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Oxy clean multi use powder
Anyone else use it, I bought some in the £1 shop for the laundry big tub aswell, but so many uses and really helping get the stains out of clothes aswell.
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How does a slow cooker compare with cost to run it?
Just a quick question, I am sure it has been asked many times before, but is a slow cooker better or worse in terms of the energy used to cook compared to a traditional oven/hob. Thanks
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Ideas for glut of tinned tomatoes?
I know tinned tomatoes dont go off but the thought of eating spag bol/lasagne/pasta to use them up, when I'm supposed to be on a diet..!! Due to an 'administrative error' (I put 4 cans of tinned toms on Tesco online, then partner said 'you haven't added them have you silly!' and added 4 more - and 3 boxes of passata, and I…
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28 and only just worked out how to run a house!
Having recently discovered this site I was amazed atthe money saving opportunities with online shopping, mobile and utility bills etc. and was fully embracing the whole 'money saving thing'. Ha, I thought, I'm ever so clever -I'm 28, I don't have any debts, don't have an overdraft, own my own house, lived away from home…
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Homemade Jam/Jelly Experiment
Morning All Someone was asking a while back about how long homemade jam/jelly lasts, do you have to refrigerate etc, so I thought that i would sacrifice an ounce of homemade jam as an experiment to put minds at rest. I made 6 jars of black grape jelly about 1 month ago. I then filled a little glass dish with about 1/2 inch…
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December PMS Challenge '06
This is our "Pin Money Savings Challenge" - a very old style way of money 'saving'. The old adage: "Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves" is as true today as ever it's been and so has the old style idea of "Pin Money" (tucking away pennies to buy the odd luxury - in reality, that pin money…
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I`ve Taken the Plunge!!!
..and bought a slow cooker.A reeally super duper one..cuisinart 6.5l..thanks to all for putting the idea in my head..now just got to figureout what to cook!
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OS Sunday 26th November 2006
:rotfl: Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 26th November. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome,…
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Home made air fresher
Womder if this might be useful to someone? This afternoon we ran out of air freshner. I found an old pump spray and filled it with water and then added about 12 drops of Jasmine essential oil. It smells fab - and no nasty chemicals either.:j Will try lavender or vanilla next time. The oil bottle cost 49p - so this costs…
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Duvet Day!
I remember hearing something on the news a few yrs ago ref "duvet day" I believe it was to reduce the amount of sick days people had at work but you know when you wake up in the morning and just cant be bothered to go to work, and just want to snuggle up under the duvet - Please quote me if Im wrong, but is it now law that…
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Boozy Log
When word of this one gets round at family or village buffets there's a riot! you will need: 1 packet of ginger biscuits* 1 pot of whipping cream sherry* decorations (choc buttons, chocolate curls, sprinkles) a sanwich tray or similar *for a kids version use choc chip cookies dilute orange squash pour some of the liquid…
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Focaccia
Ok, time to own up!! Who's hidden the focaccia recipe that's on here. I can't find it anywhere :wall: I know I'm gonna feel really stupid when someone tells me where it is :p One of those right-infront-of-my-nose things.
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Is this useful to anyone?
If you're like me, lots of times I read something really interesting on this site and then promptly lose it! Then have to spend ages searching for it again! But since I downloaded some free post-it note software from download.com all I do now is copy and paste the info/recipe etc. into a post it note which stays on my…
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oldstyle clothing thread why have we not got one
we have threads for everything but not, that i am aware of, for clothing etc. Am i mistaken or do we need to start one? shelagh:confused:
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bored with meal planning?
I've been trying to be good and meal plan - but am finding that every night when it comes to dinner time, I don't want to eat what I've put down on the plan. The freezer is chock full of stuff I've made with bulk cooking - but I still don't want any of it! The result is that I go and get something different, throwing my…
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Disaster strikes already - think I might have a few of these
Ok you're probably going to think I'm a pain within a week but another question Decided to make a microwave sponge, eggs flour butter etc as had it all in, anyway messed up on the ingredients, made probably twice as much and ended up filling a large pirex dish:eek: . Don't want the kids just using it as an excuse to eat…
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Chocolate icing
Hi, A friend of mine is getting married in December and I've offered to make a cupcake wedding cake for her. She would like chocolate so I am hoping to make dark chocolate cupcakes with dark chocolate icing and either vanilla or cardamom cupcakes with white chocolate icing. I'm looking for a recipe for the icing. It needs…
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Chocolate milk on carpet
My son has very kindly spilt chocolate milk over my cream lounge carpet, this is after spending all morning scrubbing out because my dad is coming down :mad: Any easy way to get it out please?
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Skirt Beef
i'm determined not to go to the supermarket before payday and want to use up whatever I have in the house. I have a load of skirt beef in the freezer. Normally I put it in wine to marinade for 12 hours to tenderise it, but I have no wine in the house. How about a can of Mild??? Would that produce the same chemical…
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Freezing tarts
I'm havign people round for NYE and am trying to get most of the work done and frozen so that I have minimal work to do at the time. I want to make a tart like this one http://www.uktvfood.co.uk/index.cfm?uktv=recipes.recipe&iID=514812 I was wondering if it would freeze ok. The filling is like a sweet lemony type of…
