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What to do with left over Xmas / Christmas Pudding?
I hope you can help!! I have a rather large, Tesco finest xmas pud lying around. It's been lying around for the last 2 years or so actually :blushing: Question is, apart from heating it up and eating it (obviously) is there anything else I can do with it? It's use by date is then end of the month!! Thank you :happylove
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Breadmaking, sd252 owners - help!
We love the spiced fruit loaf from the Panasonic sd252 recipe book but I keep on missing the raisin beep. Several times now we have ended up with white bread with a small cinnamon ripple + loads of burnt fruit on the bottom!!! Anyone know what time the beep happens so I can set the cooker timer too?
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Any uses for 'past its best' yogurt?
Hi I have just found a big tub of virtually fat free natural yogurt at the back of the fridge with a use by date of 10 Feb! Should I throw it out or are there any 'safe' suggestions to use this? While I wait and hope for some ideas, I think I better start to sort out the shelves in my fridge... Thanks, Mup.
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my food processor was smoking!
I love my baking but am quite lazy & mix my cake mixtures in my food processor. Its had a good life as it was free with a catalogue promotion some years ago. So I need a new one & also want some recommendations. There are lots out there with attatchments, but are they any use. Also was just flicking through the Argos book…
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I Blame Old Style........!
I do. I really do. It's all the fault of being OS. Because if I wasn't OS, I would use tea bags in a mug like everyone else & wouldn't even own a teapot. . But nooooooo, I'm OS & therefore I use tea leaves in a teapot 'cos it's an OS way of eeking the tea out of fewer leaves, thereby costing less:idea:. Consquently I spent…
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Where Do I Start !!!!
hello everyone!!!! i really need some help!!! :wave: i decided to clear out my cupboards today, want to start on a fresh slate. i have never really thought about cheaper meals, but have made a start, i have trawled through all the thread on here for the last three hours!! :eek: and i am now more confused than when i…
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Help! Ideas for sauces without flour and butter ...
My husband has been put on a no-sugar/sugar substitute diet for medical reasons and must also steer clear of "bad fats". This means no cooking with white flour (or anything containing it), butter, marge, cream, etc. I'm OK with cooking most things from scratch, but am completely stumped for ideas for sauces. I've thought…
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Bloke wants to cook chilli without cheating!
:hello: everyone! :D Me again. :rolleyes: This week I'd like to cook a chilli, and there doesn't seem to be much info in the mega-indexed thread. :confused: I have made plenty before, with some degree of success, but always cheat and use this as a base: I'm getting brave now as the stew was so good: this time I'd like to…
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"Duckling" help me please!!!!
my dearest granddad has just announced he's got me a fresh whole duckling from his shopping expedition reduced to 99p. can someone tell me where i start with it and if its nice, can honestly say i've never fancied duck, duckling sounds worse somehow, but i can't let it go to waste. also, can i freeze it?? thanks, woas.
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Rice Crispies
Not exactly sure if this is the right place but can't see where else to put it... Anyway I have a 600g box of Rice Krispies and 4 year old son decided he doesnt like them any more. no-one else in the house does either so any ideas how to use them up? have already made a few dozen chocolate crispie cakes...getting a bit…
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high cholesterol
Any one got any favourite recipes to share. OH just been diagnosed with raised cholesterol so now I'm faced with the challenge of making more healthy meals. Thanks :heart:
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Fruit Trees.
I have a variety of fruit trees and they have been recently pruned. I would like to know what is the best spray for them to discourage fly etc?
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A nice Amaryllis….
In a local Christmas raffle one of my 25p tickets won an Amaryllis bulb and pot – hooray. :D How wonderful is that – hee hee. I planted the bulb in early January and placed the pot on the kitchen windowsill. As you can see from the photograph she has four really wonderful flowers. One is fully open and the others will be…
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£ 40.00 budget to feed 5! how?
Morning to everyone, hope anyone can help Got myself sorted to go shopping this morning and checked my account and lo and behold my wages have not been put in. :( So have been on phone to the boss to blast him but he hasnt answered his phone!! Anyway dilemma is now i still need to shop has i need baby milk and nappies, but…
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Old favourite: save 1 litre on every flush
I've said before but in the interests of Martins money saving book here's a save your pocket AND the environment tip! We all know its hard work to clean up water to drinking standard, so it seems very daft we flush it down the loo... So save a little water on every flush by taking an old plastic drinks bottle (500ml, 1…
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oooohhh you are Naughty!
Well! while browsing some of the older threads on OS today I think the valentine thingywotsit must have got me, coz I started seeing things from a slightly different perspective. See what you think about these thread titles :blushing: Cup Measures? (mind your own business!) How do i thicken up..... (If you need someone to…
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How to make CHEAP look EXPENSIVE! (merged)
Sorting through my wardrobe as per 'february is use up month' looking for different things to wear, it struck me that it might be fun to find out how old items of clothing are that are still regularly being worn. I have a thermal vest from Pippa Dee that must have come from one of their parties in the late 70's / early…
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secret recipes
Hi A while ago there was a thread that mentioned a website with secret recipes. I am wanting a chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe like Millies. Anyone any ideas? thanks Patch
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Does it have to be Clear Vinigar???
Just wanted to know as I seem to be able to get malt vinigar much cheaper and as we are all about money saving wanted to know if this would be ok instead??? Thanks in advance S x :happylove
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Old Style Book - What Do You Stash?
Hello - probably like most of us I've got a few sachets of hot choccy in the cupboard that have come into my possession after staying in hotels and a few spare packets of salt and pepper from the chippie etc - what 'thrifty' things do you hang on to when you're out? Just to start you off I was thinking salt, pepper, sugar,…
