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Bruised Apples & Windfalls
Has anyone done anything with bruised apples & windfalls etc. Most recipes require good quality ones. Has anyone used them for anything, shame to let them rot.
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Which would cost the most?.....please
To run a sink full of hot water (for pot washing) from a gas central heating system or boiling a kettle of water? Just wondering as I am about to wash the pots. :T Yeha it must be Christmas.
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New ways with herbs
Have just been on fantastic herbal course and picked up following tips which thought might be of interest to fellow oldstylers! ROSEMARY Use with stewed plums for a medieval pudding Add sprigs to really rough red wine. Leave overnight to infuse. Add 1/2 tsp dried rosemary to fruit cake to bring out flavour of fruit Put…
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My kitchen bin still smells!!!
:mad: as the title states really!! :mad: I have followed the tips given in the thread listed in the mega index and cleaned it using bleach and hot water, disinfectant, bicarb... (obviously not all at the same time!!!) but it still stinks!! I change the bin liner at least every other day and we don't really throw any food…
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Toilet Seat Hinges
Hello everyone, Do you hace any tips for keeping toilet seat hinges clean & rust free. I'm presume i'm getting rusty hinges because my sons not aiming properly. Cheers Pattie
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Caramel Shortbread Recipe
I've just received my free sample of Silver Spoon Light Sugar along with two lovely recipe books. I want to make the Caramel Shortbread and have managed to get in all the ingredients except ground rice. Recipe says 6oz plain flour and 2oz ground rice. Can someone please tell me if it is ok to use extra flour instead of the…
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sticky gingerbread recipe for breadmaker needed
please! I'm desperate!!! :rolleyes:
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Anniversary Present - Help please!
Dear all I hope you can help :D It is my OH and I 6th anniversary on 29th of Sept this year and i dont have a clue what to get/do for him. We are both under a lot of stress at the moment as we are both coming to the end and the hand in date of our PhDs (its meant to be that day but we are a few weeks off!) so time is well…
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When to make xmas chutneys/flavoured oils ( as gifts.)
Morning all. I'm after some info, as usual. I'm going to make some kind of chutney/jam/marmalade and also some flavoured oils as christmas gifts. What I'd like, as well as some recipes, is to know when to make the chutneys,so that they will last over the xmas period. I've got some small, kiln type jars from Boyes with a…
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Eat it or bin it?
Hi - I forgot to put what was left of my lamb shoulder joint in the fridge last night before I went to bed. It came out of the oven about 6.30pm last night and I "discovered" it this morning at about 6.30am. So it had been out for twelve hours. It was loosely wrapped in a food bag and was slightly rare around the bone. Do…
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any ideas for chilli baked beans?
brought some asda own brand chilli baked beans and as im stuck for an idea for tea tonight was wandering if you had any ideas on what i could do with these????thanks!x
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slow cooker for 9.99
hi i dont know if this one has been posted but for anyone interested ther is slow cooker for 9.99 at netto on thurs 14th.:o
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help!! removing stains from mattress
DD1 woke me early this morning as she was having a nosebleed. There are large drops of blood on her mattress - how do i deal with the stain? I seem to remember that I should sprinkle something on and then dab it off...?:confused: in other words...help!! not a great start to the flylady challenge!
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Flylady Challenge - Take 3
Otherwise known as the Back to School Blitz :) Okay girls post away on your cleaning plans for the day. Post as often as you like (tea breaks only!!) or as little as you like but let us all know how you're getting on. My plans for today are DD's room which does not have an inch of floor to walk on that is not covered with…
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help with bath stains
i am new over here be gentle... basically when that cillit bang was release i brought a bottle and put it with the cleaning stuff (i do most of the cleaning in the house) and my clever/not so clever brother decided to do some 'cleaning' well his cleaning is put whatever liguid is in the cupboard down and sis (me) will sort…
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Spring Onion tops - do you use them and what for?
I made a salad today and chopped off the leafy tops of the onions. I then wondered if any of you use them in stews or casseroles etc, or are they tough?
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My new slow cooker!!
i am going to use for the first time tomorrow am, i have chicken breast's i need to use, was thinking nice chicken curry. can you give me your simple slow cooker chicken curry recipe please? I have a baby in the house so the simpler the better many thanks
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Good news & bad cake
Justin: "What do you want, the good news or the bad" Jo: "Give me the good news first" Justin: "The cake I made looks wonderful"... Jo: :huh: Justin: "The bad news is.... I used cumin seeds instead of caraway". :whistle:
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Is a cake appropriate??????
Ok so I have new uber neighbours who have decorated their entire house in a fortnight and are now starting on the gardens Which shamed me into doing my front garden and I am glad because it's been bugging me for weeks This weekend they asked if they could cut down the conifers in the back garden that run between the two…
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How to clean vinyl wallpaper?
We live in a rented old house with very high ceilings. The living room is papered in a white vinyl with a slightly raised floral design. The main source of heating is a log burner (previously an open coal fire) and the walls are now looking pretty grubby especially around the edge of the coving. We can't afford to re-paper…
