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can anyone think of a craft use for old kid leather gloves?
I have quite a few antique/old kid gloves, they are VERY small sized and a bit grubby on the fingers (so can't really be sold as gloves) but because they are elbow length there is a good deal of butter-soft leather to do something with but I can't think what. I know that doll makers use the leather for shoes etc because…
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Using beads to make necklaces and bracelets
Hi I just discovered a new shop where I live and it sells lots of different kind of beads in different sizes and colours and shapes.Does anyone have any tips on how to start making bracelets and necklaces and earrings please?Or any website please?thanks for your help:confused:
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OS Wednesday 16th November
Morning everyone. Got my Money Diet book yesterday but it was snatched away from me and put away for christmas :mad: :confused: Im meeting with my GNVQ tutor today and i have to show that i can use internet forums and instant messaging so ill be taking a screen shot of my posts, be nice to me you lot ;) ;) :D :D I have to…
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How to be old style when there are only 2 of you
How can you be old style when there are only two of you? Most of the threads/posts seem to be aimed at families, how do couples adapt old style money saving tips to suit their needs?
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Help-new Bm Broken!!!!!!!!
Calling all BM owners- HELP ME PLEASE! I got a BM yesterday, Russell Hobbs Breadmaster from Argos which I think is great. I did a banana loaf last night that tasted fab and was going to do more tonight for the freezer. All going great until about 5 minutes into the cake cyclewhen the kneading blade stopped turning. The…
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Bread flour vs ordinary plain flour?
What's the difference? I know you are supposed to use strong flour for bread but just wondered if anyone knew what the difference was? :confused:
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Help - replacement for beef shin?
Hi all, I have a recipe for steak and kidney pudding, and it calls for beef shin. I can't find meat specifically labelled as shin, so wondered what i should use instead? Is any ol' stewing steak suitable? Thanks Gilly
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veggie sausage question
well this will prove what an undomestic goddess I am! I bought veggie sausages on 28th October best before 1st November and put them straight in the freezer compartment of my fridge. Can I take them out today defrost them in fridge and eat them tomorrow or will I die? Really clueless about freezing stuff. thank you…
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Baked Potatoes
Is there any difference in the normal potatoes you buy and the the 4 pack baked potatoes? Could you use normal potaoes for baked potatoes?
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Dauphinois Pototoes ??
Hi, I had Dauphinois Pototaes at a restaurant the other week and they were gorgeous. I want to recreate the receipe, does anyone know how to make it. I know it's potatoes, cheese, milk, but how much and what else? If anyone knows that would be great, I would like to make them tonight to go with some fab sauasages I have.…
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Cooking Whole Plaice?
I hope you can help. DH (bless him!) has bought a couple of whole plaice from Tesco because they were on offer. Unfortunately, the fishmonger was at lunch (!) so there was a butcher on the fish counter and apparently he can't skin or fillet or do anything else with a fish apart from put it in a bag, so I have got 2 whole…
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OS 'cookbook' for xmas pressie... what to include?
As I can't stretch to Delia's How to Cook or similar I want to make my own recipe book as a present. My brother lives on his own and eats absolute rubbish. He's said he'd like to know how to cook things but doesn't have a clue where to start (what do I do with a courgette/how to make scrambled egg type things). However, he…
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Making crisps!
Really really delicious. Someone mentioned making crisps from butternut squash, and it brought it right back to me, how my dad used to make potato crisps and how wonderful they were. It's a slightly....ummmm.eccentric recipe, but it does work..... Don't bother to peel the tatties, they are wonderful in their skins. Just…
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anyone NOT got a microwave? can you tell me how you manage pls? !
hi all. my microwave has blown up and i am broke so can't replace it just now- don't want to make debt worse !!! how on earth do you manage after 12 yrs of using one ? any help appreciated many thanks, louise
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Voucher to use - what shall I stock up on?
I'm off to search the mega thread for inspiration, but thought I'd pick your brains as well. Got £10 of a £30 shop at Tescos for next 2 weeks. We've stocked up the freezer using this for the last couple of weeks and now have a full freezer/tin cupboard. We only really need vegetables and a little bit of lamb, which won't…
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Just before I throw these out.....
Hi everyone..... can anyone give me any ideas what to do with a load of white grapes? Bought them as they were cheap and I thought I was being healthy.... but nobody in my house wants to eat them as it is toooooo cold. Can I use them for cooking? Any suggestions grapefully received :rotfl: . ... or they will get thown out…
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vinegar in shortcrust pastry?
Morning all I will be making my first batch of mince pies tomorrow and was thinking about my moms pastry. She used to make such lovely pastry that every christmas she would take in orders for local people and make up to 100 dozen pies in the week before Christmas. Of course back then i wasnt really interested and idiot…
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Does anyone buy frozen mince...
...or do they prefer to buy it fresh and freeze it themselves? Does it make a difference when cooking certain things? I bought some frozen mince a bit ago as I wanted to make spag bol and it was on BOGOF so thought it was a good price but I probably paid too much even though it was BOGOF! How much do you guys normally pay…
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Can I freeze cooked meat?
I have quite a lot of chicken and pork left over from today's roast, currently covered and in the fridge. Can I freeze it for use another time? Both meats were frozen when raw, then thoroughly defrosted and cooked this afternoon. Thanks, Nicola
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Fridge not working - help!
Just come back from a long weekend at the parents. Not only have I come down with a stinking cold but I've just discovered that the fridge has packed up. All the fresh food's gone off and will have to be chucked out :( As the fridge belongs to the landlord I'll have to wait a couple of days before it's fixed. Any OS ideas…
