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Is Old Style a Rose Tinted World?
Hello All I have a small confession to make....I don't "sell" old style to all & sundary:eek: . I'm actually quite picky who I talk to about the old style way of living & even more picky who I talk to about this forum (apart for anything else I post some personal stuff on here & wouldn't necessarily want someone I know…
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Announcement
Hi all ;) I haven't actually changed the layout of the collections sticky and indexes as yet but I thought I'd let you know that there's more than one way to navigate them. All of the Recipe Indexes are kept in a single thread. The various menu's allow readers to step to the particular index (such as Old Style >> Sweets)…
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Pongy Shoes
I need some help! I have a pair of suede mules, which I think are also suede lined. I've had them for a couple of years, and frankly, they stink! Apart from the smell they are in really good condition and I don't want to have to chuck them out. Anyone have any foolproof money saving tips for getting rid of the pong? TIA.…
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white wine recommendations please.
I would like to take a nice bottle of white wine to my friends party on Friday, and i would dearly love to be able to give them a lovely sweet bottle of white wine, but when-ever we buy a bottle it tastes bitter, and have yet to find a nice one. Latest advice is to keep away from anything French, and plump for either South…
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Getting a ring off my finger - help it' s stuck!
Any ideas? I always always always take my rings off before I go to bed, as I have excema and scratch my hands in my sleep... which makes them swell. So I now have my eternity ring stuck on my finger above my engagement ring (which isn't stuck) As I don't want to have it cut off and then have to pay to have it put back…
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yogurt
My friend's mum puts organic plain yogurt on her face every morning, lets it dry in for a few mins then washes off with warm water - she never never uses soap or anything else and her skin is amazing, she's nearly 60! Of course she also eats a daily portion with fresh fruit(organic)
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How do you make cornflake cakes?
Wonder if any of you know how to make cornflake cake, like we used to have at school. It used to have a pastry bottom with jam . Thanks in advance. Liz
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Rice ideas
Back again! Made far too much rice tonight so have lots left over. Does anyone have any quick ideas on how to use it maybe for a lunch dish to take to work? Thanks
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Another use for you kitchen tap
Yes there is, really. You may have seen stainless steel soap on sale to remove onion and garlic smells from your hands - well providing you are on your own, run your hands lovingly up and down you tap and it does the same job. Honest!
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Making pastry
Just don't seem able to get it right - either to dry or too wet - usually too dry. I add as much water as the recipes state, but it never seems to be enough, but if I add more it then seems to be too much even though I have only added a few drops. Where am I going wrong? Is there a foolproof method. It is annoying because…
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Recipes For Home Made Pasties
I wonder if anyone can help.? I'm thinking of making some hm pasties but i don't want to go to all the trouble of making them for them to be inedible (there's confidence for you). I'm not very good at pastry so i was thinking of buying that 'jus rol' short crust frozen stuff. I've got a pack of fresh minced…
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Fathers day gifts
Just realised it's Fathers Day on Sunday :eek: in true old style I guess everyone is really organised and has made/ encouraged the kids to make gifts. So, What have you made for your Dad/OH? My idea is to make my Dad a big mixture of cookies. Edit: Me and Rebob cross-posted so I'm merging mine with hers.
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Well I never knew that!
Organising my cookbooks today I came across one for my food processor (magimix) which I had never really openend.... and flicking through it found out that I could make my own cream in it, either single or whipping. If I had a pound for the number of times I wished I'd had cream for a recipe...... well I would be quite…
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Freezing Mashed Potato
hi i have a question I have used all my potatoes and mashed them and then froze them.Now what I did I used one slice (as i had put them in a try and cut them in slices) but when I defrosted one it was all full of water and tasted funny.Any suggestions to save the other ones please?Or to do something different next time?
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May we discuss Quilting?
Following on from the daily "what's going on" last week, I was set a challenge to get started on some quilting. I sorted through my needlework box and I found: - 4 squares of fabric, from 4" x 5" to 5" x 6", each with a border and a farm animal or 2 in the centre - a bag of wadding - various packets of ordinary sewing…
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slow cooker/lentils
Can anyone give me pointers on the best way to use lentils in a slow cooker please? I realise slow cookers dont have liquid evaporating but wondered if lentils would soak liquid up? Am sure you've all guessed from my question, I ain't a Domestic Goddess (yet!)!
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Buffet Ideas
I have a house full of guests coming over on Saturday during the day and I'm a useless cook! :eek: Can anyone give me any ideas on any easy buffet dishes that I can do for my guests? I will have the morning to prepare stuff but don't really want to have to cook whilst they are there - it always seems to go wrong if I'm…
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Making Jam in a Microwave
I was talking to some-one today and they said the quickest, cheapest and easiest way to make Jam is in a Microwave using Preserving or Pectin added sugar. Has anyone made it this way? I have searched the recipe link but can find only one recipe for Jam. I have loads of gooseberries and thought I could make gooseberry jam…
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sewing ideas for 14 yr daughter?
Hi all I am looking for little sewing projects for your daughter, who's keen to learn how to use the sewing machine. Ideally stuff that can be made from scraps of fabric or cut up garments from charity shop. We've been looking for free patterns online for toys of cats or dogs ( rather than cat or dog toys - the pets have…
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Helped needed
Hi everyone Just popped on quickly as I've had a small disaster tonight Done some washing and for the first time in my life have managed to dye some clothes pink due to an offending red item. They are my little boys clothes so don't want them to be pink. Is there any way to correct my error Cheers everyone Sarah
