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Grey laundry back to white - I've done it! (pure OS)
I've been trying to find a way to bring faded grey, unsightly, cotton underwear back to white. The batch I wanted to fix are all white with coloured patterns. The next plan is to tackle dh's pale pink underwear which is meant to be white! The tips on the mega index thread seem to suggest soda crystals (which I put in my…
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OS Diary, Wed 7 Feb 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 7 Feb 2007. 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…
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HM Crispy Pancakes
I know they're charva food, but hubby adores Birds Eye Crispy Pancakes. He's been pondering making them at home and so far we've come up with: make a normal pancake add filling, fold in half and seal with beaten egg coat outside in beaten egg and dip in breadcrumbs either grill or oven bake Would this work? Or has anybody…
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Smelly Shoe cupboard
Hello We have just moved into a new house which has a really useful understairs cupboard which fits all our shoes and boots and we can hand all of our coats up too. Trouble is, shoes/boots/trainers for five people can pong a bit, which is rather embarassuing when we offer use of the cupboard to visitors! Before I get used…
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Meal Plans WB 14th January 2007
Here we are again. Another week. Here is my meal plan. Sunday-Having a full Roast round friend’s house. Monday-HM Fish pie, Carrots and peas Tuesday-Lamb Stew and dumplings Wednesday-Toad in Hole, Mash, Carrots and cabbage Thursday-Shepards Pie, Cabbage and sweetcorn Friday-Egg and Chips Saturday-Chinese (sp)…
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Toffee sauce
A while ago I noticed Asda selling some kids snack packs consisting of apple slices and a toffee dipping sauce. It seems like a good idea for reluctant fruit eaters. Anyone got a copycat recipe for the dipping sauce? I was thinking along the lines of brown sugar, butter and evaporated milk, but I'm not very confidant about…
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Moulinex Masterchef 20: how to switch on?
I acquired a Moulinex food processor at the weekend. No instructions but otherwise very complete. I cannot get it to go. There is a button at the top left back which looks like an on/off control but it does not budge. I suspect it is prevented from working by a safety cut off device. Does anybody know what I have to do to…
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Homemade soap presents the easy way :)
As mentioned on an earlier thread I have found the measurements my book lists for making lavender soap: 100gr of unperfumed white soap - grated 5 tbsp water 3 tbsp lavender flowers - ground 1-2 drops of essential lavender oil 1 drop food colouring (optional) cardboard tubes (the book suggests disgarded cigar tubes... I'm…
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Cadburys drinking chocolate...what to do with it? 1kg of the stuff
I have a huge tub of this in the cupboard and apart form the obvious of a hot drink, I wouldn't mind using it up in cooking. Does anyone know of any recipes to add this to? If anyone has any idea of experimenting with it too, I don't mind having a go and letting you know what goes.
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Swimming with dyed hair......
I had my hair dyed last nite, bright red on top and black underneath. I am going swimming 2nite and am slightly worried about it either making my hair a funny colour or me dying the pool black! I have a swimming cap which isnt completely watertight, is there anything you suggest putting onto my hair before braving the…
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Something odd in the freezer........
................do you have any items in your freezer that you just don't know what to do with? Mine's rammed at the moment and I am trying to empty it - but one thing that has been there for ages is a lump of Tempeh. I bought this last year while on a health kick and it has been in the freezer for ages.:o I've never…
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Party food
It is my daughter's party on the 10th March and I want to get ahead of myself rather than panicking on the day. My idea is to basically have just the sandwiches to do on the day. So I was planning on making and freezing :- sausage rolls, pizza fingers, cakes, biscuits, mini quiches....... that's where I run out of ideas. I…
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Supermarket own brand guide
Picked up a really interesting book in the library today. ' Supermarket own brand guide', by Martin Isark. It tests about 2000 items and gives a rating for taste, value and quality. Includes facts on sugar, salt and fat content. It takes a well known brand eg Marmite and rates the supermarket's own brands against it for…
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Valentine's day problem
Hello, I rashly promised to cook dinner for my boyfriend on Valentine's day before it dawned on me that I wouldn't get home from college until after 9pm. He doesn't want 'any reheated stuff'. So I need something that's foolproof, tastes amazing, looks fantastic and can be made in about 20 minutes. Am I being a bit…
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what to do with my soup
I made some soup in the slow cooker overnight and took it to work for Lunch. When I got home I have put the Cooker Bowl in the Fridge, couldnt this morning as was still hot. How long do you think I can keep eating the Soup without worrying about it? Like keep in fridge and take to work for another 2-3days. would that be…
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Daily OS 06 February 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 06/02/07. 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…
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quiche
how long do you think i could keep a made from scratch then cooked cheese and bacon quiche in the fridge for?? am day off tomorrow so want to do some cooking for the meal planner but not sure if it will keep long enough. thanks
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Mouthwatering dish: Tuscan Chicken
So, here is a recipe for Tuscan Chicken, which I found recently among some old papers. Sounds complicated, but that's because I'm long winded. Ingredients 2 garlic cloves 1 sprig of fresh rosemary 1 lemon 1 tbsp black peppercorns 6 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin is best) Chicken 1.5-2 Kgs (3-4lb) 300g tomatoes 1 tbsp tomato…
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Cast iron skillet for £7.99!
I found a BIG cast iron skillet at TJ Hughes in Oldham for £7.99 Saturday! I'm so thrilled... most of the ones I've found in the UK have been the really expensive Le Crueset ones (£35 or so) and the ones for sale on the Aga cookshop site are similarly priced. I eventually ordered this one for £11.95 from Castinstyle…
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evening cookery classes - how does this sound to you?
A few years ago I used to teach an evening class, it was dinner party cookery and was a 'watch, taste and drink' class where I cooked and prattled on for 90 minutes, the class just watched, ate the results, drank a little wine and washed up. I gave up a while back but the money would come in handy again and I've been…