I have wonderful memories of my mother bottling pears from the tree in our backyward. The thick treacly smells of sugar syrup boiling in pots, the kitchen counters covered in green pear peelings and my mother and father coddling warm mason jars filled with goodies for the winter. Inspired by these memories, I go looking […]
Simon Thibault
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Recipe for spicey bottled pears
Note: It is advisable to have more mason jars than listed when bottling. Pears vary in size and shape so it’s good to have more bottles than less. Ten one-litre mason jars is an estimate for this recipe. 12 lbs of pears, washed, cut and cored8 cups of water6 cups of sugar2 vanilla beans, seeds […]
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Cruising 101
In almost every town and city in the western world there are cruising areas. They can be well-known public landmarks or parks, or unobtrusive locations such as public toilets (AKA t-rooms). Cruising and cruising grounds came about as a way for queer men to meet other men in public settings—for predominately sexual purposes—without arousing too […]