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Wacky uses for everyday items
http://www.wackyuses.com/uses.html Know of any good books or web sites like this? :rotfl:
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Getting Rid Of Fungi O/s
hi i have noticed that i have got some fungi by a water drain pipe thats coming off the garage roof. i thought it was leaves until i tried picking it up its shaped like a leaf and a yellow/brown colour. anybody got any ideas how to get rid of it? thanks
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save money on perms ar just for a change
Please move to appropriate board if posted incorrectly My daughter has beautiful hair that is straight as a dye(sp) once a week or so she gets fed up with it being straight. I have to sit for hours with the curling tongs manually curling her hair, it must cost a fortune in electric. Whilst telling my nan how frustrating it…
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Nutmeg and Mace
I know that mace surrounds the nutmeg, but do they taste similar and can they be interchanged in recipes? I've made a leek and potato soup where the recipe asked for mace, which I don't have. I haven't put any nutmeg in, but was wondering if I could? I have both powdered and whole nutmeg to hand. I've tried googling, but…
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Can you freeze Bread and Butter pud?
Hiya Got some ideas for recipes off this board - its great - but not sure if I can freeze bread and butter pud if there's any leftovers? PS saw a suggestion in a mag recently saying try replacing the butter with lemon curd. May try that once I've tried the 'original' way : ) Thanks! Mup.
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Help Me Please!! Freezer Problem!!! and Fish
just been advised my electric is to go off for about 6 hours on friday due to essential repairs by elec board. will the stuff in my freezer be ok does anyone know? its a chest freezer so there is quite a lot in it. if i;d had more warning i'd have run it down so there wasn't much in it. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:…
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February Update: What are you growing in 2006
Here is the monthly thread to carry on from Cally's original one titled "What are you growing in 2006?' Some of us thought it would be a good idea to start a new thread every month where we could swap ideas and let others know what we are growing in our gardens, patio pots, kitchen windowsills or wherever, on a…
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My electricity bill
This quarter it's £35.84. Same quarter last year was 48.96. :D I did not switch suppliers, but made the following changes as soon as I joined MSE: All lightbulbs replaced with low energy ones. No standbys at all at any time. No lights on anywhere except in the room I'm in at the time. Less TV watching (it's mostly rubbish…
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Re-using vegetable/sunflower oil
Ok so there are times when you have to change the deep fat fryer oil and you may get to thinking its a waste to chuck away dirty oil.... Well I put a funnel with a coffee filter in another oil bottle then poured the oil into that so if gets finely drained/filtered and I will say the old oil is crystal clear... I hope you…
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fresh orange juice
a quick question.trying to budget my shopping but do not like to scrimp on nutrition.what is the difference between orange juice from concentrate and not from concentrate apart from the price?i always buy the not from concentrate because i believe its better for us and the children and its the only way to get them to have…
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What should I do with the alcoholic cream from Christmas?
I have got some Brandy, Ameretto and Cointreau double cream left over from Christmas - overbought again It does last a long time - any ideas what to do with them?
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How to you BBQ fish?
We want to eat more fish and love BBQs Is there a way to BBQ it without it falling down the grate?
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Food for a 4th birthday party...
I am doing a party on Saturday for my son's 4th birthday, at our village hall. It is the first time I have done a party and I am in desperate need on advice regarding the food. I don't know what to do or have any ideas on the quantities !!! We are having a pirate theme and there will be about 30 children. Any ideas will be…
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What to do with left over choc's?
Really! What do I do with left over choc's from Xmas??? Don't normally have this problem, but my 2 son's have left home and only come once or twice a week. Husband is diabetic and isn't even tempted, I am not going to eat them all myself (like I'd normally do!) either. You know the one's that get left, the 'Luxury,Truffle,…
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mould round bath
i was wondering dose anybody know how to stop or get rid of black mould forming around the bath at the mastic seal.....i have tried different products from shops,but none seem to work..this is a new bathroom suite that has been fitted in the last 3/4months and i can see it starting already.. :confused:
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New to baking
Hello everyone I have decided that I would quite like to have a go at some baking this weekend, but I need something simple to start with. I was thinking of perhaps muffins or maybe biscuits? What do people think, are these good ideas for things to start with? Any good *simple* recipes? I have had a few from the recipe…
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Isopropyl Alchohol - rubbing alchohol
Sorry for any errors in spelling - has anyone been able to source this in this country? I know it is easily available in US but when I tried to find it, I was told that it was on the dangerous substances list and was offered surgical spirit which is a completely different chemical as I found to my cost when trying to clean…
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February is 'use up' month
As Feb is a short month, I am not 'allowed' to open any new bottles,jars, packets etc. unless all others are used up. This means all the half full bottles of shampoo, cond ,body lotion ,cosmetics etc. I go through holiday wash bags for part used stuff and either finish it or chuck it!! This also applies to the pantry and…
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Will it Work?
I have a huge vacuum bag, the sort that you stick clothes in, suck all the air out and it flattens it to half the size? It's been causing me problems for ages as the seal never seemed to work and the bag just inflated itself again. I found out why yesterday, it had a tiny hole right in the middle of the bag. I think the…
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