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jvm___ wrote: post #63
cogman10 wrote: post #36

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In the old days, wood shaving and even popcorn were the packing material of choice. The reason styrofoam is used is because it's cheaper (main) and it doesn't decompose when wet.

Molasses was cheap because it was the packing material for plate glass - which was only made in England. Place your plate glass in a barrel, fill it with molasses and you can ship it to North America. Just wash off the glass and you're good to go.

Do you remember where you heard this by chance?

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Nifty3929 wrote: post #114
jcims wrote: post #34

Just a side note. I started growing mushrooms a couple of years ago. Very interesting and fulfilling hobby, they are incredibly interesting critters. Takes a little bit of dedication to get started but once you start seeing them fruit and making your own substrate it's quite inexpensive and a lot of fun. I have a feeling lots of folks in this community would really like it. Basic starter package is a 'monotub', selec…

How much trouble is it? I found with gardening that it was fun for a while, but not fun enough for me to sustain itself as a hobby for it's own sake. And the time investment was not worth the crop. I'd love to grow mushrooms if, once you get past initial learning, it's very low-effort.

It's a bit of trouble but not onerous. I'm temporarily relocated for about a year and haven't restarted b/c I don't have all the equipment here with me, but will likely restart here before long.

There are some sterile procedures you need to follow, pretty easy.

You need sterilized/pasteurized grain spawn and substrate. You can just buy those from a vendor (eg North Spore) to start. (Once you DIY it though it's much cheaper) Biggest challenge is getting

You need spores. You can order those online (syringes are the way to go to start). Once you know how to culture them you can easily get them anywhere. Put a mushroom cap on a piece of aluminum foil and let it sit for a week. Pick it up and there are your spores.

Takes 2-3 months end to end for any particular batch.

Re: Magical Mushroom – Europe's first industrial-scale mycelium packaging producer

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Post by jvm___ »

Barbing wrote: post #131
jvm___ wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Molasses was cheap because it was the packing material for plate glass - which was only made in England. Place your plate glass in a barrel, fill it with molasses and you can ship it to North America. Just wash off the glass and you're good to go.

Do you remember where you heard this by chance?

A kids field trip to a heritage village in Ontario Canada. So, basically some random volunteer.

This page seems to back me up.

https://www.heritage-matters.ca/articles/adventures-in-light...

The earliest ecclesiastical windows in Ontario are clear – likely English crown glass, such as is found at the Sharon Temple (1825-31) and the Old Stone Church (1840-53) in Thorah, near Beaverton. This glass was safely shipped from England in barrels of molasses, already cut to size. Coloured glass began arriving shortly thereafter. Using materials at hand, early windows were assembled within wood muntins (strips). Examples include the glorious windows in the chapel of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Convent, Ottawa (1887), designed by Georges Bouillon and re-erected in the National Gallery of Canada in 1988.

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ricardobeat wrote: post #130
Barbing wrote: post #90

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That’s wonderful so I want it to be true. Your comment is one of the top results on my search for more info!

I was also curious and couldn’t find anything at all backing this claim. Seems like a complete fabrication, as plausible as it sounds. Moreover, molasses was shipped from America and not the other way around.

Maybe it was a Canadian rumor? I posted another link.

https://www.fodors.com/community/canada/colorful-qu-bec-mai-...

Jumping Jehoshaphat! The stained glass window up front is a memorial to George Jehosephat Mountain, a British-Canadian Anglican bishop. It was installed in 1864 and was the first monument of its kind in Québec. “The window was made in England and shipped to Québec City in barrels of molasses to protect it from damage.” A sticky situation, indeed.

Re: Magical Mushroom – Europe's first industrial-scale mycelium packaging producer

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jvm___ wrote: post #133
Barbing wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you remember where you heard this by chance?

A kids field trip to a heritage village in Ontario Canada. So, basically some random volunteer. This page seems to back me up. https://www.heritage-matters.ca/articles/adventures-in-light... The earliest ecclesiastical windows in Ontario are clear – likely English crown glass, such as is found at the Sharon Temple (1825-31) and the Old Stone Church (1840-53) in Thorah, near Beaverton. This glass was safely shipped fr…

claps heckkk yes that’s awesome!! Like actually gonna spread this sometime guaranteed it’ll come up one day… ahaha cheers for researching up
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