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Displaying & protecting rosettes & certificates
Hi there, We occasionally go to dog shows and our dogs have won a few rosettes. I was just wondering if anyone has any ideas of how to display the rosettes and certificates without spending a fortune? Ideally I would want them encased to protect them, rather than, for example, pinned to a pinboard, so that they don't get…
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Friday 16th Sepember OS Daily
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Friday 16th September. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved…
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What's happened to my pan?
I have a Judge saute pan and the base has gone concave, it's no longer flat and rocks on the flat electric plate of my cooker. It seems like now only food in the very centre gets cooked, food on the outside of the pan barely sizzles I need to get a new pan but want to know what caused this so I don't write off another pan…
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Thursday 15th September OS daily
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 15th september. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved…
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Ripe Pear/apple recipes?
Hi, Was really impressed with ideas of what to do with ripe bananas, just made a choco-banana cake!!, Anyways any ideas on what to do with ripe apples/pears?. Thanks in advance :)
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Instructions for Soya Milk Machine
Hi there, if a kind user of the Yaoh Soya/Hemp/Nut Milk Machine can help me out, I'd be very grateful! Being a bit technically challenged and a bit of a Luddite doesn't help (e.g., still haven't got used to using a digital camera - keep putting it to my eye - I'm truly Old Style!). So if you have one of these machines I…
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Hazelnuts?
Hi I have searched the forum but the search facility hates me at the best of times:rolleyes: so forgive me if I have overlooked anyopnes most treasured recipie:o I have been given a big bowl full of fresh hazlenuts from someones garden. Now, apart from eating them as plain nuts:rolleyes2, what can I do with them? The only…
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Washing a cuddly toy
I should probably lie and say I'm posting this on behalf of the small child I don't have, but this is about a cuddly toy that hubby bought me a few years ago and I'm very attached to. :o So attached that it gets cuddled every night and is now a bit grubby. My mum used to put my teddy bears in the washing machine when I was…
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The zip on my jeans keeps coming down - help, please!
Hi, I have 2 pairs of identical jeans and the zips on them just won't stay up! :o They are a year or so old and this has just started to happen. I fasten them up and then a moment or so later the zip comes undone. I really would appreciate some ideas on this as I don't want to throw them away. Thanks!
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inheriting shares from abroad
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BBQ Briquettes and local producers
Hi all, hope Bank Holiday is going well. Ok I know its nearly autumn but i've just bought myself a BBQ! I started looking around for briquettes and found out that most are imported from abroad, often using wood from forests that are not being replaced. It seems large areas of forests are being lost every year for our…
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OS Daily Wednesday 14th Sept
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 14th September. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved…
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How do you stew your apples??
Just been given 5 from my next door neighbour & wandering how you do yours. I'll keep it in the freezer till winter time!
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Old Style Daily Thread for Friday 9th September 2011
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Friday 9th September 2011. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved…
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What can I do with out of date Peppermint tea bags?
just found a box at the back of my cupboard - nearly 2 years out of date! :o Before I throw them out, just wondered if there was anything I could use them for - in the garden/allotment or a home made beauty treatment? Thanks!
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Dividing up a saucepan?
I was looking at a recipe page in a WW2 magazine, and it had a way of fuel saving by putting 3 jars in a saucepan of water - one jar had a meat stew in, the other one veg, and the 3rd with a rolypoly pudding. This way you could cook the lot all at the same time with only one hob on. Has anyone tried doing this before? I've…
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Mending linen?
I did something very stupid this morning: while cutting a label out of my new fine linen trousers (half price in a sale :money: ;) ) I caught the point of the scissors in the fabric and made a hole. :mad::mad::mad: The hole's very small and hard to see, but I'm worried it's going to fray and leave me with a much bigger…
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Magic Sauce
Found this site last night http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/magic-sauce-recipe.html and this recipe for Magic Sauce, so made some up this morning and will be giving it a try in a couple of days. Thought i would share it and hope a few of you give it a try:p
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Help where can I buy waxed jam papers + covers
Can anyone tell me where I can buy the waxed jam papers and covers from please? My OH and I went for a walk yesterday and came back with 8lbs blackberries! So jam making is in progress but I cannot find my covers from a few years back and couldn't find them in ASDA'S. Can you make your own from greaseproof paper/baking…
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Not so old style
Just saw this article and it really left me with bitter taste on how far we still have to go :( Trying to instill this forum principles to my young ones is a tough job but I am hanging there as I think long term.