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Soapnuts from Lakeland anyone got them?
I saw these in the Feb mag that they send out. Nuts from africa which produce lather £7.99 and last 50 washes. Just because they produce lather does it mean they clean? Anyone got them - reviews or more info please. Thanks
Help! Childs costume for book day!
What a great weekend!!!
No OS advice, just wanted to say I had a great weekend. Parents came to visit, and OH cooked a great steak dianne,Saturday we spent a day at Chatham Maritime museum. tickets are £12.50, but last a year, highly recommended, and had a meal on them in the evening. Sunday was spent clearing the garden of loads of crap, which…
How often do your children eat chocolate and crisps?
ntl > virgin media??
fresh herbs-- too much for OS?
I really fancy cleaning now!!
Chewing gum
whats the best way to remove chewing gum from my daughters jacket, thanks
Re-cycling Ink Jet Cartridges
Lasagne
Can someone please give me a basic meat lasagne receipe - all my books do different things and I can't find it on the Old Style Cooking Index! :confused: Thanking you! Catt xx
Freezing houmous
Have just made a ridiculous amount of houmous, considering there's only 4 of us, didn't quite realise just how far one tin of chick peas could go! Was therefore thinking about freezing it in a couple of tubs / ice cube trays ... has anyone frozen houmous before and what were the results? It will take me at least five weeks…
Storage containers
I have bought myself a mini freezer. Wahey. Been wanting one for ages. I always prepare a load of meals and stick them in the freezer, but now I can do more and I want a load of storage containers that are all the same size and shape (the ones I have now are all over the place, i.e. no lids, not big enough etc etc). Where…
Golden syrup
I have had a big tin of golden syrup given to me. What can I do with it? I think I probably have all the ingredients in my store cupboard to make flapjacks, but I don't normally put golden syrup in mine. My recipe has oats, butter, sugar, dried fruit, (sometimes a banana), and an egg. Do I just substitute some of the sugar…
Ordering shopping online
ebay stopping reusable nappies being sold...ridiculous decision!!
best regional specialty
Anyone noticed Tesco "Value" range disappearing?
cake in a jar + update
well i finally made them, and they came out perfect, the la parfait jars off Ebay were perfect. HE is gonna love them, plus my idea now is to make these as cheep Christmas gifts. I did 3 yesterday 2 banana and sultana bread, and one milk chocolate cake, and put in a pre packaged Chocolate fudge topping.
dumpling recipe without suet?
Has anyone got any recipes to make dumplings to go with mince that doesn't need suet? I have made some before using butter, but they didn't fluff up that much and tasted a tad too buttery. I haven't made dumplings for ages, used to use packet mixes. I bought a box of vegetable suet some time ago, but noticed it was nearly…
Basic cheese sauce help please
I have tried to make cheese sauce, and it always goes lumpy. Can anyone give me a simple recipe that will not go lumpy and need straining!. Thanks!!
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