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Stainless Steel Sink
rubbed mine with half a lemon last night, as i had one to hand, and hate the sink, (always had a pot one before) but its come up fab. well worth a try.
Hey.... Lets keep Chickens..!
Apart from giving me all the eggs I can eat, and most of my neighbours..... My 9 girls......6 Blackrocks, 2 Rhode Island Reds and 1 Buff Orpington are good for the soul..... They are no real effort, and just about break even with the feed I buy. If you haven't tasted a creamy, orange yoked, firm white eggs.......... you…
Lemon Meringue Pie
i want a good recipe for one if any one has one. been fancying it for ages, but don't like the look of shop bought ones they always look too yellow. thanks.
Too Lazy/Tired to stuff a chicken
I was working all week-end.....my job entails me popping in and out. Came home Sunday about 11am.....I looked at the chicken and it looked at me, I knew I ought to stuff it, and I knew it expected to be stuffed. I thought of sausage meat, onion, breadcrumbs etc and decided.....sod it! Some of you might remember my rosemary…
Freeze fresh fruit/veg?
Can you freeze fresh fruit/vegetables, if so what ones and is there anything you have to do to them first? ;)
What oil is good to clean hair clippers?
What oil is good to clean hair clippers? ta Paul
Homemade Playdough
You will need: 1 cup plain flour half a cup of salt 2 tablespoons cream of tartar 1 cup of water with fod coulouring added Directions: Place all ingrediants in a large saucepan over a steady heat. Stir until it forms into a ball. Allow to cool. Knead until smooth. Store in a zip lock bag. You could make up small bags or…
help with mango glut please
I've just been given a mango. Now, I've only ever had one in a fruit salad. Does anyone have any recipe ideas - or is a fruit salad the best option? Thanks for your help. VickyA
Pressure cooker recipes / questions
MoneySavingExpert Insert September 2017 This discussion was started way back in 2004 but recipes are timeless. Do you have a pressure cooker recipe you could share? Join the Forum and share your recipes and pictures with other Old Style MoneySaving forum members. Back to nicki's original post... ---- My nan is having a…
Recipe bank
Dear all, shouldn't we have some sort of recipe bank where to store all these good recipes that everybody is posting? Hope it can be done, what do others think? Caterina
Remove a self-adhesive border?
I've already posted this on the 'In my home' board, but thought I'd try it here as well as you all seem to have such brilliant ideas... In my sons room there is a self-adhesive (vinyl)border on the wall that's been there for about five years. I want to redecorate the room but when I have tried to remove the border, it's…
chickpeas
have found a tin of chickpeas in my storage cupboard, heaven knows why I bought them, any ideas or recipes would be welcome.
Conversion for Home Baking
I have made cakes etc. for years but now the family have flown the nest I find cakes tend to go stale as it takes longer to eat them. I have thought of using my usual recipes and baking them in a loaf tin as they may stay fresher for longer. My only problem is that I have no idea of what size loaf tin to use for say an 8"…
Macaroni cheese
Tried a search but couldn't find anything for this, so apologize if already covered. I apologize for measurements. I never measure anything, (unless using my breadmaker) :-[ as I have mentioned in another thread! My Mum's Macaroni Cheese Enough for 3/4 Short cut macaroni, or any other pasta shapes, cooked as per packet…
free and legal tipping
the kids are starting to build a bonfire here ready for guy fawkes a bit early but they always do and end up with a biggy on the night so weve taken all our old junk up garden table rotted, chair the same, loads of old wood bags and bags of logs from when I killed the tree ;D my old bed and an arm chair i was going to…
make jam in your breadmaker
if you have a breadmaker now the plums are dirt cheap why not make a load of jam in it? this week Ive made jars and jars of plub jab ruhbarb jab (frozen out of farmfoods) and blackberry and apple jab (sorry but I have a cold) make sure you sterelise your jars or your jab will go mouldy I use the 99p baby stereliser fluid…
Rainbow Stores 2 for 1 offer
This topic has been moved to [link=http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=fiddly;action=display;num=1095520694;start=0]Shop but don't drop[/link] by cathy.
Homemade Garlic Bread
dont waste your cash on it simply melt some butter with crushed or chopped garlic in the microwave add a good pinch of oregano put it on the table and let everyone dip their bread in it lovely fattening but lovely
left over pasta??
Heat leftover pasta in a pan with some butter or olive oil and parmesan cheese...delicious side dish!
foods that dont freeze well at all
DON'T FREEZE WELL: --Greasy foods (they just become greasier) --Cake icings made with egg whites --Cream fillings and soft frostings --Pies made with custard or cream fillings --Fried foods (they tend to lose their crispness and become soggy) jam butties --Soft cheese, such as cream cheese (can become watery) --Mayonnaise…

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