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Daily Thread for Sunday 14th October
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 14th oct. 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…
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Cleaning carpets
I have some foul stains on my carpet and I don't think 1001 is that great. Any tips?:cool:
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newbie, need to save money
Hi everyone, i have been browsing this board for a while and i would really appreciate some advice from you good people. I am a stay at home mum ( not through choice) with two daughters. my partner works 42 hours a week and earns a pretty low wage. I can't go back to work at the moment due to lack of childcare and not…
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Quick supper recipes
Has anyone got any ideas for quick savoury supper recipes?
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Ham hough and shelf life
How long will a ham hough keep in the fridge? Anyone know? Is it like bacon, seeing as it's smoked or will it not keep for more than a day or two. Any info appreciated, thanks.
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Home made bread - advice needed
I usually make two loaves at a time, but it takes a couple of days to eat one, so by the time we come to the second one it's a bit dry. The other day I decided to freeze the dough of one loaf in the tin before its second rise. I took it out on Friday morning and it very slowly crept up the tin so that by evening it still…
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A piccallili question??
Mum revealed to me this afternoon that one of her memories of her uncle when she was a kid was of cycling 3 miles to deliver a flask of homemade soup to him on a saturday afternoon (unmarried uncle obviously:D ) In return he used to make her a piccallili sandwich as a thank-you. Homemade picallili made by another of her…
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Help! My kids school shirts are now pale blue
:eek: Well, I've just done a coloureds wash but guess who put 2 white school polo shirts in:rolleyes: - I am full of cold and not thinking straight!!! Anyway, they have come out pale blue - what can I do to get them back to white please? I only have soda crystals along with washing powder as I'm all packed up to move, and…
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i have started my pre-christmas clean up...horray
well i am soooooo pleased with myself today......i just had to share it with you guys...... i have started my pre-christmas clear out.....clean up...... normally every year.. i say i am going to start this early. but a few days before christmas i have a panic clean up.. in other words... hide things behind cupboard…
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Ruined boots
I have a pair of brown boots I ADORE! but I bought a polish for them and it turned out to be the wrong shade. ( I know I'm an idiot) :D and now hence my title they're ruined. can anyone advise me how to get the polish off. It's not completally covered my boots just bits of it in big patches all over them. Many thanks SL
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chutney pan
Is it better to keep a pan solely for making chutney or can I use one of my every day ones? I am worried that the chutney taste would cling to the pan forever and taint anything cooked in that pan afterwards.
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Falafels dissolved while cooking them!
I followed the recipe, but when they were frying they started dissolving. I saved them by scooping them out and finishing them under the grill. Any idea why it happened? The oil was hot.
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cleaning w/m hoses
Apart from vinegar and b/crb or washing soda is there anything ese I could try to ensure my washing machine pipes are free from gunge apparently according to another site ,if you wash on low temps as I do to save money ,the hoses become blocked with bacteria,happened to me this week ,so I put on a boil wash to clear things…
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How To Get Creases Out Of Rug
Bought a nice rug from Ebay which was folded up when I bought it. It's been lying flat in my hall for about a month now but still appears really crumpled. I've tried a warm iron but to no avail. Can't afford to buy a carpet cleaner or similar. Any ideas out there?
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Perfect baked potatoes
I am going to be laughed at but at least im trying to make an effort with my lack of cooking skills. If anyone can tell me how to make a perfect baked potato i will be the happiest woman in the land!
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help re: roasting vegetables
hi, i was wondering if anyone could help me? i want to roast - potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, leeks and mushrooms. how long do you think they would take approx and would i put them all in at the same time or do i par boil potatoes?
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O/S Daily Thread for Saturday 13th October
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 13th oct. 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…
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price of fruit and veg
Does any one know of a website that compares the cost-per-kilo of different fruit and vegetables, across the different supermarkets?? When i look at my monthly shopping budget, my biggest outlay is veggies (we're all vegetarian) and i'd like to cut down the cost, without sacrificing too much quality. Tesco's veg seems to…
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freezing fresh food
Sorry if this is a silly question. I want to make a few lasagna's and I don't know if I am supposed to cook them first before freezing or do I just freeze the raw ingredients OR do I partially cook them? Also, how long can they be kept in a freezer for? Thanks x
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What shall I cook tonight?
I don;t have time to go to Tesco, and my cupboards are pretty bare! I can pop to the corner shop though. I have: frozen chicken breasts Bacon 2 BIG courgettes (almost marrows) 1 onion frozen white fish sweetcorn green beans some very sad and soft potatoes also storecupboard things like rice pasta etc. h2b will not eat…
