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Quandary regarding Milkman.
Just paid my Milkman and have been told cost of a pint going up by 2p to 42p. I get 2xpints per day of milk and a 1/2 big bag of spuds per fortnight. He doesn't deliver everyday so sometimes I have as much as six pints on my doorstep on Fri to cover the weekend. Now I did say to him the whole point of me using him was to…
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whipping cream question?
Hi hope you can help, I have just bought some double cream to whip for our dessert, and i was wondering if i whip it now and put it in the fridge will it still be firm in about 5 hours time. OH works late so I wanted to save him some pudding in the fridge rather than having to get the mixer out again. When I have made it…
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Are Waitrose Any Good?
My local supermarket Morrisons is closing on Jan 21st, they sold the store to Waitrose. The store is just a few hundred yards away from my house so the Waitrose is all i have for shopping. The nearest Tesco or Sainsburys to me is 4 miles away :mad: I don't drive, so i have no choice but to shop here :confused: I have heard…
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Fruit and Butter question
Hi, We usually buy our fruit at Tesco (along with everything else),but i find the quality and taste very dissapointing. Is the produce from Lidl or Aldi any better? as i have both stores in the area if it is any better. I also have a silly butter question. We use "Anchor spreadable",but are thinking of changing to "normal"…
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anyone use lanolin?
I need some to waterproof my sons new woollen pants that he will wear over his cloth nappies. Apart from the cloth nappy sellers on the web, does anyone know where else might sell lanolin (at a cheap price hopefully)? thanks
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Does anyone have this breadmaker ?
There's a breadmaker in the LX direct sale - I just wondered if any of you OS had this model (a Morphy Richards 48268) and if it was any good - I've wanted one for ages and this one is half price !
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Given a breadmaker, no spoon measures
it's a MR 48261, quite an old model I believe, but as I don't have access to a cooker & oven just now it's going to be lovely to have HM bread again, along with the HM soup from my SC :) anyway, it's got the measuring cup with it but the Tablespoon & teaspoon measure is missing. I've always hand made my bread, so it's…
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Soda crystals for cleaning - what did I do wrong?
Yesterday I tried using a weak diluted solution of soda crystals to clean my bathroom tiles and toilet. I made up the solution recommended on the pack (29g to 1 pint of hot water) but when the tiles and toilet dried, they were covered with white streaks and I had to go over them with a dry cloth. Is that normal or did I go…
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Recipes for sauces
Does anyone have any recipes for sauces such as pasta, bolognese etc? I tend to buy loads of Chicken Tonight or Dolmio bolognese etc and would like to make some of my own to save a few pennies. Would it be cheaper or would I be wasting my time? Thanks in advance :santa2:
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how do I make panini?
hello, Does anybody know how to make panins from scratch. Making own bread etc. Children are driving me mad asking for them. so I thought it might be cheaper to make your own. many thanks Jewlls xxx
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Jamie Oliver, What is Semolina Flour?
I was given the lovely Jamie Oliver Italian cook book for Christmas and have made the pizza bases already, they were very yummy by the way. The recipe did ask for semoilna flour if you had it, now I did have semolina that you use to make the pudding but I wasn't sure if this was what he meant, it isn't called flour on the…
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Quick question...
My chickpeas have been left out all night and all day as I've not been well... I cooked them last night, drained them and they have been sitting in a bowl with a plate covering them... will they be ok? :confused: I wanted to make some hummus and freeze the rest... Hope they'll be ok!
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Sausages recipes please!
...need some help with what to do with them please. Any easy recipes to follow would be great as I am a terrible cook at the best of times and don't often buy sausages as I think I will give myself food poisoning! If it helps I have some cheese, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, passata, sweetcorn, peppers, courgettes and…
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What are you growing in 2006
As it is nearly garden time again. Mine needs a good dig over and a lot of muck dug in to make it halfway decent. What do you intend to grow in yours. I hope this thread will stay in money saving OS. As growing your own veggies is very much a money saving OS. I also have access to a lot of extra space this year as my…
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Wilkinsons Seeds and Stuff
Growing season is almost upon us, popped into Wilkinsons today and they where starting to put out seeds and other gardening stuff All seeds buy one get one free (split into brands) this includes Wilkinsons own brand
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Casserole Dish question
I may sound dumb here, but are all Casserole Dishes flame proof? I mean can you put them over the hob on direct flame? You see i want to make Gino D'Acampo's Sausage, Bean and Olive Casserole that i saw him make on This Morning ITV :p It looked lovely and delicious. I printed out the recipe, but wanted to ask this question…
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Candied peel - I need some inspiration
I've got a (slightly out of date) pack of Sundora candied peel in my cupboard. The recipes on the box are italian panettone and bavarian stollen which both seem a bit long winded. Got any ideas? Thought about chopping a few bits up and adding them to a biscuit mix. Do you think it would work?
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Kiwi Fruit
I have 8 kiwi fruits sitting in my fruit bowl. Can I do anything more exciting with them apart from eating them as they are?
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I Know It's Late But...............
:hello: I know it's late but I just wanted to wish other OSers a very Happy New Year
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Sharpening knives
Does anyone know a cheap old style way of sharpening knives? I need to sharpen up a penknife. Thanks!
