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White Bed Linen
Well, it's more cotton than linen, but it's starting to yellow, particularly around the pillowcase area - and we do have pillow ticks which are spotless. I'm currently using Ariel non bio (but have switched to Tesco own non bio for grocery challenge) which normally brings my whites up quite well. But, is this where the…
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Parents (and others) help needed (URGENT)
Please see this http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=595257#post595257
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Pedestal tables
I have 2 of these chipboard things that were all the rage, ooh, 10+ yrs ago, but we can't find any table cloth covers for them. I have 2 very old ones that I can alternate in one room, but I'm using the smallest round table cloth I could find and a napkin on the other. Does anyone know of anywhere that you can get the…
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how do i clean a silver cup?
my daughter won one at school last year and now it has to go back but it is rather tarnished :o and i don't know how to clean it :o would rather not spend loads on silver cleaner if i can help it - would appreciate your advice :D
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Now & Then: JUNE
Is there one of these for June? :confused: Anyway, following on from some posts within these pages I checked out our washing machine. I didn't know that not only was there an "energy saving" button, but there was also a "time saving" one. So ... Then: Waited 1.5 hours for each wash to finish - longer for a tumble dry load…
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Freezing fruit
Hello all, I was having a read of a book I have about juices and smoothies, and was surprised to learn you can freeze fresh strawberries, raspberries etc to put into smoothies (blending them from frozen so no need for ice, also thickens the texture of the smoothie). This just never occurred to me and is so useful to know…
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Defrosting / Heating / Eating frozen food
Hi I am about to start trying to reduce the cost of my food shopping and have picked up some great tips from on here :D I have never cooked meals and frozen them because I am always concerned about the health implications of reheating things. Can you let me know how to safely reheat frozen meals? Do I let them defrost and…
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in grannys day
i am getting really lazy, and was wondering how our grannys managed with no washing machines etc.did they do things in order or go round peoples for coffee the old ladies at the lunch club i go to seem to have more energy than me.
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African supermarket
There's a little African supermarket just opened up down the road from me - it doesn't seem to have loads of stock yet but has a fair amount of sacks/packets of grains/cereal/pulses along with assorted other stuff. What should I be looking out for that might be moneysaving?
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Sainsbury's staff get the biggest bargains!
I just got back from Sainsbury's, I couldn't believe what I just saw :eek: The woman in front of me had loads of packs of chicken breasts, they're normally sold at £5.99 each or £7 for two packs - so if you pay full price the till rings up £5.99 + £5.99 - £4.98 = £7. However they were reduced to £1.50 each so the till…
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Flageolet beans - any good ideas?
My (French) husband goes on these little jaunts to Caen or Cherbourg every so often and comes back with a Renault Espace full of typical French fare for us to nosh. Unfortunately. he has a siege mentality which means that he always worries France will run out of things, so he comes back with eight tons of everything. As a…
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Corned beef Help
Not going shopping till wednesday and trying to use up what I have. I threw a tin of corned beef in the trolley the other week and OH was smirking saying he hadn't eaten this since university (20 years ago :eek: ) and what on earth was I going to do with it? In the only corned beef recipe I could find in the Squeak's…
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How do you dry mushrooms?
Just been reading the thread about growing your own Shi-take mushrooms and it got me thinking about having a go with a view to drying them. (I spend a fortune on dried wild mushrooms for St Delia's wild mushroom risotto!) Does anyone know how to go about drying mushrooms?? My local Tesco often sell off packs of wild…
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Parboiling & Freezing Broccoli
Just been to Tesco where loads of broccoli was on the bargain section, reduced to 20p a kilo! Well, I couldn't leave it on the shelf, and thought I'll make some Broccoli and Stilton soup with some of it, and will parboil and freeze the rest, so I can whip it out of the freezer and use it as and when required. So, can I do…
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URGENT! Debt ads on childrens TV channels
Your help needed Please see http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=590747#post590747
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Attention Galtizz
Your PM box is full :)
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Grocery Comparison Shopping Site....
Does anyone know if there is a grocery comparison shopping site whereby it lists all the items at the supermarket and tells you which shop is selling the cheapest own brand kitchen roll that week or toilet roll or cleaning products etc. Maybe there is something on this site but a search didn't throw anything up... can…
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I think someone drank my vinegar
I needed to decant it into something smaller than the gallon container it came in so temporarily decanted it into a Lambrini bottle. When I came to use some today it seemed to have gone down a lot further than I remembered. That must have come as a shock :D
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Composting.. can I put the hoover bag contents in the compost bin ?
Can anyone tell me is it OK to put the contents of the hoover bag into the compost bin for composting??? I've started to compost with avengence, especially since I now shred my newspapers in the shredder every day and add those too. Just wanted to know if I can empty the Dyson into it as well.? Thanks
