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Archives for April 2005

Organic - Price Prohibitive?
I decided to try going organic as I was in the counties capital for organic produce yesterday (it has Britains first 100% organic cafe). Toddled along to the market and picked out a lettuce, some rocket, a couple of chilis and some celeriac. It came to nearly £6!! So I'm sorry but trying to feed 5 people at those prices is…
Saving Water - Tips
More and more people these days have a water meter fitted so I thought a post about being thrifty with regard to water usage might be helpful. This is not intended to be a thread discussing "should I or shouldn't I?" or sources or suppliers - just water saving Old Style. Hardly anyone on the planet has failed to hear the…
stocking up while it's cheap, how much have you got?
When the supermarkets offer bogofs and 3fers it would be rude not to take them wouldn't it? That's why I currently have 6 months worth of shower gel, 12 months of washing powder tablets and I'm just coming to the end of 4 months worth of dishwasher tablets. If you have the space to store these little bonuses and they are…
How do I
Tell whos thanked me? Ive thanked people myself in the past as your all super people who like myself must very much enjoy helping people. Im just wondering whos thanked me. Hope you all have a great bank holiday weekend. Ive got to work and were going to be busy. But for all those who are off. Have a great time!
Sandwiches are Money Saving too.
And often better for you than a bought lunch. Although the thread this post links to is for packed lunches for schoolkids it's full of good ideas - and after all, you don't stop eating sandwiches just because you're over ten. So if you're running out of ideas for healthy packed lunches then by all means go to this link in…
Menu Planner
I saw a post a week or so ago where someone posted a menu planner from organised home. I can't find it now at all. THe site just seems to search and links. Can anyone help?
Thrifty Relaxation Tips
Soooo.. its bank holiday weekend (from 5:30pm for me) woo woo! and I am exhausted - been burning the candle at both ends with full time job and part time job - generally feeling a bit weary and pale and my feet hurt (get out the violins winge winge etc). Got to resist the temptation to drop by boots on my way home and buy…
dry cleaning
i have two dresses that are 'dry clean only', but being the skinflint...sorry, thrifty :D person that i am, i dont really want to pay to have to cleaned for me. does anyone know any of the tricks of the trade? i am quite prepared to clean them by hand if that is what it takes, just not sure if that would damage the…
May: Pin Money Savings Challenge
Pin Money Savings Challenge Details (PMS Challenge) This is going to be our "Pin Money Challenge" - a very old style way of money 'saving'. The old adage: "Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves" is as true today as ever it's been and so has the old style idea of "Pin Money" (tucking away…
Mending saucepans
I have some Prestige saucepans from about 1989. These are still in good condition but their handles need replacing. I contacted the company and asked them to send their brochure of pre-1997 handles. The brochure (photocopied paper) had one handle that looked vaguely OK but doesn't really fit. Does anyone know where to…
old biscuit recipe
Many years ago I made batches of biscuits that I got from a porrige oats box. They were a nice chewy texture. I have tried a more recent recipe and they were nothing like the old faves. Anyone have any ideas ....... Main ingrediants (from memory).....sugar, marg and syrup (melted) mix in oats four, ginger(?) other spice?…
Keeping opened Pop fizzy
I found this out by accident. On friday opened a bottle of 19p cola (used for a mixer)and then got invited out for a meal on saturday so did not have any more. On tuesday said to hubby want some cola with you tea. Ok. Poured it out and was still really fizzy. Only reason I can see is that I laid it on its side in the…
Corned Beef Hash
Is tonite's offering. Anyone else use this as Money Saving Old Style standby? Delia has a recipe, so it must be OK ;)
Save Money On Cleaning Products
[I discovered a great site to help with general household cleaning with great tips and formulas to replace the expensive cleaning products on the supermarket shelves. The site is free. http://organisedhome.com/
Rose water
I LOVE the smell of roses :) I am looking to buy some rose water for various jobs around the house - in particular, using in my iron and on laundry/bedlinen. I am sure this used to be available in boots, and wasn't expensive, but I can't find it anywhere. (Oh, ok I found it in one place for an extortionate price!…
where to find BORAX
Borax was used as a very effective cleaning product for baths etc. However I can't seem to get it anywhere. Tips please
Dishwasher tips and questions
Yes, I know, water usage... but I worked it out that if I hand washed and rinsed every day I'd use almost as much water as a weekly D/W run would - and I plan the usage of my pots and pans to allow this just as much as I plan the recipes I cook in them. There's the electricity too - but since the D/W uses water hotter than…
Freezing stuff
Could anyone help me with how to freeze things I have cooked? I'm not sure what containers to use and how do I defrost it and cook it when I want it? I have seen 'freezer to microwave' tubs but what if I want to cook it in the oven? Can I freeze things in my dishes? THanks for anyones help.
Perfect Crumble Topping?
Can anyone give me a recipe for a good crumble topping please. I make them all the time, but they are either to floury or to buttery. Whoever said practice makes perfect? LL
Bathroom sink starting to whiff
:( Over the past few days I have noticed my bathroom sink has been a tad whiffy, its not too bad yet, but i'd prefer not to get to that stage. Its not overly used, I live by myself and its cleaned regularly. I've tried leaving bleach round the sink to filter down over night on a couple of occassions, but within half an…

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