She just scored an X on the bottom, dropped them in boiling water for exactly 45 seconds, and the skins slid right off, which saved me hours last summer.
I was at a book show in Portland last month and got to handle a ledger from the 1820s. The guy running the booth pointed out the original linen sewing was still holding strong, while the leather spine had cracked. He said, "The thread outlives the skin by a century." I looked it up later and found a study showing linen fiber loses less than 10% of its strength over 100 years. Now I'm switching my personal projects to linen. Has anyone else made the switch and noticed a difference in how the book opens?
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My great aunt's vinegar pie recipe from 1952 is a total family fight starter
My grandpa's mystery meat jello still haunts me.
Hot take: My sourdough starter is way stronger since I switched from tap to filtered water.
Try using bottled water for a week to see if it helps.