The last wooden lacrosse stick maker in the UK is to retire, bringing to an end a century of production in Salford. Hattersleys in Eccles has made wooden sticks for 102 years, but will switch to plastic-only production when Tom Becket downs tools at the end of 2014. Mr Becket has been bending and sh ...

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Simply put, bourbon belongs in barbecue sauce. Bourbon, by definition (at least in the U.S.), is distilled from a grain mixture that must be at least 51 percent corn. And corn is naturally sweet. So of course bourbon makes a wonderful base for a sweet-and-tangy barbecue sauce. It lends d ...

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If you seen my new scarecrow that I picked up at the farmer’s market in this post then you will know where my inspiration for this week’s Crafting with Kids! craft came from. I thought they were just too darling. I don’t have a lot of fall decor for my kitchen area so I thought a scarecrow magnet ...

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A woman in Ho Chi Minh City has made the most of medicinal herbs in her hometown to produce non-chemical, healthy incense in the past three years. Burning incense is a long-standing tradition in many Asian countries, including Vietnam. Incense has been indispensable to many Vietname ...

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Representatives from a national lumber organization says that a Philadelphia-based A stamp used by the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association A stamp used by the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association manufacturer of industrial wood products has wrongfully used trademarked logo ...

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The premium ice cream brand has launched teaser videos, marking a shift from ‘royalty’ to ‘pleasure’. How can a simple and mundane task, like taking a selfie, be challenging for anyone? And yet, Kareena Kapoor in the latest Magnum digital campaign is so lost in the taste ...

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These are what you’re going to use for gift tags this year, and for menu cards, and for labels for your potluck dishes, and for party favors. They’re wood slice chalkboards, and they’re freakin’ genius. Check out the tutorial to make these wood slice chalkboards from Little House Bl ...

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Whiskey distilling is a slow process, but now a new invention claims to let you customize your scotch, giving you the smoky, woody flavor of your liquid dreams in just 24 hours. It’s called “Whiskey Elements” and it has taken Kickstarter by storm — rai ...

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Inventors treated top shelf whiskey costing over $100 a bottle that had been aged for over 10 years, with cheaper versions with a Whiskey Element; they found the two products became more chemically similar Oak tool ‘ages’ and filters liquor in 24 hours; reduces chances of getti ...

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Sorry sir, we don’t give toothpick in this restaurant.” The waiter said. “Then you shouldn’t sell meat here, how do I remove the piece of meat lurking in my mouth?” the customer asked, raising his voice. “We encourage customers to use something else, because we have been told that toothpick c ...

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Strolling through Panorama Mall in Riyadh, I came across Stickhouse which sells frozen ice on a stick using a new technology. This micro-crystallization process combined with the absence of air and the exclusive use of natural ingredients produce an intensely flavorful ice cream and deliciously fru ...

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Chances are, you’ve spent more time thinking about the specs on your smartphone than about the gadgets that you use to put food in your mouth. But the shape and material properties of forks, spoons, and knives turn out to matter — a lot. Changes in the design of cutlery have not only affected ...

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