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Washing up liquid
I used this trick when I was skint. If you either get that cheap washing up liquid, the stuff that's very thin, or get some of the branded stuff and dilute it half and half with water, you can thicken it right back up by adding table salt so it lasts twice as long. Weird but true. Just don't use it for cleaning the car -…
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the whistleblower undercover in supermarkets
juswt heard on the wright stuff that there is a programme on tonight on bbc1 called the whistle blower... where an undercover reporter went to work in sainsburys and tescos.... and what went on at the meat counters..... like ..re-dating out of date meat....re- cutting a piece of meat to take the bad bits off etc.. looks…
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Alternative use for body pouffe
So pleased with myself I just had to share it. I had one of those body pouffe's you use in the shower that was starting to come unravelled. So I unravelled it all, tied a knot in the bottom and stuffed all my boy's bath toys into it.:T I just need to find a way of fixing it over the shower head and it will be a great way…
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Breadmaker + vitamins?
Hello, Last month I got a breadmaker from freecycle and found it to be excellent, I havent bought any shop bread since, I was just wondering if it was possible to add and vitamins to the mix as my daughter loves bread but otherwise isn't a great eater, especially fruit and veg wise so I thought I could get her vitamins…
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What am I missing
Everyone on this board seems to rate slow cookers, can someone please tell me why there so good. Never used or known anyone in the family with one but might be tempted if the reasons were good :beer:
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New look MSE.com
Hopefully launching next week. Take a sneeky peek Martin
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OS DAILY WEDS 23rd MAY
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in,…
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Breadmaker confusion
I've just been researching breadmakers, and the Panasonic SD253 and Morphy Richards Fastbake appear to be bringing up exactly the same details on Amazon.co.uk :confused: Are they in fact the same product?
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Dry Cleaning Dilemma
I have a lovely dress - but it's linen, with a Polyester lining. The label says dry clean only. Is it safe to hand wash? Any advice would be really appreciated. Thank you
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Where am I going wrong? (Yeast dough)
I'm not useless in the kitchen, I'm really not. But when it comes to baking any sort of delicacy that requires a yeast based dough, it all goes horribly wrong. I'd love to make croissants, pains aux chocolat and butteries/rowies from time to time as a special treat, but I just can't. It all goes horribly wrong and ends up…
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Help! Need Sarnies ideas for lunches
Hello OS people, I havent been on here for a while! so Hello and big hugs to everyone!!:j :p I was wondering if anyone had any idea on how to make nice and healthy sarnies. Not just the usual ham & cheese thing, or cheese and mayo or tuna sweetcorn mayo. I am now sick of it! What is the best or your favourite sarnie to…
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OS Aeroplane food?
Hi OSrs Can you help me plan my airplane food for tommorrow night? The trouble is I have to get it ready tonight and we don't fly until tomorrow night (but Im working all day and heading straight to airport from work). On this occasion I don't mind including pre-packaged stuff etc. The in flight meals were supposed to be…
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got a mouldy caravan help!!!!!
HI Has anyone here got a touring caravan? Basically, we put it away last august for the winter and we went up last night to check it out before we go away Friday..and oh dear what a mess It smelt soooo musty and theres mould grown everywhere poss!! Probably because we cant ventilate it any way. Any suggestions what to do…
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School fete bestseller...
The year before last I was a bit annoyed to see how the homemade cakes had been priced at the school fete: basically it was all on looks which meant that shop bought cakes who probably didn't taste as nice were more expensive, and I suspect some barely covred the costs of ingredients. Whilst I appreciate that they have to…
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What has happened to people cooking!
I went to Mr T's this lunch time to buy fruit for the office and a few bits for me (juice, puffpastry and cat food lol) and as I was stood in the queue waiting to pay I looked round like I always do and found in front of me was a lady of the "ration" generation (sorry if that offends anyone... just mean that she certainly…
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OS Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in,…
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advice for a cheap but tasty alcoholic punch
Having a fireworks party tomorrow and thinking of using the 10 year old punch bowl for the first time... I have searched on here and can not find a thread apart from cider ones that tell you how to make it. Any ideas?
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Cleaning Taps
What's the best way to clean up taps? Our bathroom suite has "brass" coloured taps which are looking a little worse for wear, but instead of paying out for new ones what's the best thing to clean them with to try and shine them up a bit ? Also, what's the best thing for getting rid of stains on stainless steel ? It looks…
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are you losing faith in the food industry ?
hope the mods dont mind me posting this... but i thought it would be nice to hear peoples views and opinions... and maybe solutions...if not please delete.. with the latest food/ animal disease to happen ..with bernard mathews......to add to the long list of things that have happend over the last few years..... within the…
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no bicarb!
I did a silly thing. I was cleaning with bicarb yesterday and got water in my bicarb tub, it's all gone now! The problem comes here: i am now short of 1tsp bicarb for my cake. It calls for 2tsp baking powder and 1tsp bicarb. Should I just chuck in an extra tsp of baking powder? thanks!