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Thrifty Way Aliases
Hi there Old Stylers! Just a quick note to say I know there's lots of spring cleaning of the board going on. It would be great if you could keep an eye out for the following threads and avoid merging them. Below is a list of all the threads that appear in Thrifty Ways and have an alias assigned to them (so if you type in…
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Freezing margarine?
Has anyone had any success with freezing and defrosting low fat margarine? I'd like to take advantage of a special offer Tesco is running at the moment by buying in bulk at the special, introductory price I'm told that, to avoid separation, you need to wrap the stuff in several layers so that it freezes more slowly than…
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What to do about the unexpected??????
Was doing really well with my underspending this month and then had to buy my son 3 new Polos and 3 new sweatshirts for school today as he has just become a giant overnight(well, this month!) My work shoes started letting in water yesterday and noticed my trainers were spilt when I put them on instead too. So another £20…
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Smoking Kenwood Chef! - its Dead!!!
Picked up a Kenwood Chef yestersay and all was working fine at the persons house. I got a A901 for £25 - bargin what I thought... then I went to use it today to make some bread on setting 1 and then thing started smoking after a minute or two, quick action to turn th dam thing off and open all windows before I set off the…
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Sausages - what's really in them!!
Did anyone see that "you are what you eat" program last night? Is it really true that sausages contain that stuff?? (Snouts, ears etc :eek:) Made me feel really ill and have toad in the hole planned!! How can I tell what sausages to get (I never buy value sausages and always choose the highest meat content I can but she…
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Wholemeal flour in cooking
Decided to cook more healthly and bought wholemeal flour, made some scones this morning and they took longer to cook than white flour ones, is this extra time something you need to add to cooking when using wholemeal flour?
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Have you got the 'old' GoodHousekeeping Cookery Book?
I'm looking for a recipe for biscuits I used to make when my kids were little. It came out of an old version of the Goodhousekeeping Cook Book that has since fallen to pieces. I know that it used syrup and oats but can't remember what else. It was also under the rather unfortuate non pc name of 'Nig Nogs' ....we used to…
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Can I do anything with (cooked) bread that hasn't risen?
Made some bread in the BM this morning and it hasn't risen, it's just finishing its cycle and I have what looks like a very flat dense loaf at the bottom of the pan. Can I use this for anything (assuming it is actually cooked through OK) or should it just go out for the birds? Thanks S
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Sugar question
I want to make a coconut loaf cake but the recipie ask's for demerara sugar which I don't have I have got caster, granulated and soft brown, would it be o.k. to use one of these instead and if so which one tia pam xx
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Inspiration for New Potatoes
I've got a big bag of New Pots that have an expiry date of tomorrow, and I'm looking for some inspiration as Mr LMLOD is not keen on them just boiled, so I need to make them appeal to him :rolleyes: Any ideas?
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an embarassing teddy bear problem
OH is currently suffering from strep throat, and after reading up on it I discovered that it's pretty infectious, so much so they suggest throwing out your toothbrush, washing all bedding etc. The problem I have is our 2 teddy bears (long story, but yes, we still have our teddies), they need a bit of disinfecting, but how?…
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What can I do with stale donuts?
Help please, I have discovered a unopened packet of sugared ring donuts. They came from Tescos and are a week old. They are stale but fine (if you see what I mean) Can I make some kind of pudding? I have some fresh fruit(pineapple, pears, and apples)Tinned pineapple, variou dried stuff rasins etc, glace cherries. I also…
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Can anyone help me with a twisted, stuck seat belt?!
My sons car seat shoulder strap has become bent over in 2 in the bit that goes in to the buckle. It's stuck tight so i cant adjust that side to belt in my child - not safe to use but i need to use the car seat every day so have to try and fix this - now! LOL. We all know the material a seat belt is made form and the buckle…
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Any other Welsh Old Stylers???????
Hi All Was just readign the thread abotu havign a button to tell other fellow MSE users that we are OS if we see them out and about and i suddenyl thought i dont think ive ever heard anyoen else mentioning that they are welsh on the boards??? Anyone??? Id love an OS shopping buddy!!! Im in Neath PT.
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OS Thread for Wed 17th Jan 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 17th Jan 2007. 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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A soapnut tree?
I have just got some soapnuts and it was suggested thaat if I had one with a seed in it that I plant it? Would it grow and produce soapnuts? Anybody actualy tried this? As they originate in India I don't know whether to bother trying or not.
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Selling our house - spot cleaning cream settee and carpet
We are about to tell our house and want to clean the place to a good standard. We have a cream settee that has got dirty on one arm from people brushing past it. The rest of the settee is fine. It is washable but still scared:eek: Also, we have a cream carpet that has black around the edges, not meant to have these marks…
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Calling Crafty Types...
Hallo guys, I am taking up jewellery making as a hobby (well, I've bought some materials and I like looking through the books on it I have!) I would love to make beads with polymer clay - but it's bloomin' expensive! Anybody know either a) a cheap supplier (not wholesale, I wouldn't qualify) or b) a homemade substitute or…
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How to soften coffee that's gone hard
I keep my instant coffee in an airtight jar but when I opened the jar the other day, it had all lumped together in one massive.. well... lump! I have tried breaking some coffee off to make a cup of coffee but it doesn't dissolve and I am left with floating chunks. Why is this happening? What can I do to stop it?
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gunk left over from winemaking - any uses?
my alcoshot kit has matured today .... and the result is yum. I accidentally swallowed some while siphoning :D anyhoo .... there is some sediment left over in the tub and i'm wondering if it can be used for anything ... plant food? compost? toilet cleaning? .... any ideas stef
