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Help please, plastic melted on cooker
OK, here goes... to cut a long story short, I accidentaly left four yogurts on my electric hob, switched the cooker on and was greeted with a fantastic 'slizzle'... I now have melted plastic all over one of the rings of my hob, and have no idea how to get it off! Ive scraped off the excess, but there's still melted plastic…
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Cleaning dirty Tea towels
I have brought home to wash the tea towels from work as they are very grim and in the two weeks I have been there I don't think they have been washed not sure if they have ever :eek: I have already soaked them and have read about using borax but I am not going to buy that just for this. I was thinking of putting the…
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Any suggestions what to do with...
two carrie bags full of scoobie/ scoobidou strings. I cleared out my daughter’s bedroom and had a big tidy up for her birthday this weekend and found all these plastic strings under her bed. Since I don't think they will come in fashion again for a long time, have anyone here got a suggestion what to do with them? Is there…
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Breadmaker Crisis!!
Help pls. I'm new to going Old Style, but have had a breadmaker for a while now, I've only ever done the ready mixed packs with success, but now I am ready to do a loaf from scratch. Bought all the ingredients BUT now I can't find my Breadmaker instructions to find the guidelines etc, I know it wants liquid first and I…
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Vitamin C Powder - where do I get it?!!!
I am now the (just one week) proud owner of the Panasonic SD253!!!! :D I've sucessfully passed the class for a basic white loaf :j , but I would really like to have a go at making a wholemeal loaf. The recipe says Vitamin C Powder - where do I get this from? :confused: Please help me move on to more interesting breads!!…
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feeding a family of 5
can anyone give me a rough idea about how much i should be spending on food for us the kids are 13,12 and 10 so always hungry a rough estimate would help as i seem to be spending more and more also some meal ideas would be great or just a pointer in the right thread direction many thanks
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Freecycle Help Please
Hi everyone, This is my first post but I have been a lurker for a while. I am signed up to freecycle in my area and have just posted details of a 3 piece suite I am giving away, I have already had a few people saying they are interested, am I just to choose who I want to give it too or are there any unspoken roles about…
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Where to buy Tea-tree oil??
Hi, Been using diluted tea tree oil for a while now due to probs with mould in the bathroom and not wanting to upset asthmatic housemate with harsh chemical products. Works a treat for this as well as deodorising bins/carpets/towels etc. Does anyone else use tea tree round the house and have any tips and also where do they…
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Remember the Swan Slow cooker from LX direct?
I bought one of these and am now a slow cooker convert ..BUT mine has already let me down and I've now got two questions: 1) Has anyone else had trouble with theirs? First of all the knob fell off the lid and had to be fixed by my DH. Then, when I was cooking strawberries in it (to make jam) on Saturday, I could smell…
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Quick BBQ Tip: Use a red onion to wipe down the barbie!
This has nothing to do with MoneySaving, but I found it interesting so thought I would bring it to you. At a family BBQ, my sister's friend who's a chef, wiped down the grill rack with a red onion. It was cut in half, with a fork in the back to hold it, and then dipped in water. Apparently this cleans the rack, reduces…
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it's Bob Marley time....
We're Jammin' ...... I've got my first 3 pots of HM strawberry jam made, I grow the strawberries to eat but these had little slug bites out of them so they were out of the question for just eating as they were so they got jammed. We always have HM jam on Christmas day with croissants so I need to make sure I hide some…
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Tonight...
I intend to be a very good girl and work on sorting through a lot of stuff and listing what needs listing e-bay and putting what needs saving for x-mas in a big box especially for the purpose :) The OH is working away for 2 nights a week and it will be a perfect chance for me to get on with some of the boring house stuff…
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make your own pinata for parties...
i must admit i was inspired with another thread, where someone made a home made piggy bank...and that's what gave me the idea to do them for my kids... basically blow up a baloon.....then paint over with pva glue and place peices of ripped up newspaper on the baloon.. in layers makng sure there is plenty of glue... i…
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Help to make chocolate crunchies please
Hope someone here can help me out. It is my daughter’s birthday this weekend. Money is a bit short so I'm trying to make most of the cakes and stuff home made. I saw a recepie here that I think will go down a treat but there are no measurements. chocolate crunchies - simply melt butter, golden syrup and cocoa powder…
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Lidls Parboiled rice
OK I bought some of this week before last. pulled it out of the cupboard for dinner later, it doesnt have instructions in English on how to cook it Anyone know :confused: Im pretrty bad at rice cooking at the best of times, and I REALLY dont have any room for waste this month Hope someone can help :confused:
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Do you know if Weetabix....
....makes cereals for anyone else? Or is it worth buying the real McCoy brand against supermarket own versions?
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Eismann - anyone used them?
I have just got a catalogue from Eismann and was wondering what people thought of them? there isnt much for me in there (veggie) and it does all seem quite expensive - although larger portions than in supermarkets so its hard to tell! thanks Lou
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Out of date Medication
Hi Guys and Gals, I was wondering how people here get rid of old medicine? I remember being told many years ago to take it to a chemist and ask them to dispose of, do they still do this as I have clearly never got rid of old medication. I have some expiry date 1998 :o However, I don't want to chuck it in the bin for…
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chemical/pestiside "free" living
Hi everyone ! After reading how plastics contain estrogens and apples have 20 - 30 different chemicals on them :mad: I am very interested in having less chemicals in my home and eating organic. My income is low but any ideas would be much appreciated ;) Is it possible ?
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Old toiletries
I found a box of cosmetics and toiletries last night that's been lurking in a dark recess of my room for a few years. Must be over £100 worth of stuff in there, and I've been blithely adding to Boots' coffers without realising I didn't need to. :mad: So to save me (hopefully) from chucking the whole lot, I'm wondering what…
