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Freezing Lemons
hi i have been feeling run down lately so bought a bag of lemons to slice and drink in hot water every morning. my hands get sore and the juice irritates them,so can i slice them all in one go and freeze the slices ready to use one at a time? if yes,do i need to defrost them or just pour the boiling water straight on the…
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dead slug in a cauliflower
Feeling far too hungover yesterday to do a special dinner, we had one today. As I prepared our veg (bought off our market). I found a dead slug as I peeled back the green leaves from the cauli. Mr Spendless totally refused to eat the cauli-:rolleyes: and it's gone to next doors rabbits instead. What would you have done?
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cranberries - what do do with them?
PLease could anyone help, now christmas is over cranberries are half price and less everywhere, they are one of my favourite ingrediants and fruit, however bar freezing them or making them into jam/chutney does anyone know of a way of preserving them, either bottling them or drying them as I have no room in my freezer and…
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OS way of using old jeans?
Hiya, Today I went to put my fave jeans on, only to find they have a rapidly growing hole right on the backside!!! Usually I would cut them off into shorts when they get too natty, but seeing as the whole is in a more prominent aream I don't have that choice! So OS gurus - what can I do with them? Dont want to just chuck…
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Slow Cooker Q - please help
I have trawled through lots of the threads and even searched the big ol' 97 pager for this (whre I found the question posted by someone else but no one had answered), and haven't found it, so no lectures on looking please, I have and it's driving me barmy. I've even googled and not found it so either I'm totally useless or…
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Vote Please - Which SC I Just Cant Decide!
Please help me, Ive read up on slow cookers and everyone has been so helpful here. Ive narrowed it down to three, please help me choose. Please vote and tell me which one I should buy. 1 - Breville 4.5 Litre Stainless Steel 1 Pot Cooker £21.99 from Argos and I have a £10 gift card to use. Here 2 - Paul Rankin 5.5 litre…
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Any sewing machine recommendations?
I have finally had it with my old machine ( well it is about 30 years old) and just thrown it out in a fit of pique... It sure picks it's moments to play up and did it once too often today. What should have taken 10 mins took me nearly 3 hours! I need to replace it wth something easy(ish) to use and above all RELIABLE!! I…
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I would like a slowcooker but...
...I don't have a family to cook for. I live with 3 flatmates and they each have very different diets so sharing the cooking or food shopping is not an option. I am very tempted to get a slow cooker as have heard so many wonderful things about them from Old Style but one of the main problems is there isn't the room to have…
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Cleaning rust off tent poles
Does anyone know of a cheap OS way of getting rid of rust?My OH has bought a tent off Ebay and the poles are all rusty.
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ive just bought a breadmaker!
all i can say is woohoo! my house smells lovely! it is the morphy richards fastbake - tesco jan sale price of £39 am just baking my first fastbake loaf and it looks and smells wonderfull! will probably make loads of bread for family later and drive round essex handing them out lol. so now i have a breadmaker and a slow…
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Ideas for SC lamb and aubergine?
I guess I'd better start with a confession. Despite getting very excited about the arrival of my slow cooker before Christmas I haven't used it yet. I know, I know, not very OS - but I was going through a bit of a domestic crisis. Anyway, I'm at home today and have decided to get it out of the cupboard. I've got some diced…
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using every last bit of toothpaste
Just wondering if anyone else cuts open their tube of toothpaste when they can't get any more out of it? I've been doing this for a few years now & find there is usually enough left inside to see me through for up to a week more. I first did this when I ran out of toothpaste & realised I hadn't bought a new tube & being…
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Chinese curry sauce recipe?
I found a great recipe on here for Indian take away style curry sauce, but what about chinese takeaway curry sauce. I definately has a different taste and has less tomato. Has anyone any recipe suggestions please?
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Reheating HM Pies
As part of my continuing attempts to be frugal, I made a pie from the left over turkey (along with mushrooms and a tin of campbells mushroom soup), baked it on a metal pie plate and when cooled, put it into the freezer. OH asked last night if we could have the pie today (obviously the sight of the pie with it's golden…
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On The Bone Chicken & Slow Cookers?
Can anyone tell me please if i buy chicken on the bone and cook it in a slow cooker will it be tender enough to just fall off the bone? I hate / wont eat off the bone but the chicken portions are so much cheaper. Is there a way I can cook it in a slow cooker so that it does fall off? Any recipe ideas would be great too :)…
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Questions about passata/tinned tomatoes.
What do you prefer using when making pasta? Tinned tomatoes are really versatile as they can be used in loads of dishes but what about passata? How long does a jar of passata last once it has been opened? On the jar I opened today it says once opened use within 2 days but surely it will last longer? Made a few portions of…
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OS alternative to Fairy power spray
I'm looking for an OS alternative of how to get stubborn bits off food off pans/bowls. (before anyone suggests - not elbow grease!) I've been using the fairy spray (the one Ainsley Harriott advertises) but have run out now and i don;t intend on buying any. ...and before i get banned from the OS board for having fairy spray…
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Does it have to be strong flour/ BM flour in the BM????
I have spent hours searching but with so many threads on it can not get my question answered. I really need to get my shopping bill down and wondered about using value flour in the BM as the strong is so much more....anyone else tried this???
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Help for`newbies`
Hi It would be nice if some of the abbreviations could be explained in one hit. i.e. what is JGCT( Ihave guessed three out of 4 but again there is JPMST! I have searched all over the site but there is pockets of advice for ` signatures` which comes up but it isnt easy to find........... Also could I politely ask if people…
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Removing soot stains
Help! Hubby has just planted a sooty paw on eight day old cream fabric sofa. Any foolproof ways to remove stain...not hubby. Happy New Year.
