BTW curdling milk is essential if you want to make cheese (though I think
most people there just use rennet - or a piece of goat's stomach).
UPDATE on #%*&~@ squirrels - it seems that the damage in this case was
caused, not by a squirrel, but by Squeekie, my Bill the Cat look-alike who
hangs out in the back yard. She has been corrupted. She already had her
vices and mental problems, but it seems she has now taken up munching
dirt. She gets dirt all over her drooling jowls, then washes it down with
a nice drink, and in doing so, fills her water dish with dirt (and you
can't wash down your next mouthful of dirt with dirty water, after all,
right?). So she paws through the plants to get to the water in the trays.
I found this out after putting 6 mousetraps around and on the pots - last
night three were sprung and the cat was acting wierd. I think she may
learn though - and if the squirrels associate the plants with sudden loud
noises and possible pain, they might stay away too. *crosses fingers*.
Otherwise, it's cage city.