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First time slow cooker - help
Ok, so i've done gammon joints before, overnight in my slow cooker and they're fab. This morning i've been adventurous and put in a piece of rolled brisket (9.30am) to have for our tea (5.30pm) Will it be cooked by then? I put boiling water in with it if that makes a difference? Also, i'm going to put in some of those…
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Lamb Chops
I got a real bargain in tescos yesterday - some reduced lamb chops. I duely purchased them and want to have one for tea tomorrow night - but I have no idea what to do with them. Can you suggest anything? I have most storcupboard ingredients and i am cooking for one. Thanks r.mac
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whats cream flour?
Hi everyone,in the post today I received a free cook book that I sent off for, I think its an Irish cook book,its produced by "Odlums" flour,all the recipes mention their products. some recipes say odlums self raising or odlums plain flour or odlums strong flour ect, but does anyone know what odlums cream flour is,…
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What can I do with unwanted Apple juice?
I've acquired a carton of ASDA Smartprice Apple juice but no-one in the house particularly likes it. Now, one for hating waste does anyone have any suggestions what I could do with it, if anything? TIA :)
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Wedding hat re-vamp
I have a hat that I used for my brothers wedding last year that is cream straw that I would like to utilise again this year for my brother in laws wedding. They have a black and white theme, so I'm wearing cream skirt and black and cream chiffon top, but I'd like to add black accessories to the hat. I quite like the…
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Fairy Cakes....
How do I make fairy cakes? Kids are off on half term this week and I want to make some cakes with them but don't want to spend out on the boxes of fairy cake mixes which cost over a pound for 12 tiny rubbish ones! Does anyone have a receipe for easy to make (can't cook!) fairy cakes where we can make a heap for a small…
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How do you clean hair straighteners
I have some morphy richards teflon coated hair straighteners does anyone know how to clean them, the plates have gone a brown colour.I'm a bit scared to clean them in case i scratch them.
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Help with nappy stains
Hello everyone, I've searched this forum and can't find anything so wondered if you can help. I am using washable cloth nappies on my baby and the problem I have is that her poos really stain the nappies bright yellow! :o I know that it shouldn't matter, but I would love to have nice white nappies again!! I've tried…
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How many loads of washing a week?
I always think my husband and I seem to do loads of washing each week, but maybe this is usual. We've only been living together for a year so still getting used to it. How many loads do other people do a week? When I wash the bedding this has to go in two loads as the machine can't cope with the sheet and king size duvet…
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Do I really need to shower/bath EVERY day??
I've been really thinking seriously about cutting energy costs. I was talking to my sister the other day - their boiler had conked out, they had no hot water - I. said that's OK as your shower is electric. She replied that she didn't shower every day anyway. This really got me thinking. I have always showered daily as a…
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Be Ro Cookbook?
I've seen this mentioned in a couple of posts and is being raved about.... what have I missed? :)
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How good are your OH's at food shopping?
Mine, bless him, is absolutely dreadful. He would quite happily live out of the Little Tesco if I let him and thinks nothing of paying their ridiculous prices. The cheapest bread they sell in the one by us is 80p a loaf!! He cannot understand why I like to have a stock of essentials or why the freezer has to have anything…
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OS Tuesday 21st February
Morning All, I havent caught up on yesterdays thread yet so HUGS to all who need them. Yesterdays treat day at the spa was LOVELY, back to reality with a THUD now though, been up since 4am with ds so am knackered! Sitting her with a strong coffee and about to browse yesterdays bits and pieces. Love to all, Al.
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Knitting a Tea Cosy (merged)
Hi, I need to make a tea cosy. Unfortunately I can not knit. My mum is due to teach me - but I doubt I'll be up to tea cosy standard anytime soon! My DH loves tea, we use tea leaves and have a giant (10 cup) teapot. However he is complaining that the tea goes cold before he's finished and so I'd like to make him a tea…
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Finding lost things easier on the floor
If you lose something on the floor, down the side of the sofa or literally anywhere and it's to little or hard to find, pop a leg of a tight over the hose of your hoover and hey presto it's easier to find. Especially with things like little screws out of your glasses!! Hope this helps someone Did do a search for a similar…
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Does anyone know?
Where Queenie has gone again? I miss her, I even ventured into the Arms thinking she might be there but she wasn't and I ran back out again quickly :D
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How do I get rid of silverfish?
Not strictly old-style, but if anyone knows it will be someone on the OS board! I live in an old house that has a damp problem at the minute and with it has come an incredible infestation of silverfish. The landlady is coming this week to look at the damp but based on previous history it might take *years* to solve. In the…
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tinned sardine recipes
Is there any kind of nice meal that can be made with tinned sardines? I am thinking of a pasta dish or maybe some kind of pate? Just had tinned sardines with butter and capers mushed up and stirred into pasta. Was OK but I'm not sure I'd feed it to anyone else!
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How Do I Make HM Yoghurt?
After making my own bread, butter, cakes, pizzas, sausages etc, I'm now looking at making my own yoghurt. I know that a lot of OS MSEs make their own yoghurt so I'm really looking for what works best. I know there are some systems you can buy where you just add water to 'yoghurt' powder - I think they are called EasyYo but…
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Altering wool coat - advice required
I've got an expensive black wool trench coat from Wallis (bought pre-mortgage and pre-children!) which is a little too big for me. It's got two patch pockets with flaps, and these make the coat look even bulkier. I was thinking of unpicking the pockets and flaps, but wondered if the stitches would leave marks in the rest…
