Marmalade advice

[helli]

Ha true!

Though I do have half a sci-fi idea about a story revolving around intrepid space explorers searching fragmented historic records and archaeology of a desolate dead planet, seeking hugely valuable buried seams rich in vital compounds and elements which are incredibly rare, valuable, and hard to find anywhere else as they’ve all been used and burned up. And in the end it turns out they are looking for landfill sites on earth, with all the stuff we’ve thrown away, and the lithium, gold, oils, ferrous oxides, cellulose, and polymers they contain

This reminded me of the "Smithsonian Barbie" from about 20 years ago

Smithsonian Barbie

The Smithsonian's humorous rejection letter sent in response to an amateur paleontologist's submission of a Malibu Barbie head. Real or not?

www.snopes.com

 

[Drummer]

Very interesting! From what you describe, your dump's probably about 1920. Do the meat paste and cosmetic cream lids have transfers on, like this one?

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The designs are simpler than that. Our house is very late Victorian - I must have a look around for the box of things I dug up. I have a half pint milk bottle somewhere in the kitchen.