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Sauerkraut

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Two cabbages and a mandolin
Shredded cabbage, sprinkled with sea salt
The salt will draw the water out of the cabbage if you give it a while
SMASH!
Stuffed into a mason jar with an airlock
It’s going to ferment in the jelly cupboard for a few weeks

Grove’s Mill

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Exterior of the mill and the tail of the mill race

Exterior of the mill and the tailrace

I took a tour of Grove’s Mill yesterday. They said this is the oldest continuously operating water-powered mill in the United States.

Here are some pictures.

Exterior of the mill and the tail of the mill race
Exterior of the mill and the tailrace
Power from the water wheels goes through a bunch of pulleys and belts and things.
Not a very good picture, but these are various scales and weights for measuring things
Historical Marker
Belts down to the water turbines in the basement. Routed through a hole in the floor
Belts down to the water turbines in the basement. Routed through a hole in the floor
Grain Mixer. The gears in this thing are out of a Model-T Ford.
Heavy duty Timber frame construction. There can be as much as 600,000 pounds of grain stored above this beam.
This is where the water enters the building to turn the water wheels

I added the mill and the millrace to OpenStreetMap.

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Wildwood Nature Walk

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