Post by bswiv on Sept 1, 2024 5:33:49 GMT -5
Hit a estate sale on the way to Palatka yesterday, one at a older house along the river near Bostwick. Gentleman who had lived there obviously knew how to do things.....based on a great array of well used and good quality tools in his shed. Bought some oil and a few 14oz tubes of grease at $1 each.....which was a deal as even the cheapest is about $5.
And when I use the boom mower it takes about half a tube every time.
The other thing we scored....or maybe did not score depending on how it has aged.....was 10 bottles of wine at $4 each.....which is not dirt cheap but still less cheap. Some of it was relatively new and basic.
But.....4 bottles, one of which is a double, were between 40 & 50 years old.
My guess is that they will be tolerable but nothing special as they appear to have been nothing special when they went into the bottle to begin with. And.....they may even have gone to vinegar......though, as they are well sealed this is unlikely. Still.......and as I understand it, wine does not go "bad" in the sense that meat goes bad but that it simply loses flavor with time, or maybe the flavor goes stale.
Will be interesting to see.........
And if it's not fit to consume......we'll try making vinegar......something that looks interesting and easy.
And when I use the boom mower it takes about half a tube every time.
The other thing we scored....or maybe did not score depending on how it has aged.....was 10 bottles of wine at $4 each.....which is not dirt cheap but still less cheap. Some of it was relatively new and basic.
But.....4 bottles, one of which is a double, were between 40 & 50 years old.
My guess is that they will be tolerable but nothing special as they appear to have been nothing special when they went into the bottle to begin with. And.....they may even have gone to vinegar......though, as they are well sealed this is unlikely. Still.......and as I understand it, wine does not go "bad" in the sense that meat goes bad but that it simply loses flavor with time, or maybe the flavor goes stale.
Will be interesting to see.........
And if it's not fit to consume......we'll try making vinegar......something that looks interesting and easy.
