20 minutes in or over a fire, to two weeks or more hanging. When the corn is dry, it is noticeably smaller, shriveled, & much harder to the touch. If it is dried on the cob, it will come away from the cob with very little effort.

Corn hung by the gathered husk on a line in the author's home near their heater.

The same corn dried on the cob.

Dried corn removed from the cob.

Finding the Captain's Sash

For the Love of History: 19th Century Angling Revisited - A Closer Look at ...

For the Love of History: 19th Century Angling Revisited - A Closer Look at ...:         Back in January of 2011 when I  posted on my exploration of mid-19th century angling, I barely touched on most of the subjects. In ...

“THE STRONGEST MAN CARRIES THE DAY,” LIFE IN NEW PROVIDENCE, 1716-1717

Excerpt from image of Capt. George Lowther and his Company at Port Mayo in the Gulf of Matique, 1734, showing pirates in a makeshift tent.

COLONIES, SHIPS, AND PIRATES.

http://csphistorical.com/2015/07/26/the-strongest-man-carries-the-day-life-in-new-providence-1716-1717/

Training weekend with Greens Rangers 18th century living history group.

Equipment Update. A New Old Fire Steel.

One would think that with a bloke of my age & all the years I have been a woodsman, that there would not be any improvements to make to my gear. Then along comes something a little better than I have been using, & you realise that there are still improvements to be made.
Well I guess when you think about it, that is exactly as it was in the 18th century.
Another woodsman friend sent me an original fire steel, so I have swapped this original for the reproduction one I have been using for many years, & now carry the reproduction steel as a spare in the bottom of my knapsack. This original steel is about twice the size of my reproduction steel.
Keith.

At the Sign of the Golden Scissors: New Larkin & Smith Stays Pattern

At the Sign of the Golden Scissors: New Larkin & Smith Stays Pattern: It is going to print this week, and the pattern will be available next week for sale.  So what is it like?  Why are we so excited by it? F...

bear attack of Hugh Glass 1823

The Revenant TRAILER (HD) Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy Movie 2015

Reconstructed Eastern Woodland Indian Wigwam. Winter Scene.

This is the reconstructed woodland Indian wigwam that I built in our forest. You can see the drying rack to the right, & the outside fireplace with tripod just in front.

This Is One Of the Reasons We Do Not Hunt With Ear Protection.

A SAILOR’S POSSESSIONS. A Blog Link.

COLONIES, SHIPS, AND PIRATES

Concerning History in the Atlantic World,

http://csphistorical.com/2015/07/07/a-sailors-possessions/

Australian Survival and Preppers..: IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS. Cons...

Australian Survival and Preppers..: IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS. Cons...

An eighteenth century sack back gown from the Newhailes collection.

Newhailes Revealed from Collections and Archives on Vimeo.

The gown was worn by one of the Dalrymple family around 1760 and has been preserved at Newhailes ever since.

WALLINGFORD CIVIL WAR

At the Sign of the Golden Scissors: Summer Flies

At the Sign of the Golden Scissors: Summer Flies: Flies are not just hanging around the picnic basket!  Silk ones are on the porch and in the kitchen.  Don't ask me why, but summer bring...