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Any tips for cheap market produce?
Hi All, As its my first "budegting" month theOS way I have decided to go and try out our local market. My neightbour says its cheaper so I'll give it a go. For all you market buyers out there when is the best time to get is cheapest?? Is it just before closing or will all the good bits have gone by then? Also, if they have…
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Which species of squash?
I got my organic box tonight with these lovely looking, and what I presume to be, squashes in it! Can anyone tell me what variety they are please, and do I treat them the same as butternut squash and pumpkins? ... i.e. roast, soup or stew etc? :confused: Cheers :D
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Help with pickled onions please
Hi I have just been to tesco and they have small onions for pickling on BOGOF so i had a great idea to do some pickled onions but when i got home i realised i am not sure how to do them (please dont laugh i'm sure its simple) i have the following ingredients; 4 bags about 500g each of onions 3 large jars of Sarsons white…
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Removing Plasticine stains from a carpet
My 3 year old has just dragged some Plasticine across a light coloured carpet leaving a nice blue stain. Does anyone have any suggetions as to how to remove it ? Thanks....
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bootie pattern
i have looked on google but can only find knitting/crochet patterns,( i did find one but was for a tiny baby) i need one for fabrics for a baby about 6-9 mths. thanks for any help.
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Help! How do I store potatoes?
There was an awful smell in my pantry this morning which I traced to a disgusting potato. I keep my spuds at the moment in a plastic stacker box type thing with lots of holes in the sides, in the pantry. They dont last long before they go sprouty and mouldy. Where am I going wrong? Would they be better stored in the light…
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Italian meatball soup
I'm sitting here eating Pret a Manger's Italian meatball soup as I type (I know, I know.......all I can say in my defence is that I've been out of the house between 6.20am and 7.30pm or later every day this week and the slow cooker's not arrived yet!) It tastes fantastic. The main ingredients are meat and a thick…
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OS Cleaner
Feeling a little bit nervous because this is my first thread so I hope you will be gentle on me and I hope I get some responses :) I am thinking about getting a cleaner but would want to make sure they follow my standards as far as old style goes. I am reluctant to use an agency as they all seem to be very expensive and…
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Is it safe to refreeze once frozen meat?
Hello everyone. I'm not sure what to do about this mince. I bought Marks & Spencer best fresh steak mince and froze it until I wanted to use it. I have now defrosted it (in the fridge overnight) and made shepherd's pie. Now I want to freeze an extra shepherd's pie and I'm not sure if it will be safe to do this. The meat is…
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Where to buy cheap fish?
Another ? :o Have decided to buy fresh fish to make my own fish fingers/nuggets for the kids. Got some at tesco the other day and it was £3.34 for one fillet which made about 25 bite sized nuggets. This seems expensive to me but then again I have never bought fish this way so it might be quite normal. Can anyone enlighten…
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Pork roasting joint
Hi y'all, Passing Sainsburys at closing time this evening I found a nice piece of pork reduced from £4 to £2, which is now safe in my freezer. First thought was "I'm sure my slow cooker will like it" but upon searching the slow cooker thread, I found that there are no appropriate recipes - they're all for chops, ribs,…
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Mildew - its on marguerites curtains..
How can my friend marguerite get the mildew off her bathroom curtains,? to make matters worse they are patterned so bleach isn't an option.... I thought there was something you could put on them like lemon juice and salt or similar?? Any help appreciated.
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Reheating advice
Hi, not very savvy about reheating, but made a huge tuna pasta bake tonight and there are 2 good size portions left. What is the best way to reheat to avoid drying it out totally and also to ensure no food poisoning nasties? Thanks.
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Fresh Root Ginger
I bought a bargain bag of ginger for 10p today. There's stacks and I don't know what to do with it, can anyone help? Husband suggested ginger beer : has anyone here made it? Other thoughts are ginger cake. I've only used it for curries before and that doesn't take much. I've made gingerbread men before with the dried stuff…
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Help! Leaky Wellies!
I know it sound like a strange question but....has anyone got any ideas how to repair an almost new pair of leaky wellies? They have both spilt on the seam where the boot creases as you walk so it would have to be a durable solution. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Please help keep my feet dry! Thanks!!!
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1st ever shop... And doing it OS!
I'm new to MSE and OS, and also I have just moved out of home and in with my boyfriend. This weekend I am going to do my first ever PROPER weekly shop and I'd like it to be OS and not MEGA expensive. Do any of you worldly wise old stylers have any hints and tips for a successful shop? I'm dreading it..... and especially…
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Melamine countertop cleaning advice
Any ideas on what can get rid of stains on a white melamine kitchen countertop. Thought it was just a coffe stain but if it is, it's one hell of a stubborn g!t. Also what's good for toilet descaling, seen somewhere that borax + lemon juice works! Barry
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Flavours For Natural Yoghurt
Hi, I like Muller Light yogurts but being nearly 40p each they aren't very old style! I was wondering if I could flavour natural yoghurt and how it would taste? One flavouring I can think of is Vanilla, another would be to puree some fruit and add that. Dose anyone have anymore ideas? Thanks, Dawn
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Fabo Website
Not sure if you lot have seen this one www.care2.com But you can get oodles of recipes, tips on going green and can help charities free on here. It is an American site, but I love it
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Burnt Saucepan!
Please help a useless woman who has burnt the bottom of her saucepan with stewed apple for a toddler who wouldn't stop shouting long enough for me to turn the b#~**=y thing off. How can I get it clean?
