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Air freshners
My OH is keen on air freshners,solid and sprays.We have a dog,and if the house has been shut up i think he thinks it smells doggy.i personally believe cleaning and opening windows is the solution,but you know when someone has something set in their mind!Also,i dont like the idea of the chemicals which i think we dont…
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old keys - any uses?
doing a spring clean - found a box of lots of old keys [many of them dont fit anything in the house]. Any suggestions as to how to put to MSE style good use?:D
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Potato dehydrate or not ?
Hi there I'm after some ideas as I've been so inspired by the peeps on this forum I now have no room in my freezer due to all the baking I've been doing!:D I grew rather a few potatoes this year and I have stored the larger maincrop,baked lots of goodies (hence the freezers jammed) and would now love to dehydrate some…
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washing machine filter
I'm taking a couple of days off work soon and one of my plans is to have a sort out of the house. One of the things I think I may need to look at it the washing machine as it doesn't seem to be rinsing as well as normal. Could this be due to the filter being dirty? I've skimmed through the instruction booklet for the…
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Help please, dog has had the runs on carpet
Came downstairs this morning to find dog had had a severe attack of the runs and also pee'd on the lounge carpet :eek: . Ive scraped off as much of the stuff as I can and have covered it in bicarbonate of soda as I'd read here somewhere that someone had used it on cat vomit. The pee Ive soaked with good old vinegar and…
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What does salmon taste like?
I really want to try different types of fish, I have only ever had haddock or cod. I have bought Birds eye 100% salmon fillets with a garlic and herd crumb but are quite reluctant to try it. I just wondered speaking as someone who has never had salmon before what salmon tastes like, Is it anything like cod or haddok? im…
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Brown algae in fishtank
We recently bought a very large fishtank...but it has developed this really horrid looking brown algae on everything. Does anyone know how to get rid of it...easily!!
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Sides of cooker - help with cleaning
Shifting some stuff in out kitchen tonight I have discovered total grossness all the way down my free-standing cooker and cupboards either side. :shocked: Only stupendous scrubbing got rid of the fat (?) off a tiny area. Please help! What can I use to make this easier? I have tried vinegar and bicarb, but it shifted little…
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Oh no: tumble dryer smells sweaty!
Hiya all! Hope someone can help me on this - have just used tumble dryer after ages and although washing came out fine and doesn't smell, the tumble dryer itself smells faintly of sweat!!!!:eek: :think: I always put clean clothes in so don't know where it comes from :confused: Anyone had this problem before or got any idea…
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Green metropolis anyone?
Not sure whether this is the right place for this but has anyone used greenmetropolis.com to buy/sell books? Is is more reliable than Amazon?:confused:
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Breadmaking and sugar!
Could anyone help with the following? I have a breadmaker which I have used a fair bit in the past but have recently let slip a little. The problem is that although the bread turns out fine, I'm not fond of the slight sweet taste from putting a little sugar into the mix. Anyone know if I have to use sugar for the yeast to…
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Spag bol HELP ME
I made a huge pot of bolognese sauce, it was simmering away nicely. Master troo comes in and adds cornflour :mad: It's gone really thick, can I save it?
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breadmaker should i....
Buy or not to? i have a big family and i was wondering would it be worth buying a breadmaker.We use 6 loafs a week and have other bread and cake products. Can i also make some sort of cakes with a breadmaker?any help would be grateful,l don't want to waste money on something we won't use much.
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My two best store cupboard recipes
Hello, I thought I'd share these as I've so shamelessly nicked other people's ideas on here! THese are ones that we always do when all the fresh veg has gone but we haven't got round to going to the market again. 1. Pasta putanesca Take a tin of anchovies in olive oil. Tip it all in the pan (I ususally drain off a bit of…
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breadmaker& slowcooker have i done the right thing?
today i have purchased a panasonic sd253 and a m.r slow cooker from amazon for£84.96 for the both of them which seems a good deal. need to cut down on trips to supermarket as spending is getting out of control for food.ive never used one before are they easy to use? what flour do some of you use and what yeast any help…
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Some urgent help from regular OS'rs needed
Hi We're getting alias links (easy to remember links that go through to threads or articles) done for the new OS book and we need some help. We have a couple of threads that Martin wants in there that we either can't find an obvious thread for or we're not certain the ones we have found are the most obvious. Allotments -…
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Christmas presents
I know that this may sound corny... but i'm having fun!! I have a big family, full of Uncles and Aunties, etc, etc and we all tend to get each other a little something for Christmas. Well, all this year i have been saving my Jam jars and Sauce bottles. I have some glass paint and sticky diamonte things in the drawer at…
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Freezing HM apple pies
Have just bought a huge bag of bramley apples and thought I'd get baking some pies with them to freeze. Anyone got any tips of best way to freeze them? Baked, unbaked or half baked? Also what depth of pie tin works best? As I've only got one proper pie tin, I thought I'd freeze the pie in the tin and then remove once solid…
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Help - Pet Smells
I am at the end of my tether. My old "ratbag" aged 15½ has taken to w**ing in the house.:eek: I dilute it as soon as I find it and then clean up, but she keeps going back to the same two spots. One in the lounge and one in the study. Any tips please, I have tried bicarb to freshen the area, antibacterial to clean,…
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Unusual Ideas For Storage
I know its sad but it excited me last night, lol. I found an old letter rack in a drawer and have used it in my kitchen cupboard for standing packet sauces in, and its great, stops them falling over. So I'm wondering what else people use for storage thats not essentially its proper use.
