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Preparing for OS baby's arrival
Morning (oops afternoon ... lazybones :o ) OldStylers! I have the day off (woopwoop!) and am spending it thinking about doing stuff. ;) My Maternity leave starts in 4 weeks and assuming baby number one arrives on the due date (it simply has to) I will have 2.5 weeks of peace and quiet before it arrives. If it's one of…
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MealPlans WB 8th June 2007
Hi Guys! Another week gone:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: So what you having this week in way of meals:confused: ...we are having: Saturday-[STRIKE]Chilli Con Carne & Rice[/STRIKE]Ploughmans Sunday-Chicken, Roasties, Yorkies & 3 Veg Monday-Pork Chops, Mash & 2 Veg Tuesday-Lamb Stew & Dumplings (has loads of veg added)…
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Feeding burnt jam to rhubarb plant?
I originally posted this in the gardening forum and someone suggested I come over here instead. I tried to make 8lbs of rhubarb jam last night and had a disaster. A new and faulty jam thermometer meant the whole lot burnt in the pan and marched on beyond it's setting point, leaving me with a large amount of unusable…
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just wondering where to start
hi i'm new to this but i have a feeling i will be here a lot there are some great threads and i have looked through a few of them but find i get overwhelmed by them all this month i have a budget of £100 (month started last week and so far i've managed with what i have in the freezer/cupboards etc etc but can you fab…
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Simplest recipe for mini cookies
Hi What is everyones simplest recipe for mini choc chip cookies (or that could be adapted to make mini cookies) I have to bake things for the cake stall and im doing a large cake but I want to do cellophane bage with cookies in as well. Ideally id like to make the mixture the night before (or earlier and freeze it if…
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Old Style Friday 8 June
Good morning everyone! Another overcast one here, but will get some time outside, later, to talk to my veg. Just heard a report on the news that many British adults have no idea where where food comes from :eek: . Maybe we should set up an *Old Style working party* going into schools to educate the young :D Will see if I…
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New Dress or What
Invited to upmarket wedding 3rd week July ,bought dress in Monsoon sale (lovely silk plus jacket reduced to £70 from over £200) the size is 18 which I was but I have slimmed down to nearly a 12 and thats the good bit ,but the dress is huge around the bust ,its strappy ,boned bodice and skimms the hips,what can I do ,will…
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Ideas for cooking fruit
Hi guys I wondered if anyone had any good fruit recipes. Im not a huge fan of fruit but I find I need a sugar fix in the evening so I want some hassle free things to cook and ways to serve things. Things that feel luxurious but dont pile on the calories too! Ive got an idea of getting banana and peaches, I really only like…
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Easy to warm up dishes ?
My DS and I always seem to want to eat at different times. I'm fairly new to the Old Style and cooking in general and I have been generally cooking curries, chillies and shepherds pie but this isn't working out too successfully as I'm very wary of reheating rice so the rice dishes and I don't want to be spending my evening…
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Make your own instant gravy powder ?
Is this is as nuts as it sounds ? I was just looking on the label of some "Marigold" IGP and it's essentially wheatflour, sugars, starch, yeast extract powdered onion. How hard can that be to make up ? I'd be interested to hear comments from anyone who's tried to make their own IGP before I launch into my own disastrous…
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What is it and what do I do with it????
Hi all, Quick question.. I have received an unidentifiable vegetable in my delivery box this week and need some advice as to a) what it is, and b) what to do with it!! Ok, it's a pale colour (creamy white), it has what looks like a bulb at the bottom and shoots at the top... it smells like celery :confused: it's probably…
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Thursday daily thread 7th June 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 7/6/7. 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 come in,…
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Table cream
Hi. I used to make trifle with table cream on it (it came in pack and you mixed it with milk and boiled..?) but now all I can ever seem to get is blamange and it just isn't the same!!! Any ideas how to make it or where still stocks it? My local co-op used to do the whole range of flavours but after a refit it had been…
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enamel pans
I have an enamelled milk pan. It's not too old but I have used it fairly often and now there is a bit of a crack in the enamel inside. I read somewhere that these crack cannot be cleaned properly and the pans so affected should be ditched. Ok I can easily buy a new one as it is no big expense, but before I do that I'd like…
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Homemade hobnobs?
Insert From Martin (2008)... Twink's World Famous (well MSE Famous Hobnob recipe) MoneySaver Twink's Hobnob recipe has been tried, tested and heartily recommended by many MoneySavers its meant to be CHEAP and YUM (i've not tried it yet). It was originally posted in the fourth post below, but to make it easier I've copied…
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Chocolate chips - where to buy in bulk?
I've been baking a good few things with chocolate chips in them lately - where can you get a big bag? So far, I've only seen them in 100g bags!
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Help Me Find My Recipe Please!
Years ago, I used to make this lovely apple cake. It was really easy to do and all it consisted of was a sponge and some apples and cinnamon - all you did (from what I can remember) was mix the sponge mixture up, add some sliced apples and cook it! It was a really deep sponge though, one of those big cakes, if you know…
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What can I do with leftover Lemon Tart mix?
Hi, Made a really nice lemon tart yesterday for a friend's coffee morning, from a BBC food recipe. The trouble is, the recipe didn't specify what size of pastry case to use so I still have about a pint of lemon/egg/double cream tart filling in the fridge! I used a bought case and haven't any others to just make another…
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Home made Kit Kats?
We're having afternoon tea over on DFW (please feel free to come join us) and we got onto the subject of liking Kit Kats, but not wanting to put money into Nestle because of their lack of morals in advertising. I had a thought that surely it wouldn't be too hard to try and make your own version of a Kit Kat - my thought…
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Is this shirt ruined? Pomegranate stain
Hi, has anyone got any ideas for getting pomegranate juice out of a shirt? All I've been able to find is "wash the stain out immediately with water" it's gone past the point of immediately so has anyone got any magic remedies? Pretty please!
