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removing "sellotape mark"
There is a mark on my new dinning table where the store stuck the price lablel with the sellotape. I can't get to remove this. I don't want to use use too much force as it may make a scrach marck on it... Any bright ideas?
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how do i stop rasin sinking
hi i made a rasin cake but all the rasins have sunk to the bottom why is this thanks
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Pasta what to add for flavour
What can i add to pasta without using sauce or meat?
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Organising Your Week - The Way Granny Used To Do It
Okay this is Moggins snippet for the week I don't know about the rest of you but I've got highly tired of feeling like a hamster on a wheel, everyday I seem to repeat the same old chores and keeping a house clean is like painting the Forth Bridge - once you finish it's time to start again. Something I read in a new book I…
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Breadcrumb Cookies
Someone on here posted they had made these and were delish. I cant remember who it was? if you see this post, could you please give me the recipe?? thanks
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Cheap BBQ Ideas needed
Hi there With all this footie and England through again (happy even though am even though am Scottish) We seem to be making use of our new gas barbie but it is costing a small forture. Any ideas on nice cheap foodie goodies for the upcoming bbq's. Any help much appreciated. Teresa
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Vegetable Water...........and GUILT
Evening All Ooohh can some kind soul either offer me a few new ideas of what to do with this or give me permission to (sometimes) do nothing with it? I always keep the water when straining veg or potatoes, and I do use it in my breadmaker (bread seems to rise even more when I do and it makes a lovely soft loaf). I also use…
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Alternatives to 'vanish'
Trying my hardest to get a load of cacked-in mud out of some sports gear. Just used the last of my Vanish by pre-soaking and then using some in the wash as well, and the mud still has not come out. Any ideas what I can use instead? Don't want to spend another fiver on Vanish if it's not going to work. Thanks
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brown beef when raw any ideas
hi i have some beef in my fridge and i went to cook it and i noticed that some parts of it was brown and not red like beef is normal what dose these mean is it bad or on the turn or quite normal for beef to do this i only brought it firday and its well in its sell by date any help on this would be good as i dont want to…
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Tea stain in carpet
OH decided that (whilst I was out :rolleyes:) he would spill his cup of tea onto our beige(ish) carpet. It has now dried........ :rolleyes: Can anyone tell me how I can get the stain out? Please? :confused: Vicky
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cleaning timberland boots
Hi all, Can anyone give me any advice on how to clean a pair of pink timberlands? Got a pair off the carboot this morning! They are not too grubby but seem to have some watermark stains. TIA
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Newbie may need support soon
Hi there folks Well ahve finally seen the light after my last shopping trip cost £100 to feed 2 adults a 2 year old and a 3 month old and 2 dogs. The only thing is half the stuff went off before I could use it so this really got me mad and have decided to try the old style way. Have just done a menu planner for next week…
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meals out of a roast chicken
I read somewhere that you can get loads of meals out of one chicken. I have brought a chicken and going to roast it tonight. Can anyone point me in the direction of the post or tell me how to get more meals out of one chicken? Thanks in advance!
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Simple cheap Main Meal Recipes?
Hi I'm male and a complete novice at cooking. I can make toast, Cook a chicken etc very very basic. Any suggestions for SIMPLE healthy cheap meals. I don't eat fish so thats out. I look forward to getting your ideas. Thanks in advance.
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Getting ready to make home-made jam and chutney - please help!
Hello All I'm looking forward to harvesting, in September, my first ever crops of home-grown produce and I'd like to make to most of the soft fruit and tomatoes and onions by making my own jams and chutneys. :T I've found some good websites with recipes, but am hoping for advice from the Old Stylers about how I can best…
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Pork roast temp and timings please
I know I sound really thick, but I bought a pork joint for sunday roast today and where it is from the butchers it has no cooking instructions and I have no idea what temp and for how long to cook it. I use gas and will weigh the joint and add the details in a bit, but any ideas of timing per lb or kg would be fab. Thanks.
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Freezer nightmare
Help! I have just come back from my honeymoon to a strange smell in the house. And some mouldy patches on the carpet round the freezer. And when we opened the freezer door... The freezer had been unplugged! I don't even know for how long - one or three weeks. Having emptied the freezer (oh the stench) I washed it out with…
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Mince
I bought a 500g Pack of Mince Yesterday, the Use by Date was yesteday. This morning I have browned it all off in the Pan and added in my Pasta Sauce, Mushrooms & a Tin of Carrots. Have made myself two Dishes of Lasagne with some left spare, which I was going to keep aside for Spaghetti Bolognese I have put my two Dishes of…
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Hi, Does anyone have any good (easy) recipes for peanut butter cookies - I had a great one but have lost the recipe. :mad: It was really simple - measure ingredients into a plastic bag, mix it up and splat on baking tray. Perfect, quick, easy, no washing up(!) and the kids could make them too. If anyone could suggest…
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Chickpea, Lentils, Kidney beans and other pulses - some questions!!
Hello All I'm sorry if these questions have been answered before, but I'm having trouble finding the answers I need (typing 'lentil' into the search box brings up an awful lot of entries!!!) :p Anyway - here goes: * Kidney Beans - these worry me as they are the ones that need rapid boiling. Can I assume that once the rapid…
