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  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
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    White vinegar I presume? :o Thank you, C xx
  • Justamum
    Justamum Posts: 4,727 Forumite
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    Skint_Catt wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me how to get my towels baby soft again? They could rip my skin at the moment! I don't use conditioner or have a tumble dryer.
    Thanks, C xx

    The only way I've ever found to get towels soft is to use a tumble drier. Vinegar doesn't do it.
  • tigerfeet2006
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    Thanks Justamum. Must admit I haven't tried the vinegar thing but I have seen it recomended on here quite a few times.

    I don't have a TD and live in a hard water area and don't use any fabric conditioner at all. When towels come out of the WM I give them a good shake and hang them up. Everything get hung on airers as I don't have a washing line. As I move things round the airer etc. I shake them again and before I fold them up to put them away I shake them out. Then when I get them out of the drawer I give them another shake. Don't seem to have any problems with scratchy towels.
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  • rosie383
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    I'm making dinner for my BIL who is over just for a week and want to make something nice that he usually wouldn't have. He eats North African food, so couscous etc , tagine type things always with a sauce.
    Tomorrow I want to do pan-fried salmon, poached eggs and potato rosti. My dilemma is....... what type of sauce can I make to go with it? My dh hates 'dry' dinners. Everything has to have a sauce and I never know what to make with this type of dinner. I don't want to buy anything extra so I have:
    Reduced fat creme fraiche
    tinned toms
    flour/ milk/ butter etc for maybe white sauce
    lemon juice
    Various bits and pieces of frozen herbs, veg.

    I MUST go to sleep now as I can hardly see straight! I will have a wee look in the morning and see what you geniuses have come up with!
    TIA
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  • Eenymeeny
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    Can anyone advise me where I can buy cinnamon sticks cheaply please? (Just paid £1.89 for 4 at H&B would be grateful for any cheaper than that please) Thanks a lot.:)
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  • notjustlaura
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    Eenymeeny wrote: »
    Can anyone advise me where I can buy cinnamon sticks cheaply please? (Just paid £1.89 for 4 at H&B would be grateful for any cheaper than that please) Thanks a lot.:)

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  • rosie383
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    Check out Asian grocers. You can get a bag of 300g for £2.29. There will be a big variation in depending what brand you get, but that is the price for the Fudco ones.
    I would buy the smallest pack that you need as it will lose some freshness after a few months in the cupboard.
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  • Eenymeeny
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    Thanks to both of you. I knew that someone here could help. OH has decided to drink an 'infusion of cinammon sticks, ginger and honey' (antivral apparently) recommended to him by an Indian gentleman. I wondered if he would be getting it cheaper than I could buy it so he's probably using the Asian supermarkets. Thanks again :)
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  • Florenceem
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    notjustlaura wrote: »
    £9.92 per 100g at Mr S.
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  • Savvy_Sue
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    pixiedust09 wrote: »
    Hi folks, daft question :o but can you get such a thing as a gadget for sliceing bread? I want to use my bread maker on a regular basis to save ££ but i'm absolutely useless at sliceing. :D
    tigerfeet2006 wrote: »
    Depends how technical you want to go.

    Non tech option http://www.lakeland.co.uk/13173/EvenSlice other than a bread knife

    Tech answer http://www.lakeland.co.uk/13665/My-Kitchen-Electric-Slicer
    If not too late, I think they USED to do an adjustable knife: it had a guide you screwed on at the side. Can't find it now, but it's like this. However, note that it doesn't work for left handers!!! So I'm forever finding the guide taken off.
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