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How do i make my own chicken stock?
Hi all!! Just a quick question. Having a roast chicken tomorrow and I always use any leftovers for curry or pasta bake the next day but how do I use the bones to make stock and what can I use this stock for? Any help gratefully received :j
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Damp slightly mouldy carpets HELP!!
Hi lovely Old Stylers, I need your help! Have a had a quick scan of the indexes and searched but can't find anything directly realted to this. Have just noticed a damp spot on the carpet (near the window) that is going a bit mouldy!! The carpets are quite new and nothing has been spilt there so I'm not quite sure how it…
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marzipan - making petit fours?
Hello, I am thinking of making some petit fours - marzipan fruits - for christmas pressies as they are my dads favourite. I used to buy him some lovely ones in holland and bring them over for him, and they werent too dear. However i saw some in a shop over here the other day and they were four quid for ten little marzipan…
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Ice-cream making
Can you sue sugar substitute in you ice-cream maker instead of ordinary sugar. just had a Kenwood as a gift and want to make a 'diet' ice-cream. xx
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air wick refils....possibly to refil yourself
i use the air wick plug ins on occassions ,as we have a dog, and a hubby thats got the smelliest feet ever.....plus boys being boys.....in our house decide to have a farting contest...:eek: :cool: ( i am sure that this doesnt only happen in our house ) i have been buying the refills to go in them..... and this morning…
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Saucy question
Good morning I have a saucy question (sorry its not as good as it sounds):rotfl: I have tons of milk to use up. Does anyone know if you can successfully freeze home-made cheese sauce - made the healthy way with cornflour & no butter. Thanks A
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OS daily Saturday 3rd November 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday 3rd November 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…
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Question for OS soup makers please ........
I have both a pressure cooker and a slow cooker. Is there anybody on here who could advise me please on which would prove to be the most economical for making soups? I know that the slow cooker is supposed to be quite economical to use - but so is the pressure cooker AND it uses gas on the hob and not electricity. The…
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Help with new shopping planner! Please
Hello everyone :o Hope you don't mind me asking for help with the more experienced of you but Im so unorganised at the moment :rolleyes: Ive just moved into a new house after leaving my husband and my finances are all over the place..:rolleyes: :rolleyes: Anyway I know I need to do a shop tomorrow, and I have 2 boys aged…
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Should I complain?
I don't know if it's the right place for this. Apologies if it isn't. I ordered a shop from Tesco to be delivered on wednesday. It was the late slot. (9-11) The van never turned up and they didn't call me. Next morning my order was shown as delivered online but when I called, they checked and said the driver was running…
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Removing emulsion from fleece help please
Hi I have managed to get emulsion paint on a fleece jumper by accident and wondered if there is any way of getting it out - its not deep inside the fabric, more like i have brushed up against wet paint. I have no idea what to try :confused: Thank you all :)
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ill and lost the will to tidy - please help!
My whole family have been struck down by a very unpleasant temperature/dodgy tummy/vomiting etc bug this week and I've been valiently sailing on through, looking after everyone, keeping things running smoothly-ish. Then the night before last I went down with a temperature too...OH has only just stopped parting company with…
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Discoloured Plastics? Use Brasso!
My mum saved an old (20+ years!) musical phone for my cousin's new baby and gave it to my uncle. Though it was originally cream, it had discoloured with age to a murky brown colour everywhere apart from where the phone sits. My uncle said not to worry, I'll get that good as new - he rubbed it with a soft cloth & brasso! It…
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Can I save my wine?
I made some rice and raisin wine and it was fermenting well in the bucket but once I put it in the demi-john it only bubbled for a couple of days and then stopped, it is still very cloudy and I don't know what I should do next? can I start fermentation again somehow or put something in to clear it? :confused:
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am planning our christmas day menu
i know its early and all that , any resonably priced tasty turkeys or christmas joints that you can order online ??
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Simple recipes for someone who can't really cook!
Hi I am fairly new to this site and have been reading so much! I love it! basically I am quite money savy I don't have debts- i keep on top of my bills and have nearly done my xmas shopping! the one thing i dont do which is shameful is cook- basically i am a 20 year old mum of one (11months) i live with my boyfriend. I…
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Pickled Onions/Shallots & pickled cucumber
Hi there I have lots of lovely shallots at home & would love to make some pickled/salted ones like my late auntie used to. She used to do shallots & mini-cucumbers in the same jar. Yummy! Am sure she used to put them into boiling water with salt & a little vinegar but I can't remember exactly. They didn't taste vinegary,…
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Do you have these cook books please? Reviews needed.
Hi All, I am thinking about buying some of these cookery books and was wondering if any OSers already have them and if they are worth buying please. Many thanks! Tanya Ramsay's Real Family Food by Tana Ramsay Fifty Recipes To Stake Your Life On by Charles Campion Step-by-Step Cookbook by Good Housekeeping Institute Kids'…
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Lollipop Sticks help
May sound like a weird question but does anyone know where i can get lollipop sticks from? only my kids made chocolate lollipops for halloween and enjoyed it so much i want to make them for christmas but i bought a pack from supercook and it works out quite expensive so ony ideas on where to buy cheap sticks and christmas…
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Mealplans WB 3rd November 2007
Trying to get back on track again. Here is my mealplan for this week: Saturday-Fish, New Pots, Carrots & Peas Sunday-Lamb, Roasts, New Pots, Yorkies, Swede/Carrot Mash, Sweetcorn & Gravy Monday-Lamb Stew & Dumplings Tuesday-Toad In Hole, Mash, Peas & Cabbage Wednesday-Chicken, Stuffing, Roasties, Parsnips, Carrots & Cauli…
