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candle making
There must be someone out there that knows the answer to this one...... I've got several large ornimental candles, one of which is shaped like a vase, the idea being that as it melts it creates a hollow and looks all glowy and lovely ......well it did but then I forgot to tip the wax out one evening and it set hard and…
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Help with Pressing Flowers?
Can anyone tell me how to 'press' a flower, without a kit please? My son got married yesterday and I would like to press his buttonhole and one from brides bouquet (both Roses), as keepsakes. I know you can buy flower presses, but as I didn't and they are already showing signs of wilting.......................... does…
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Neutralising Bin Odours
In our new flat our kitchen is just an area off our living room with a big arch between the two and we're finding that smells from any waste food in the bin is making the living room and then the whole flat smell bad. No garden so can't put vegetable peelings etc in a compost bin and we don't waste lots of food but there's…
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Quick Question-Cooked Rotisserie Chickens???
Hi Bought 2 rottisserie cooked chickens yesterday morning. Ate some in sarnies and with rice last night and was using the rest towards the roast dinner today. Have just noticed that the chickens should be eaten within 2 hrs :confused: is this correct? I have kept in fridge and still tastes fine-would you eat it? One is…
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christmas recipes, mince pies etc. please
i would like some receipes for puds and pies and cake for christmas. i have my nanas receipe but some of the amounts are missing and she is not here to ask.
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Margerine in a sponge
I picked up a sponge recipe from the Be Ro site with no margerine in it, just caster sugar - eggs - flour. Every other recipe I've seen has margerine. Does anybody know why? What does marg do? I'm asking because a sponge is cheaper and a lot lower calorie without the marg, so I can't see the point. Regards X
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potted herb garden as christmas pressie
Not sure if this should be on the DIY and home thread but here goes.. I would love to make a windowsill herb garden for my Mum for Christmas, but I'm not sure if this is the right time of year to be germinating and planting seeds? Does it make any difference if I'm doing it indoors? Anyone had any experience of this? I'm…
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too many avocados! help!
Glut alert! I got these bought for me today - 7! I have eaten one, I don't care about the fat or the calorie content cos I know its all good stuff and I have been off my food anyway, can I freeze guacamole, or is there something else other than eating them on toast with salt and pepper, or scopung them out of the skin with…
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Freezing cabbage
It's unlikely I'll need to use the whole savoy cabbage in my fridge, so can I shred it then freeze it? Should I blanch it before freezing? I hate wasting veg ;) Nicola
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Clootie Dumpling
Got these recipes from Dad yesterday, both recipes are my Mum's, one is traditional, the other is a microwave recipe. Can vouch for the tastiness of both methods, as she now uses vegetarian suet always, so that I can have some. However normal suet is just as fine, so long as you are not feeding vegetarians! Traditional…
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baby toys
I have been given some soft baby toys from a friend which are in need of a clean. Can you suggest the best way of cleaning they as my little one whats to put them straight in her mouth.
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Help! What to do with fresh Mussels?
Hiya all! If anybody can help me, as I would like to eat these fresh mussels I have bought today for dinner tonight. Just a question: How do I prepare them? I heard long time ago that You are suppose to leave them in a pan of cold water and wait for them to open up but how log does it take? And when I do decide to cook…
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Stretching leather shoes?
I need to stretch a pair of shoes, but can't afford to buy special stuff so is there an OS way? They are leather uppers but lined with synthetic. I am a 5 1/2 which no-one sells any more, and these are a 5 so only just too small. Sadly a 6 is always too big! Any ideas?
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dog pee!!
hi there os moneysavers Can anyone tell me whats the best way to get rid of dog pee smells out of carpets! Just discovered my 11 mth old shih tzu who is supposed to be house trained has a certain little "relief" area in the spare room !! Have tried usual disinfectants but still smelly! Any help much appreciated.
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Can I freeze par boiled spuds ready for roasting?
Hi OSers after reading lots of OS posts and discovering Lidl, I bought a big sack of spuds £1.09 and I wondered if I par boiled them could I freeze them ready to make roasters? Thanks in advance Fluffyscruffy
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Substituting easy bake yeast for normal yeast
I've finally got a breaadmaker! :T Really excited and got DH to buy me some yeast. The only problem is that we now have four tins on normal, handbake dry yeast, and not the easybake recommended for breadmakers. I made a loaf last night anyway, and it has risen perfectly, tastes great but smells a tad yeasty. So, does…
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Making organic yogurt...
Hi everyone I have learnt from this site so many things and so I am sure someone will know the answer !!! If I want to make organic yogurt in my Easiyo maker, how will I make the yogurt thick as I can not find organic milk powder anywhere. I want to use Yeo Valley as the starter, have organic milk and now I am stuck ?!…
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Preserved Lemons
Strange question for you - I have a recipe for preserved lemons which I know are used alot in morrocan cooking - but can they be used in anything else ? I wanted to make a jar for a prezzie but they would probably only get as far as a G&T - are they suitable for that kind of use ?
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Black Bag Nights
I've mentioned this idea before in other threads and other boards, but it seems like it belongs here in Old Style :) A couple of years ago my friend started what our group now calls 'Black Bag Night' - the idea is fairly simple. You set aside a night for a group of people to meet at someone's house. Everybody collects…
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3 to tea help
I've invited triplets to tea. Just looked in freezer and nothing in. Gas hob has broken so can only use cooker or grill. Any suggestions will need to be either cold or can be microwaved or put in oven.
