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scuff marks on laminate floors or lino?
simple to remove use a pencil eraser :D
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heavy duty oven cleaner
For Heavy Duty Oven Cleaning Pour half a mug of ammonia mixed with half a mug of water into a bowl and place in warm oven. Leave for several hours – or overnight. Wipe clean with sponge, damp cloth or plastic net scrubber saves all that cash on Mr Muscle be careful of the fumes though wear a mask and ventilate the room…
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recipe ideas for a juicer? (merged)
Forgive me if this is on the wrong board :P I have just bought my first juicer today and would like to know if anyone has any good recipes they have tried, all contributions welcome! I look forward to trying them all, ;D
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Housework routine
Hi, Been thinking maybe I should get in a routine with my housework, you know dust one day, hoover one day etc. does anyone do this, or am i just sad to even think it!!!!!!! 160
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Great website for gardeners and recipes
I had this website recommended by someone who is interested in Permaculture and it seems very interesting. https://www.GardeningGuild.com Registration is free and gives access to a lot of stuff including some great wild food recipes, but to go more in depth you need to subscribe for £10 per year. I am not related to this…
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Kilner Jar Gaskets?
The freezer is now about full with blackberries and apples yet the wind brings more windfalls which need dealing with. In the old days we used Kilner Jars a couple of boxes of which still haven't been thrown out. The problem is I can't use them because I can't find or buy replacement gaskets to ensure a good seal or…
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reduce fat in baking
You can substitute up to 50% apple sauce or fruit puree in place of oil when you bake to reduce fat content, i.e. 8 oz fat or oil called in recipe, use 4 ounces of apple sauce ;D
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How do I get the inside of my microwave clean
something blew up in the micro last week and I didnt get round to cleaning it till last night :-[ :-[ no lemons in so I used a bowl of brown vinegar on high let it steam for a few mins then wiped out the mike with a cloth dipped in the vinegar. it came up spotless and smells of Nothing now. great ;D
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Cooking oil on carpet!
Anyone know a good way of getting a rather large olive oil stain out of a carpet? Haven't tried anything yet and unfortunately it's in the middle of the room so covering it up with furniture isn't really an option!!
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stains In plastic shower tray
Hi, as most of you know have moved, and the shower tray has yukky mark round plughole, is sort of yellowish? any ideas for getting it off, don't want to damage the plughule (is stainless steel i think, tray is white.)
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Slow Cooker - The Recipe Collection
Just bought a slow cooker, but the recipe booklet that accompanies it is rather complicated ('brown meat and veg before putting in the cooker') and I wanted to bung it all in a leave to cook. So does anyone know any easy (really easy) recipes or a book that gives easy recipes? Thank you.
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Budget for Xmas
Make a list of all the food items that you buy every Xmas, and that have a shelf life of longer than 15 weeks (that's right peeps 15 weeks and it'll all be over), buy one of these items each week with your weekly shop to cut down on the large bill just before Xmas :) Things with a shorter shelf life can be saved for weeks…
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Chocolate Beetroot Cake recipe
As promised, here's the recipe for chocolate beetroot cake: 30g cocoa powder 115g plain flour 1.5 tsp baking powder pinch of salt 170g caster sugar 240ml corn oil 1 tsp vanilla essence 3 whole eggs, beaten 125g (half a pack) of vacuum packed beetroot, pureed 90g plain dark choc, chopped into small pieces Sift cocoa, flour,…
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carpet cleaning
Hi all, Having just moved house, the carpets here are pretty filthy. I've got up the majority of the dirt stains up with white vinegar, but there are a few that just won't shift (particularly in the bathroom!). Any ideas on how to remove these stubborn stains please? Thanks. [purplesignup][/purplesignup]
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dettol and flash wipes
dont waste money on these cut a kitchen roll in half take out the tube and soak the towels in a dettol solution till its all soaked up then put in a plastic container your only going to use for that as it will take up the smell and youll never get rid of it same with flash wipes just make a flash solution and soak the…
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Cleaning bath sealant
Help! My flatmate recently decided to die her hair with shades of pink....only now, our once white bath sealant is now pink. >:( Does anyone have any ideas what I could use to get it back to it's original colour? I have tried bleach to no avail... Thanks in advance Jemma
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low fat/low carb/diabetic/vegetarian recipe site
I don't know if this'll come in handy for anyone, but I thought it was unusual to see ideas for special dietry needs, as well as everyday ones.
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Ingredient substitution
If you ever find yourself without a certain ingredient...try this site... INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTION
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Christmas (yes it will soon be here) Cake
i'm not sure whose recipe this is but someone gave it to me a few years ago. Christmas Cake - an unusual recipe 1 cup water 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 1 bottle whiskey 2 cups dried fruit 8 oz nuts lemon juice 1 cup sugar 4 large eggs 8 oz butter Sample the whiskey to check for quality. Take a large bowl. Check the…
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with the risk of sounding dumb?
after reading this board off i took my ickle self to asda in my search for white vinegar,well i find the isle where the vinegar products are and theres no sign of this white vinegar everyone goes on about,so i asked the nice lady where was the white vinegar and she hands me clear distilled malt vinegar???? :-/ so what im…
