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Are my lovely pink boots ruined
I went out in the snow in my new lovely pink boots, and the snow has left a white mark on them. Does anyone have any idea how to get rid of it ? The boots are a Timberland type in a sort of suedy type material.
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What to do with 6 cans of Campbells soup
Sorting out my pantry and have 6 cans of Campbells Condensed mushroom soup. I keep on buying it when on offer at Home Bargains for around 30-35p a can, just didn't realise I had so many. I use them for pasta bakes - but any other ideas for them, I am a veggie. Thanks
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Alternative Uses For Toffee Vodka?
I made some before Christmas - it seemed so right combining sweet things and alcohol - but tasted so wrong (neat vodka yuk! _pale_ ). I was imagining a baileys concoction and got nail polish remover :o . So I have a full bottle of the stuff in the fridge that I somehow need to use up. Firstly - it contains werthers…
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OH ruined my weekend meal plan - help!
On Friday night I got a pack of steak, pack of sauages and pack of bacon out of the freezer with the intention of this meal plan: Breakfasts - Bacon Sandwiches Sat Night - Sausages in Red Wine Sauce with mushrooms & Mash Sun Night - Steak & Chips OH worked yesterday so didn't have breakfast and then promptly fell asleep at…
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os diary sunday 11th FEB
,Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 10th Feb 07. 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, please do…
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Sloe gin - any use for the sloes?
:hello: Evening all. :D My mate's just made a load of sloe gin. :beer: There are lots of sloes left after decanting the gin. We're supposed to mash them up and get all the juice out of them but it's too much like hard work. Is there anything else we can use them for? Any suggestions appreciated. Don't say eat them as…
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main meal potato recipes
does anyone have a recipe for a main meal that uses only potatoes and store cupboard stuff? my toddler threw a wobbly in the supermarket today and i had to give up shopping, only having bought enough to make meals for most of the week and a huge bag of potatoes? i know if i go back tomorrow i will blow the budget cos i…
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Meal Plans WB 11 February 2007
Hi, all! I'm starting this thread for Penny Pincher, who's away. Hope you're having a great time, hun :beer: My plan for this week: Saturday – onion soup, seedy bread, cheese, fruit, yoghurt - pasta and sauce Sunday – soup and bread - sausages, Yorkshires, mash, onion gravy, veg; gooseberry crumble Monday – courgette and…
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Help with a Hotpoint aquarius WD440
Hi, I have the above washer/dryer and all the writing that tells you what settings to use have been rubbed away ( vigorous over cleaning by OH :( ) . I need to know what setting is the wool setting so I can do a wash please, so if you have the same washer can you let me know. I can't find the manual and it's driving me mad…
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where to buy "tupperware" style storage containers?
hi all with all this bulk cooking i need some more plastic storage tubs that will cope with going in the freezer and dishwasher... any recommendations for where to buy them at good value? I have some cheap ones from woolworths but the lids don;t seal very well on some of them..... art
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Organic Milk... and other things...
Hello... Just reading in the no supermarket shopping for a month thread and someone was saying about where would they get their organic milk. SO I thought I would cause controversy, since I have nothing better to do and am just pootling around.... Why buy organic milk over normal milk? I told my friend (who works with…
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Cleaning Veg/Fruit
hi, I read somewhere about mixing white vinegar and a couple of other bits to use to clean veg and fruit to get rid of all the horrible stuff - Does anyone else do this or is water best? Thanks Dief
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Tumble dryer, steaming up, any help?
Hi guys, I have moved my tumble dryer in with the washing machine. I brought one of these condensers from kleeneze as the pipe wouldn't reach the window. In the instructions it says to fill the 2 pots with water & freeze. Then place these in the condenser when using the tumble dryer.Seems simple enough, however I am still…
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Pancake pans
I would love to make pancakes, but can't seem to find a suitable frying pan. I don't have or want any teflon-coated ones, so can anybody recommend a decent pan for pancakes? I got rid of all my non-stick stuff a couple of years ago so haven't made pancakes since - and the children and I love them (we would normally have…
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Best way to make pancakes??
What is the best way to make pancakes? :confused: 2 cups all-purpose flour, stirred or sifted before measuring 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 1/2 cups milk 2 tablespoons melted butter Is this a good recipe? :o What toppings work best fed up of lemon and sugar? What do you have with…
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beetroot in my veggie box
I had a big bag of beetroot delivered from my organic box scheme yesterday. I'm not a big fan unless it is pickled in vinegar and then I can eat it out of the jar constantly!! How do I do pickled beetroot? Boil them in their skins/peel/ put in jars with vinegar?? Do I add anything else ? And how long do I have to wait…
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Quick Shopping Tip
For those who are doing the grocery challenge I've noticed that in the evening when offers such as on wine have run out my local Mr T fill the space with another wine not on offer but by the same producer but ahem appear to forget to remove all the offer labels [casting no aspersions here]. It pays to check the bar code on…
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Wedding cake - sponges
As those who visit the celebrations boards regularly might know I am getting married next year (yes planning ahead lol) and I am torn between a chocolate fountain (I'm nearly convinced against it... on the grounds of chocolate and white dress... nightmare!) and cake... But wedding cakes are SO expensive and I'm considering…
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Toasting bread made in a Panansonic Breadmaker
Board guides please move this if it is in the wrong place :o I am having problems toasting my panasonic-made bread. Grill on my old oven is hopeless (and replacing the oven is not an option at the moment). The bread sticks out of my little old toaster so the top 1/3rd doesn't get toasted. So it looks like my best option is…
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OS Diary, Saturday 10th Feb 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 10th Feb 07. 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, please do…
