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Excuse me, that's my herb garden Mr Snail
How can I stop Mr Snail making a bee-line for my coriander? Slugs are not a problem here but snails...... I know it's keeping the local thrush population in food but even they look bewildered with the oncoming march...
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recipe for picalilli
last week I left a post asking if anyone knows how to make good picalilli. guess what? no replies! surely there's someone out there with a tried/trusted recipe..............................isn't there? many thanks.
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Conversion tables.
I was just about to try a recipe from the mega index, which quoted half a pound. Now, not being very good on these things, i realised i needed a conversion table to work it out. I found this one here http://www.onlineconversion.com/, which has helped, but didnt know if anyone else used a different/better one. It might also…
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Out of date cans and packets
:confused: Hya. Just wondered if its safe to use out of date packet, and cans of foods? O/h says its fine as long as long as none of the cans are dented/bulged/rusted, and the packets are sealed tight. I have quite a few that have been put to the back of the cupboards. Don`t want to throw them away if they would be ok.…
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Birthday cake for 20 people- never made one, no equipment. Help Very APPRECIATED
Hi I haveto make or obtaining a birthday cake for 20 people for friday. I was between buying a plain cake and decorating it ( i am good at decorating cakes, but have found it difficult to buy a plain cake ) or making one myself. BIG problem is I have never made any cake before , never mind a birthday cake and have no tins…
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Foolproof Cake Recipe
Thought I would share my cake recipe with you. This makes a large batch of cakes which are perfect for giving the children when they come home from school until tea time. Good for lunch boxes as well. The cakes keep for about a week but you can halve the recipe if you want. Sorry it is in imperial as I dont do metric and…
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Are these any good?
Hello OSers I have a real draft in my hallway and I was thinking of getting a door curtain to try and save some heating. I've had a search around and I think that these look reasonable: here or here It would cost approx £30 if I bought the door curtain and tiebacks. What do you think? Is this the best way to save money? (I…
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Gingham's Vegetarian Meal Planner
I have written a 4 week plan and will provide a list of store cupboard essentials, fridge and freezer essentials and recipes where required. I will start with week 1 below. I hope you find it useful for ideas. I won't be providing details of pricing as it will depend very much on the seasonal veg you can get hold of,…
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Just bought a whole lamb...
Thought somebody might be interested... http://www.devonrose.com/ Whole New Season Lamb Box reduced from £122 to £90 Free Roam Devon County Lamb (South Downs Breed) 2 Whole Legs (Choose whole or halved or as a joint), 2 Shoulders Boned and Rolled, 2 French Trimmed Racks of Lamb, 12 Loin Chops 6 Chump Chops 2 Breasts Boned…
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Ancient hoover bags?
Hi all A little miracle of old style technology happened to me today. I was hoovering my bedroom with a dyson (it is a CR*P machine! overrated and expensive) that kept stopping and starting - it does this a lot even after I empty the box and clean the filter. So in the end I got fed up and retrieved from storage an ancient…
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Safe storage of cooked food.
I moved out ot my own flat a few weeks ago. Since then I've been having fun getting back on with cooking after years of being lazy. I've been amazed at how cheaply I can eat well. Sure, the hardcore OSers could probably halve my bill, but I'm doing quite nicely on £20-£25 a week and not trying too hard. That covers about 5…
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Buying new Curtains: Thickness/warmth v thinner cheaper of material
Apologies if this has been posted before. I didn't search for previous posts as I cannot believe anyone would ask such a daft question. I need to buy some new curtains this week (hopefully) I'll probably just pick the ones I like most at the end of the day (if I ever decide) However, i was wondering whether it would be…
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How do you dry your clothes?
This might sound like a strange question, but I was curious to know how other people manage their washing during the winter. We don't have a dryer and I always struggle to keep up with the washing in winter and end up taking it to the launderete (which ends up costing a fortune). How often do you wash your clothes and…
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Christmas Recipes Please?
As we are now having very interesting threads on shopping in advance and Christmas Breakfast ideas, I have seen lots of people mention their Traditions and favourite eats, so could we have a list of recipes for Christmas? Is there one already? I have searched and can't find one. In particular, posters have mentioned,…
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Lots of rocket - what to do?
The rocket and mizuna in the garden have grown like fury and I am sick of salads! Any other ideas??? Thanks
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Stupid questions that I just have to ask!
sorry if this isnt the best place, but I've been lurking and mooching and generally see a lot of food related threads on the board! Right bit of background................ I'm basically flat out broke this month due to sickness, so I'm going to be attempting to use the contents of cupboard and only buy in some veggies (im…
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freezing pack lunches
I have just made a load of ham sandwiches and put them in the freezer, the ham packet said keep refridgerated :o Id like to freeze more pack lunch items, any ideas would be nice :T
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Stuffed pepper recipe?
Hi everyone, I am having a dinner party on saturday and I fancy doing stuffed peppers as the starter, however, I can't find a recipe that tickles my taste buds. Does anyone have a tried and tested one? Thanks Fay
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Cardmaking
It's more of an 'I wanna', but posted here cause I know there's lots of crafters in OS. I'm looking for cream translucent vellum paper to make my wedding invites. The only place I found it, now doesn't seem to stock it. Does anyone know where I can get some? Need about 30 A4 sheets.
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Christmas Cake help please
I'm about to start making my Christmas cake using St Delia's magic recipe but I've run out of Angostura bitters. I don't really want to spend £5 on another bottle to use 1 1/2 tsp and then be shoved to the back of the cupboard 'til next year. Has anyone tried making this cake without them and is it ok? Does it really add…
