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White ring mark on antique furniture
I have inherited a lovely drop leaf table from my late Uncle but it has a white (cup) ring mark on it. I haven't a clue how to remove it so any advice would be gratefully received. Many thanks
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Does anyone have Nigella's 'Feast' book??
And if so please help! I 'have' the book, and was planning today to make the custard creams - but it turns out someone borrowed the book while I wasn't at home, and OH 'forgot' to tell me and now, a couple of weeks later, can't remember who it was.. due to a debauched lifestyle his memory is worse than sieve-like.... Can…
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Roast Beef, size,type,cooking etc
Hi Having an early xmas next weekend- as we will be down under for the proper one. I never buy or cook a joint of meat only at xmas and we went to my gran``s last year so I`m a bit out of touch. I need to know the basics, ie what sort do I get rump,sirloin etc? and how much to feed 3 adults,2 oap`s and 2 small children…
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Guinea pigs
We have 2 elderly guinea pigs (well DD has) and use newspaper and sawdust to line the cage and straw in the 'bedroom' section. The idea is they make a nest in the straw and keep warm. Being guinea pigs of very little brain they end up sleeping on top of the straw, not in it - but there is nothing I can do about that!…
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children's halloween facepaint
I got some facepaint free with a witches hat for my daughter. So of course now I want to use it on both her and my son! Its pink, blue, white and grey. Does anypne have any ideas for facepainting with these colours - they will be a witch and a wizard Thanks! Jill
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Quince
Hi, I've been given a lovely big bag of Japenese quince by a friend. I'm hoping to make quince jelly but I'm about to go on holiday. I will be away for a week and a half and my friend says she picked them almost a week ago. Will they last until I get back? What would be the best way to store them? At the moment they are in…
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Californian Duster
After reading about Stardrops (I have yet to get hold of any) it reminded me of what I consider a good purchase. A Californian Duster. You can buy these from Lakeland, they are better than the cheap imitations. When I dust I flick this thing over all the furniture for quick easy dusting. It is a hand held sort of cotton…
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mushrooms in cream sauce
Hi, whenever I go out for a meal I always look for mushrooms in a cream sauce normally served on some crostini or something. What I want is a recipe for the sauce, it doesn't taste mushroomy, hope someone knows what I mean!!
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Looking for an easy peasy Stew Recipe PLEASE
Hi, I can't believe that I have only ever made stew once in this was years ago....does anyone have a healthy tasty recipe I could try for tomorrow....I want to have this for either lunch or dinner..... Also, how long does it take to cook and what can I serve with it. Thanks for your help.
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Slow cooker help
I'm being a bit of a donut with my slow cooker. :eek: When recipes say 'put it on for 5 hours'... they mean put it on low? :confused: And just to double check :-) my cooker has a base unit, a pot that goes in that and a lid. I just put everything in the pot and put the lid on? For some reason I think there needs to be some…
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Whats the difference between a turnip and a swede?
I've recently found a great cheap organic food coop just round the corner, so it's time to get used to new veg which I haven't bought before. This week we got two of what I thought were swedes but my boyfriend said were turnips, I've done some searchs on google and can't work out the difference. :confused: I'm also going…
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Freecycle link
Hi all, I thought this might be useful for all those of you looking to find your local freecycle group. This list all in the uk and shows how many members each have. I know there has been some very good explanations as to what freecycle is posted here, so I won't attempt to do so again.…
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More-with-Less Cookbook - help please!
I know there are quite a lot of people on OS who love this book but I just can't seem to get on with it. Can anyone point me in the direction of the recipes in it which they find work well? I can't really put my finger on what I find difficult to get on with. It's definitely not the American thing, and I was hoping that a…
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Chocolate Sauce
does anyone have a quick and easy recipie for chocolate sauce. I am going to make a microwave sponge pudding for tea and would like choccy sauce to go with it Thanks
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Woohoo! Can I join the Panny club?
I'm so excited :D . I've been using my old Woolworths BM to mix dough then baking in the oven for months as it had stopped bothering to bake the bread. Anyway, we went to Curry's today and they were having a closing down sale and I've just bought a Panasonic SD253 for £47 :T:j:T:j. OK, it's got no box, measuring spoon or…
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Flea and mite treatments for cats
My poor cats are suffering, I think it is this warm weather, normally they would be shivering with the cold and mostly indoors by this time in October. Does anyone know of any pet companies that have flea and mite treatment s amples to try free? Also worming treatments, that is the next job. Ginger cat is the worst, too…
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Using ordinary flour in breadmaker?
I wondered how many of you used ordinary plain flour in your breadmakers and is it just as successful at the strong bread flour? I think it may be the strong flour that is causing my stomach problems and may switch the flour Im using.
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Urgent help plz....!!
Our microwave has just died!! We use it almost everyday & now...no more.Desperate for an alternative...any suggestions,comments...welcome.Having read thru the threads you guys have the edge on this expertise...could wait for the sales but i think, may not be possible!:confused:
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Cleaning metal rack in bathroom
In our bathroom there is a metal/chrome 3 tier shelving rack screwed into the tiled wall. It is a nightmare. Although we tried cleaning it, he still gets covered in brown crud and makes the things we put on it brown too. We don't really want to take it down as it may damage the tiles and we are now hoping to move house…
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Will Soup Be OK??
Morning! We made some soup in the SC on Tuesday and blended it etc....OH was supposed to freeze and have just noticed it in the fridge. It smells ok...like baby food-will it still be OK to freeze:confused: It was lamb and veg. Thanks peeps. PP xx
